PDC attendees received the Windows 7 "Pre-Release Preview" as part of the goodies Microsoft distributed Tuesday afternoon. I have already installed the new OS on a spare computer at home, though as I ...

With Windows 8, Microsoft did the unthinkable: The company designed a groundbreaking interface of boxes called Metro that could scale from laptops, to tablets, to phones, to Xboxes–meaning any ...

It appears Microsoft wants to give the Windows interface a major overhaul in late 2021. No, for the love of God, no! I’m a lucky guy. I can pick up new operating systems and desktop interfaces at the ...

Slide shown by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer this morning. Microsoft’s default Windows 8 interface, unveiled last month, was clearly modeled in part after the Xbox Live and Windows Phone design — aiming ...

Microsoft has just given a demonstration of what they’re calling Windows 8. It appears to be a complete revamp of the Windows interface, designed around a tile system like that of Windows Phone 7, and ...

Microsoft's Fall Creators Update for Windows 10 might have an ironically uncreative name, but the upgrade itself is flush with artistic potential and useful features. It will give users a timeline to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about hardware and software YOU need to know about. May 19, 2012, 09:15am EDT May 21, 2012, 11:20am EDT This article is ...

Every graying movie franchise needs a great sequel to give it a boost. Think Star Trek and James Bond. Operating systems are no different—especially Microsoft’s. After receiving a critical beatdown ...

Microsoft appears to have put Microsoft Sets, the tabbed redesign of Windows, on hold, though it’s uncertain whether it’s been killed outright. Rich Turner, a senior product manager at Microsoft ...

From its centered task bar to its revamped Start and Quick Settings menus, the recently released Windows 11 includes some of the most obvious changes to the venerable operating system since Windows 8 ...

I've got a bad case of the Windows 8 Metro interface Blues. It looks like Microsoft will be releasing Windows Blue midyear, but the interface is going to be the same old Metro mess that's been giving ...