Whether you want it or not, Microsoft will release its Windows 8 operating system on October 26. The new OS upends the familiar Start menu-based interface you’ve known since Windows 95 in favor of one ...

Windows 8 has something of a split personality. Microsoft's brand new operating system, unveiled to the public Thursday, may be the biggest Windows user interface change since the company made users ...

When you first dive into Windows 8, you could find – or rather, not find – a few things you've grown to know well in previous versions of Windows. For example, while Desktop apps like Microsoft Word ...

Windows 8 is out and in stores today. After you figure out which version you need and make sure your computer can support it, which apps should you install?

With $25, an iPad and a bit of curiosity, you can try Windows 8 on a tablet right now. Splashtop, a maker of remote desktop software, has released a $25 iPad app called Win8 Metro Testbed. If you’ve ...

Microsoft has been talking about its next version of Windows 8 for months, and has already shown off bits and pieces of it. The new version, Windows 8.1, debuts today. It’s not the final version, ...

LOS ANGELES – Microsoft released its long-awaited Windows 8.1 upgrade as a free download Thursday. It addresses some of the gripes people have had with Windows 8, the dramatically different operating ...

Windows has access to a vast selection of free, paid, open-source, and proprietary applications. While you can find many of these in the bundled Microsoft Store, others are scattered across the ...

Chris Hoffman is the author of Windows Intelligence, an email newsletter that brings the latest Windows news, tips, and tricks to inboxes each week. He's also the former editor-in-chief of How-To Geek ...