Windows 8 is the most significant operating system update Microsoft has launched since Windows 95, and the first one designed to run on such a wide range of devices. ExtremeTech has split its coverage ...

Windows 8 has two environments: the full screen, touch-centric Windows Store App interface (also called Metro) and the Desktop interface, which looks and acts like Windows 7. If you install programs ...

Windows 8 may not offer the option to boot a computer directly to the familiar desktop interface. Users running the final code of Windows 8 RTM have reported that the operating system must first boot ...

Over the last few months, a compelling case has been made for Microsoft's doe-eyed championing of touchscreen tablets and apparent abandonment of the desktop. Windows 8's primary interface, with ...

From cloud PCs and smart TVs to Chromebooks, Macs, and Linux systems, everyone is betting on traditional Windows desktop applications. Good news for PC users: Windows desktop software isn’t going ...