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 ...

One of the lessons to be learned from the Lenovo Superfish fiasco is just how dangerous the pre-installed software on a Windows machine can be. In the old days, pre-installed software was a ...

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Microsoft’s decision to take a radical departure in the user interface of Windows 8 has many of its customers asking the same question. Microsoft has always had downgrade rights in place for its ...

You’ve probably heard a lot about Windows 8 and maybe you’re contemplating a new computer. Here is my experience. I’d been operating off a computer for 4 years that has gotten slow, a bit glitchy, and ...

I upgraded to Windows 8.1 a couple of days ago, and so far I've been happy. There are a couple of outliers though, and neither Mr. Google, Mr. Bing, nor Mr. DuckDuckGo have any answers so far. So, I ...

With the launch of Windows 8 to MSDN and TechNet users in less than three days from August 15 (US time - August 16 in Australia), and then October 26 at retail, the decision to stop using the Metro ...