Windows 8 required users to learn a handful of concepts to get around and perform basic tasks. When you know what those concepts are—swiping from the edges, clicking in the corners, and a few ...

Windows 8 has a settings screen called PC Settings that allows you to change some basic settings and Windows Start Screen preferences directly in the Windows 8 Start Screen. This screen allow you to ...

This is a significant step up from the previous "tutorial," which essentially consisted of an animated, noninteractive GIF during the installation process telling you to "move your mouse into any ...

The year is drawing to a close, so there’s a very good chance that you now find yourself staring straight down the gaping maw of Windows 8. Maybe someone gave you a new Windows tablet or PC as a gift.

Windows 8 has the ability to create a bootable USB flash recovery drive that can be used to troubleshoot a Windows 8 computer that is unable to start. A recovery drive is the same as a startup repair ...

Windows 8 isn’t for everyone. If you’re mostly a desktop PC user comfortable with Windows 7, upgrading to Windows 8 is probably not worthwhile. If you’re a mobile user who needs easy access to the ...

While Windows 8 was Microsoft's idea of what the Windows platform should evolve into, the next version could be tailored to what users actually want from a modern operating system. According to the ...

Windows 10 launched on July 29th and has already been downloaded over 14 million times. But why? Microsoft ’s decision to make Windows 10 free plays a big part (especially given warnings to wait) but ...

Computing Windows 8.1 RTM leak reveals major changes to reduce hatred from first-time users With the final build of Windows 8.1 due to land in the next few days, a leaked version (build 9741) has made ...