Another day, another Windows 8 screenshot released by Microsoft. This time, the company has revealed a new Start menu that sports the “Metro” user interface found in Windows phones and elsewhere in ...

An expert on user interface design has called Windows 8 “disappointing” for novices and power users alike. Jakob Nielsen, principal of the Nielsen Norman Group, studied how a dozen experienced PC ...

Jakob Nielsen says that Microsoft's new operating system is plagued by "hidden features [and] reduced discoverability," among other issues. CNET contributor Don Reisinger is a technology columnist who ...

Microsoft has designed a new user interface for Windows 8, with an emphasis on bright colours and friendliness. Personally, the interface (dubbed “Metro”) reminds me of a child’s toy. One of the ...

The past few months saw the use of various logos reflecting the upcoming operating system from Microsoft, Windows 8, which has recently been attributed an official logo with the previous trademark ...

After over a decade of trying to stretch the Windows user interface to include mobile devices, Windows 8 promises to go the other way -- taking the Windows Phone interface and grafting it onto Windows ...

Microsoft wants Windows developers to write Windows 8-specific, Metro-style, touch-friendly applications, and to make sure that they crank these apps out, the company ...

Well-known interface guru Jakob Nielsen has put Windows 8 through user testing on PCs and tablets, and his conclusion is a stark one: Windows 8 is bad on tablets, and even worse on PCs. He blames ...

Windows 8 made sense in theory, but in reality has failed to hit the mark. Justin Lane/AAP Of the many missteps that could be laid at Microsoft’s door, the move to Windows 8 ranks as one of the ...

Last night Microsoft announced three cuts of its much anticipated new operating system: Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro and Windows RT. Unlike previous incarnations of its operating systems, Microsoft pared ...

Not having Administrator access in Windows 8 can be extremely frustrating. Without admin access, performing many tasks in Windows 8 can be a pain, and unless you have the password written down ...