CNET

Windows 8 Release Preview: How to download and install it

Microsoft offers a choice of a straight ISO file or a setup assistant that can tell you if your current environment is compatible with the new OS. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and ...
Ars Technica

Parallels puts Start menu back in Windows 8 virtual machines and Mac dock

The newest version of Parallels Desktop brings a Windows 7-style Start menu and button to Windows 8. If you have a Windows 8 virtual machine running on Parallels Desktop 9, you can change to a Windows ...
ZDNet

How to run virtual machines on Windows 8.1 with Client Hyper‑V

Roku TV vs Fire Stick Galaxy Buds 3 Pro vs Apple AirPods Pro 3 M5 MacBook Pro vs M4 MacBook Air Linux Mint vs Zorin OS 4 quick steps to make your Android phone run like new again How much RAM does ...
ZDNet

Windows 7 and 8.1 now usable in Azure virtual machines, but for developers only

Up until this week, running Windows client in a Windows Azure virtual machine (VM) was pretty much a big no-no. Microsoft's licensing police frowned on the practice other than in cases of running ...