Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a former IT professional. He's written for Time, CNET, PCMag, and several other publications. He's the author of two tech books--one on ...

Windows Phone 8.1 will support building applications using Windows XAML, the same set of XAML used to build applications for Windows. To be clear, this doesn't mean you're building a single ...

Ultimate Windows Tweaker 3 for Windows 8.1/8 has been released and is now available for download. While Windows 7 & Windows Vista users should continue to use Ultimate Windows Tweaker 2.2, Windows 8 ...

After nearly a year’s worth of rumors and months of dabbling with the Developer Preview, the much-ballyhooed Windows 8.1 update finally—finally!—lands in the Windows Store Thursday. Microsoft’s ...

Windows 8.1's store is a far cry better than Windows 8.0, with a number of features that make it worth a second look. If you're considering the OS, check out the improvements. Share on Facebook (opens ...

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. A year ago, Microsoft “reimagined” the look and feel of Windows, and placed a ...

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 ...

Microsoft’s re-imagining of what Windows could be with Windows 8 was a bit of a sore spot for users. For all purposes Windows 8 was Microsoft’s first attempt at bringing fresh ideas to Windows in ...

For Windows 8 users still running the aging OS, the impending end-of-life deadline is getting close. Time to think about what to do next. Let’s say it’s your favorite version of Windows. It allows you ...