The desktop in the Windows 8 beta offers no Start button and a few shortcuts. How can you easily populate it with your favorite programs? Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and ...

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 ...

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 ...

In previous versions of Windows, the Start Menu was a fast way to find and launch programs . Microsoft killed it in Window 8, but if you're a fan of it, it's easy to get it back. One of the worst ...

Microsoft is bringing more of the Metro user interface to Windows 8’s desktop, swapping frosted glass for sharp edges and minimalist icons. The aesthetic change, spotted by Engadget, was quietly ...

Buying a new Windows 8 device isn’t as simple as, say, picking up a new Android tablet. The device-spanning nature of the overhauled operating system means Windows works on a vast array of hardware, ...

Leaked builds of Microsoft's Windows 8 are providing more clues as to what kinds of user behaviors will and won't be permitted. Skipping Metro is right out. Mary Jo Foley Mary Jo Foley has covered the ...

I did it. I took the Windows 8 plunge. After vowing to buy a new desktop PC with Windows 7 — I balked at the idea of learning a new OS while also dealing with the hassle of reinstalling applications ...

At the beginning of last year, Microsoft ended extended support for Windows 8.1 - almost a decade after the operating systemlaunched. Today, as part of its monthly feature summary for Power BI Desktop ...

The best desktop computers can elevate your home computing setup in a way that a compact laptop never could. When you don’t have to cram your CPU, RAM, storage, graphics card, screen and keyboard into ...