Just as expected, Microsoft has revealed the long-rumored Project Neon – Windows 10’s big UI refresh – at its Build conference in Seattle. Except, it has a new name: The Microsoft Fluent Design System ...

At some point in the not-too-distant future, Microsoft will roll out an updated version of Windows 10 with its Sun Valley UI overhaul, consisting of a refreshed Start menu and other visual ...

Microsoft may not be releasing numerical upgrades to its Windows operating system these days (which is to say we will never see a Windows 11), but it is constantly tweaking and, at times, even ...

Microsoft has been implementing a major design overhaul for all its Windows app and utility icons in line with its Fluent Design System for Windows. Now the company is taking its Fluent push to its ...

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft made Windows 11 official today, but one part of the operating system the ...

There’s an old adage about Microsoft Windows: the good versions skip a generation. Windows Vista was bad, Windows 7 was good and Windows 8 was bad again, so it’s not much of a spoiler to say that ...

Microsoft’s decision to put two user interfaces (UIs) inside Windows 8 was a strategic mistake that fails novice and experienced computer users alike on both tablets and traditional PCs, a usability ...

Something to look forward to: Microsoft offered a first look at Windows 11 today, and it looks like it's more than a beautified Windows 10. The new OS does sport a redesigned UI, but it will also come ...

Can Windows 8’s modern UI replace the traditional desktop? That’s the question everyone’s been asking since Microsoft released Windows 8 last October. Thus far, the consensus theory has been a ...

I've been using the Windows 8 developer preview now for long enough to come across a number of design flaws that MUST be addressed for the OS to be usable on desktops, notebooks and tablets. Note: I ...