A special in-the-works Bing page is already providing some pointers to Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 "Consumer Preview" due out this month, though most of the links aren't yet working. Lance Whitney ...

It’s scorching out. Any housework that needs doing is already done. And with the long weekend ahead, it’s time for a simple computing project. Here’s one: Install the Windows 8.1 preview. Last week, ...

Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Microsoft is definitely blurring the line between mobile and desktop operating systems with Windows 8, which combines an attractive ...

Windows 8 is as controversial as Windows Vista was-for different reasons, of course-but the upheaval to the steady train that has been Windows continues nonetheless. Windows 8 represents a melding of ...

Ever since we learned Microsoft would let everyone to download a developer preview of Windows 8, we were gearing up to take it for a ride and tell you about it. There are currently three versions ...

The latest pre-release version of the Windows 8 operating system will become available during the first week of June, a Microsoft executive said Tuesday in Tokyo. The Windows 8 “Release Preview” will ...

As per the Windows 8.1 Preview, you can now turn the Start button back on, turn off the hot corners, and boot straight to the Desktop after logging in. Now read: Windows 8.1 multi-monitor Desktop ...

Microsoft today announced that customers had downloaded more than 1 million copies of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview in its first day of availability. The company released the preview Wednesday around ...

Microsoft today posted the Windows 8 Release Preview for public download, the last major milestone before the final release of the operating system, which will be the biggest change for the widely ...