Windows 8 required users to learn a handful of concepts to get around and perform basic tasks. When you know what those concepts are—swiping from the edges, clicking in the corners, and a few ...

One of the biggest issues many people have had with Windows 8 is that it automatically logs you into the Windows 8 Start screen rather than the traditional Windows desktop. For those people who do not ...

Windows 8.1 is here. Now what? A year after Microsoft released Windows 8, the highly anticipated upgrade is ready for download as of Thursday, and retail copies will be available Friday. As our ...

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 ...

Microsoft has officially announced the features and release date for Windows 8.1, commonly referred to as Windows Blue. Microsoft decided to put to use what it learned from customer feedback on how ...

The powerful Start screen control tool has however been made available only to Enterprise users. Apart from that 3D printing support, WiFi tethering and bio-metric enrollment improvements can be seen ...

Today, there’s no bigger music streaming service in the world than Spotify. Launched in Europe, the service allows millions of users to stream themed playlists compiled by other users absolutely free.

Windows 8 was an ambitious operating system. Microsoft’s goal was, and still is, to have a single operating system that can span the traditional PC, the tablet, and everything in between. To do this, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tony Bradley covers the intersection of tech and entertainment. The relative success or failure of Windows 8 has been headline ...