(AP) Can’t decide if you want a PC or tablet? Now you won’t have to. With the release of Windows 8, computer makers are doing their best to blur the boundaries with an array of devices that mash ...

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 ...

Microsoft’s decision to take a radical departure in the user interface of Windows 8 has many of its customers asking the same question. Microsoft has always had downgrade rights in place for its ...

One of the more innovative features about the new Windows 8 operating system is the ability to unlock the screen via a picture password. This new feature allows the user to select any photo they would ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Computers running on the next version of Microsoft’s Windows operating system will go on sale in October. Microsoft Corp. announced the time frame for Windows 8’s mass-market ...

I'm shopping around for a new laptop for a family member. I've briefly used Windows 8 but not really extensively. To be honest I'm a Mac user so it's not like I use the Windows OS on a daily basis. I ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft bills Windows 8 as a “re-imagining” of the personal computer market’s dominant operating system, but the company still has a lot of work to do before the makeover ...

I upgraded to Windows 8.1 a couple of days ago, and so far I've been happy. There are a couple of outliers though, and neither Mr. Google, Mr. Bing, nor Mr. DuckDuckGo have any answers so far. So, I ...

Over the last few days it has emerged that Windows 8 ARM computers, be it tablet, laptop, or possibly even desktop form factor, will be locked down and unable to run any other operating systems. This ...