Windows 8, introduced in 2012, ushered in some of the biggest changes in Windows history. Windows 8 is meant to be a single piece of software that works seamlessly across traditional laptops, hybrids, ...

Despite being a far better operating system than widely appreciated, Windows 8 is a flop. The good news is Microsoft looks to be well on the way to repairing the damage done by not paying enough ...

Multiple Windows 9 reports have suggested that Microsoft is considering releasing the upcoming platform as a free download to certain existing Windows users. Some said that Windows 8 will get Windows ...

Microsoft could be planning to entice users of older Windows editions by offering free upgrades to "Windows 9" next year. That notion comes from veteran Microsoft reporter Mary Jo Foley. She noted ...

According to the latest leaks out of Microsoft, the next major version of Windows -- Windows 9, Windows Threshold -- will kill off the Charms bar. And, if that wasn't enough to win back the droves of ...

Windows 8 has been limping through its existence for just about two years now, and despite the fact that its continual updates have improved it a fair bit, the numbers aren’t encouraging. Microsoft ...

You can download Windows 8.1’s August update right now You can download Windows 8.1’s August update right now A new leaked image that includes information about ...

Though Microsoft did not have a booth at CES for the second year in a row, a rather convenient rumor leaked out as journalists set off to catch their flights home and the show floor was cleared.

Conventional Windows wisdom seems to hold that every other version of Windows is terrible and needs to be fixed by whatever version comes after that. Does this mantra sound familiar? Windows XP, good.

If there's one thing that Microsoft is keen to achieve with each iteration of its operating system, it's universal appeal. We last saw this with Windows 7, which admittedly was launched at the start ...

Editor’s note: This article was originally published on September 16 but was updated September 29 with additional information. Windows 9. Threshold. Or just plain Windows. Whatever Microsoft ends up ...