I like writing about Windows 8. But every time I do — like right now, as I’ve been working on a post on Windows 8.1 — I’m bedeviled by the same conundrum. It’s minor but aggravating, and it confronts ...

Lookin’ good, Microsoft. Windows 8 is shaping up to be very touchy-feely, as Microsoft’s first official video demo shows. There’s a whole lot of Windows Phone 7 influence here, which makes it look ...

Microsoft showed Thursday the next version of its Windows OS at a press event in Taipei, unveiling a completely new tile-based interface that it hopes will be better suited for the emerging world of ...

An expert on user interface design has called Windows 8 “disappointing” for novices and power users alike. Jakob Nielsen, principal of the Nielsen Norman Group, studied how a dozen experienced PC ...

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 ...

According to a new report, Microsoft is working to merge Windows and Windows Phone -- PC and mobile -- under a new product called Windows Blue. This contradicts what we've previously heard -- that ...

Start Menu is for those (the majority) who don't need to pin a thousand programs. They just need a few and they prefer to have an unobstructed view of their desktop while they hit a link to small ...

If Microsoft brings back the Start Button and adds a boot-to-desktop option with Windows Blue, should Windows developers still be counting on Metro as their future? Mary Jo Foley Mary Jo Foley has ...

This year is Microsoft's 50th anniversary, and many are celebrating its contribution to the tech industry by looking back at some of its iconic operating systems and other achievements. While there's ...

It appears Microsoft wants to give the Windows interface a major overhaul in late 2021. No, for the love of God, no! I’m a lucky guy. I can pick up new operating systems and desktop interfaces at the ...