Microsoft makes a bold statement for the future of PCs with Windows 8, but that learning curve won't be an easy climb for many.

Windows 8's interface is very different from previous versions, and I doubt that will go over well in the business world. Given that Microsoft hasn't introduced many new enterprise-specific features ...

Users of Windows 8 Release Preview can do a full upgrade to the final code, something Microsoft said was impossible, an IT consultant said today. Microsoft has been clear that the Windows 8 previews ...

Forget what you’ve heard. Microsoft’s most radically redesigned version of Windows is often brilliant and improves upon Windows 7--even if you don’t own a touchscreen. But, still, it’s not for ...

In a bid to boost adoption of Windows 8, Microsoft will offer the $39.99 upgrade through a promotion set to run through Jan. 31, 2013, said Brandon LeBlanc, a Microsoft communications manager, in a ...

Microsoft is about to halt the free upgrade for Windows 7 and 8 users who want to get the latest PC OS. Tadas Sar from Unsplash Microsoft warns that Windows 7 and 8 users have the last chance to ...

I already am running Win 8 on my laptop and will be upgrading my desktop as soon as I can be bothered to. Our Windows 7 migration happened last year I think. Windows 8 does not seem like it was made ...

As the saying goes, “Good things come to people who wait.” For some time I have been suggesting to anyone who is in the market for a new computer to wait a while for Windows 8 to be improved, and that ...

Microsoft will launch its next major update to Windows — Windows 8.1 — on Oct. 18 to anyone who wants it, the company announced today. The release will be available one day early inside the Windows ...

Microsoft warned us last month that our favorite Windows upgrade loophole was over, but now it’s official: The activation servers no longer let you use Windows 7 or 8 license keys to activate Windows ...

Microsoft is betting that consumers will readily adopt its graphically oriented, touch-friendly operating system called Windows 8. Windows 8's major new feature is a "Metro" user interface, similar to ...