Yesterday, Microsoft released the preview version of Windows 8.1. I've now been using it for almost 24 hours on my main desktop PC with two monitors (neither of them touchscreens), and I can safely ...

Now that Microsoft has unleashed the Windows 8.1 Preview — a glimpse of what Windows 8 users can expect this fall — now is a great time to try out the update if you have a machine that runs the ...

Microsoft's update to its Windows operating system delivers a handful of new features. These tips and tricks will help you get started. Dan Graziano is an associate editor for CNET. His work has ...

Windows 8.1, which will be available for download in a preview version on June 26, will feature the good old Start button in desktop mode. Users who dislike the new Modern UI/Metro interface will also ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 ...

When the ExtremeTech staff met in October 2012 to divvy up Windows 8 coverage assignments, I volunteered to tackle the specific question of how Metro and Desktop applications would integrate and share ...

Windows RT has never had a good press. While I've found it a useful way of carrying a lightweight device when I don't need a full-bore laptop, it's been a hard sell for Microsoft – not only in its own ...

When is an RTM not an RTM? When it's the release-to-market version of Windows 8.1, which was made available via developer channels earlier this month. Microsoft, which usually puts up preview and RTM ...

The new Windows 10 operating system is still to come, so in the meantime Windows 8.1 users must still contend with the latter OS’ split personality. Yes, we mean hopping between the traditional ...