An uneasy hybrid that grafted tablet gestures onto a desktop, forcing users to hunt hot corners and unlearn muscle memory.

Windows 8 will make its public debut on October 26 and has been controversial ever since Microsoft first released information about the operating system to the public. What most can agree on is that ...

The Windows 8 operating system is a big switch in look and tools for users. In our first mini-tour of features we looked at the new login, lock, and Start screens. In this second of our mini-tours ...

An attendant checks a computer during the launch of Microsoft Windows 8 operating system in Hong Kong October 26, 2012. Microsoft launched its new Windows 8 operating system and Surface tablet in a ...

Having learned its lesson the hard way with Windows Vista, Microsoft offered assurances Thursday that its upcoming Windows 8 operating system won’t require users to buy a new PC. “We’ve extended the ...

Microsoft's new Windows 8 operating system and its revamped interface have thus far failed to capture the hearts and minds of users, according to a new survey. Of 50,000 Internet users polled by ...

Whether you want it or not, Microsoft will release its Windows 8 operating system on October 26. The new OS upends the familiar Start menu-based interface you’ve known since Windows 95 in favor of one ...

TAIPEI/PALOS VERDES, California (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp showed off a version of its next operating system at technology conferences in the United States and Taipei, as some PC makers grumbled over ...

Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with his head stuck inside a PC or tinkering with a server operating system. Besides computing, ...

While Microsoft is touting next week's launch of Windows 8 as the savior of the computer industry, PC makers and analysts are increasingly skeptical that the new operating system will ...