The bad news is that the Consumer Preview (build 8250) has removed some useful things and introduced a few new flaws, not least of which is failing to install at least once on a machine with more than ...

Windows Developer Preview, what aims to become Windows 8 beta, is a step in the right direction. This might become first operating system that can unite desktop, notebook and tablets, something that ...

Recent data shows that the Windows 8 developer preview is rarely being used — less than a quarter of the uptake of the Windows 7 beta in a longer period of time. That’s just one more piece of evidence ...

According to analysis of a leaked build of Windows Blue, and ratified by anonymous sources who are familiar with Microsoft's plans, Windows Blue (8.1) will include the option to boot straight to the ...