I'm shopping around for a new laptop for a family member. I've briefly used Windows 8 but not really extensively. To be honest I'm a Mac user so it's not like I use the Windows OS on a daily basis. I ...

Buying a new Windows 8 device isn’t as simple as, say, picking up a new Android tablet. The device-spanning nature of the overhauled operating system means Windows works on a vast array of hardware, ...

Samsung appears to be close to releasing a hybrid laptop-tablet running Windows 8, according to a recently released video teaser from the South Korean tech giant. The cryptic video shows a laptop with ...

Two days before Microsoft's big day, HP has taken the wraps off of its Windows 8 laptop lineup. Right off the bat, pricing for the flagship HP Envy X2 hybrid starts at $849, or $250 more than the ...

Windows 8 stunk. It might have helped cost chief executive Steve Ballmer his job. Windows 8.1 was a bit better — but if you love it, you have only a month or so left to enjoy it. Microsoft will kill ...

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 ...

Windows 95 was a huge marketing event. Windows XP saw sustained adoption. Vista was a disaster. Windows 7 fixed the Vista debacle and sparked a PC upgrade cycle among consumers and corporations. And ...

Q: I recently bought a Windows 8 laptop, and the only thing I don't like about the PC is Windows 8. I want to replace Windows 8 with the more familiar Windows 7. How can I do this? A: To put it mildly ...

Helping someone with their 3 years old, lenovo Windows 8 laptop. I have worked on a few of them and they seem fairly straightforward. Laptop was running fine until ...

Need a mouse for your Windows 8 laptop or a keyboard for your Windows RT tablet? These devices from Microsoft and Logitech are solid options from proven peripherals vendors. If you’ve just bought a ...