Windows 8 is here to stay, and whatever tweaks Microsoft makes in its upcoming Windows Blue release, many users find the new interface difficult to master. That wouldn’t be such a big deal if ...

New Year's day turned out to be a fun day, as a friend brought his new Asus Transformer Book T100 to the coffee shop. I was sitting there with my own T100 and it was pretty cool to see two of them ...

While Windows 8 was Microsoft's idea of what the Windows platform should evolve into, the next version could be tailored to what users actually want from a modern operating system. According to the ...

Senior writer Seth Rosenblatt covered Google and security for CNET News, with occasional forays into tech and pop culture. Formerly a CNET Reviews senior editor for software, he has written about ...

We have heard it many times about Windows 8; the Start screen and other aspects of the "Modern" UI causes Microsoft's latest OS to have more of a learning curve than previous versions of Windows. To ...

Microsoft launches a new version of its operating system loaded with visual and functional novelties. The main one stands out as soon as you start a ses­sion: a new customizable start screen that ...

I am using my new Windows 8 powered computer since last once month and now I am quite comfortable with it. Though I was missing the Start button here in this latest operating system from Microsoft, ...

Q: I want to order a new laptop so I can give my old one to someone who is going back to school. I run Windows 7 on all my home computers, so I'm struggling with which OS to get on the new Dell. They ...

Windows 8 contains a number of new interface elements that can confuse new users, if they are coming in flat-footed from a preceding version; a little education goes a long way in learning Windows 8.

There is nothing specious about saying that the reason why people aren't learning Windows 8 is because they aren't interested in it and don't see the benefit. Saying it has keyboard shortcuts and the ...

Learn how to boot into Safe Mode on Windows 8 with our easy-to-follow guide. Safe Mode is a diagnostic startup mode that allows you to troubleshoot and fix various issues with your Windows 8 system.