Not only will Microsoft return the Start Button to the taskbar in its forthcoming update to Windows 8, Windows 8.1, the company will also let users boot directly into the Desktop interface. The ...

With Windows Blue, Microsoft may concede that not everyone wants or needs the new modern-style Start screen. Citing unnamed sources, both ZDNet and The Verge say that Microsoft is considering a ...

If you thought plumber’s crack was bad, imagine a gamer in crawling under his desk to turn on his PC. He’ll never have to do that again if he grabs one of these Sharkoon PC Jump Start Buttons, which ...

Microsoft talked more about Windows 8.1 today, confirming some previously rumored expectations. The details were shared by Antoine Leblond, corporate vice president of Windows program management, in a ...

Microsoft has introduced the next iteration of its Windows desktop operating system (OS). There are slight tweaks to the user interface, but CEO Satya Nadella sees Windows 11 as setting the stage for ...

Puter is a web service that provides a complete operating system with a desktop and apps that run directly in the browser.

Amid lacklustre take-up of Windows 8 and a declining PC industry, Microsoft could be set to rethink its strategy for Windows 8. In an interview with the Financial Times, Tami Reller, head of marketing ...