Microsoft's update to its Windows operating system delivers a handful of new features. These tips and tricks will help you get started. Dan Graziano is an associate editor for CNET. His work has ...

Windows 8.1, which will be available for download in a preview version on June 26, will feature the good old Start button in desktop mode. Users who dislike the new Modern UI/Metro interface will also ...

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The new Windows 10 operating system is still to come, so in the meantime Windows 8.1 users must still contend with the latter OS’ split personality. Yes, we mean hopping between the traditional ...

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is once again planning to alter the way its Start Screen works in ...

Following weeks of speculation and rumors, a purported early build of Update 1 for Windows 8.1 has leaked online and is available on a number of file sharing sites. The download reveals a lot of the ...