Windows 8, introduced in 2012, ushered in some of the biggest changes in Windows history. Windows 8 is meant to be a single piece of software that works seamlessly across traditional laptops, hybrids, ...

Over the last couple of days, screenshots that purport to be from an early build of Windows 9 (Threshold) have leaked online. Most notably, one of these screenshots includes the new, resurrected Start ...

Multiple Windows 9 reports have suggested that Microsoft is considering releasing the upcoming platform as a free download to certain existing Windows users. Some said that Windows 8 will get Windows ...

Microsoft could be planning to entice users of older Windows editions by offering free upgrades to "Windows 9" next year. That notion comes from veteran Microsoft reporter Mary Jo Foley. She noted ...

You can download Windows 8.1’s August update right now You can download Windows 8.1’s August update right now A new leaked image that includes information about ...

When Microsoft signaled that it would move to a more rapid release cycle for Windows code, it meant it. The coming technical preview of Windows 9 — the operating system codenamed ‘Threshold’ — could ...

Despite being a far better operating system than widely appreciated, Windows 8 is a flop. The good news is Microsoft looks to be well on the way to repairing the damage done by not paying enough ...

Windows 8 has been limping through its existence for just about two years now, and despite the fact that its continual updates have improved it a fair bit, the numbers aren’t encouraging. Microsoft ...

If there's one thing that Microsoft is keen to achieve with each iteration of its operating system, it's universal appeal. We last saw this with Windows 7, which admittedly was launched at the start ...

Microsoft has been rumored to be working on the launch of a new preview version of Windows 9 toward the end of September or early October. CNET contributor Don Reisinger is a technology columnist who ...

A video allegedly of the upcoming preview of Windows 9 shows how the new Start menu combines elements of the classic menu with the Start screen. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and ...