Microsoft if finally updating Windows 8 UI elements from Windows 11. Legacy tools still exist, although fixes for some are ...

Microsoft admits Windows 11 still has outdated UI elements and confirms fixes are in progress to improve design consistency.

Most desktop software and web browsers have left Windows 7 and Windows 8 in the past, but Firefox still gets security updates on those versions. That's now changing, as Mozilla is ending all support ...

For those who dislike the new Windows 8 Start screen, Walt Mossberg has tested two third party plug-ins that bring the ...

Here's what went wrong with the Windows App Store and how Microsoft is trying to get things right for the future. But is it too late? I've been writing about technology for more than 15 years and ...

If you used a Windows computer in the early 2010s, chances are you experienced Windows 8. Whether it was a good experience is another matter entirely, though. If you ask me, it was a bit of a disaster ...

A Linux developer has created a Windows 8 DE. Win8DE looks very much like Windows 8. This new desktop is still in alpha stages. Remember Windows 8? I'm sure I can guess what you remember from that ...

Microsoft is currently testing a pair of new apps — including one that the company previously decided to stop using due to a lack of interest. The two new apps are People and File Search. If “People” ...

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