W indows 8 has two environments: the full screen, touch-centric Windows Store App interface (also called Metro) and the Desktop interface, which looks and acts like Windows 7. If you install ...

The Windows 8 Store is where consumers will buy Metro apps for the new operating system. Metro is designed first for tablet and touch, but can also be used with a traditional keyboard and mouse.

Microsoft’s Windows Store originally launched alongside Windows 8 nearly four years ago. Instead of listing existing desktop apps and useful Windows tools, the Windows Store has always been used ...

Windows isn't known as the prettiest OS out there. Sure, Windows 7, with its Aero flaunting default theme, is the best looking edition yet, but anyone who wants pure eye candy has generally gone ...

Brace yourself, Windows users. Microsoft's operating system is poised for stunning, dramatic change. Today Microsoft releases its public preview of Windows 8, and it's a radical departure -- not ...

Microsoft has added new and improved theme functionality to Windows 8, ... If you’re limited to a single-monitor setup, panoramic backgrounds will be centered on your desktop.

Microsoft's Windows 8 developer preview greeted us with an interface steeped in Redmond's new Metro style -- its tile-centric start screen is sleek, fresh, and downright pretty. Imagine our ...

But for now, it’s unclear whether Aero and the look of Windows XP will be available in Windows 8. Let’s hope Microsoft addresses the Metrofication of the Windows 8 desktop in a proper blog post.

Windows 8 has two environments: the full screen, touch-centric Windows Store App interface (also called Metro) and the Desktop interface, which looks and acts like Windows 7.

Windows 8 has two environments: the full screen, touch-centric Windows Store App interface (also called Metro) and the Desktop interface, which looks and acts like Windows 7.