We know that Windows 8 is primarily a tablet and touch-first operating system, but -- assuming everything goes to plan -- it will also be used on hundreds of millions of desktop PCs around the world.

In addition, the Windows 8 tablets (such as the Samsung Windows Developer Preview PC) have a dedicated Start button. Laptop and desktop owners will be able to press the Windows button on the ...

Microsoft is expected to release the Windows 8 Consumer Preview on ... Metro,” and it serves as the home base for anyone who’s using Windows 8, whether you’re on a desktop ...

Windows Developer Preview, 64-bit: A 3.6-gigbyte download, this version is made up of just the Windows 8 Developer Preview OS and the 28 preview apps -- no added developer tools ...

Microsoft released a preview of the upcoming Windows 8.1 Wednesday, loaded with features and fixes that improve and build on the foundation laid by Windows 8. While it's free for anyone to go and ...

Windows 8 introduces a new interface, Metro, with an 'immersive' look-and-feel that's designed to scale from smartphones to desktops. It's still pre-beta, but developers now have the tools to ...

Because Windows 8 starts up in the Metro interface, not the traditional desktop, our testbed had to boot up, load the Metro interface, and then load the desktop to get to that text file.

Using Windows 8 Release Preview in desktop mode is not very nice, because the new "metro" touchscreen mode has been given all the focus ...

Windows RT was largely unmentioned during Microsoft’s Build opening keynote on Wednesday, but the company is also releasing a preview version of Windows RT 8.1 this week.

Simply, the Windows 8 Consumer Preview feels stitched together. It tries and fails to smoothly integrate a new desktop Windows UI with Metro, the top-layer UI first introduced with Windows Phone 7.

Q:I'm curious about Windows 8, but I'm not sure if it's a good idea to install the preview version of it on my PC. Would it be better to just wait for the final version? A: I might not even bother ...

Like the other existing Remote Desktop apps, the Windows Phone 8.1 preview version is free. It is 1 MB in size. It's available in the Windows Phone Store.