I like writing about Windows 8. But every time I do — like right now, as I’ve been working on a post on Windows 8.1 — I’m bedeviled by the same conundrum. It’s minor but aggravating, and it confronts ...

If you were asked to pick the most annoying of the various Microsoft Windows interfaces that have appeared over the years, ...

It looks like recent rumors and leaks are pointing in one direction: we will soon see handheld consoles with Windows 11 joining the Xbox ecosystem. One of these devices is expected to be the upcoming ...

Microsoft’s PowerToys dev team is experimenting with a new menu and dock interface in Windows 11, spotted by The Verge. The solution consists of an optional top bar called the Command Palette Dock, ...

I spend too much of my time figuring out how to reverse or at least workaround the bad behaviors in Windows 11.

Back in March, we outlined six features we wanted to see on what was then just a rumored Xbox-branded, Windows-powered handheld gaming device. Today, Microsoft’s announcement of the Asus ROG Xbox Ally ...

Looking back at Windows 8 and Surface promos shows how creative Microsoft once was with promotions and why it may need a Windows 11.1 update.

The Xbox Ally devices represent the beginning of an Xbox and Windows interface. The Xbox Ally devices represent the beginning of an Xbox and Windows interface. is a senior editor and author of Notepad ...

PC users who want to relive the nostalgia of an older Windows interface can download the free Linux distribution Q4OS and install the XPQ4 G UI. The GUI makes it possible to activate different ...