I've been testing PC and mobile software for more than 20 years, focusing on photo and video editing, operating systems, and web browsers. Prior to my current role, I covered software and apps for ...

Windows 8 users who want to upgrade to Windows 8.1 without having to go through the Windows Store can use this trick to download the ISO with the Windows 8 product key. Ed Rhee Ed Rhee, a freelance ...

Microsoft’s decision to not tamper with the foundation of Windows 8 by leaving it largely unchanged helped the company bring forth dozens of crucial improvements alongside better app ecosystem in the ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Microsoft’s final version of Windows 8 is now available for MSDN and TechNet subscribers to download. Microsoft’s ...

If you're confused about the PAE, NX, and SSE2 stuff -- and unless your PC is ancient, you shouldn't worry about this -- Microsoft does offer a few pointers. Except for the increased hard disk ...

Windows 8 isn’t for everyone. If you’re mostly a desktop PC user comfortable with Windows 7, upgrading to Windows 8 is probably not worthwhile. If you’re a mobile user who needs easy access to the ...

I'm not in Barcelona -- where Microsoft is launching the Consumer Preview (beta) of Windows 8 today. But that doesn't mean I can't bring you information from afar on all the Windows 8 happenings today ...

Microsoft has made a point of advertising the performance enhancements and optimizations being made to Windows 8. Although Windows 7 was well received and typically offered better performance and ...