Good news, Windows 8 and 8.1 haters! Windows 9 will get rid of the Charms menu that stores Search, Settings, and other portals to the operating system’s Metro UI, a report says. The Charms menu is one ...

No, you can’t put money down on a copy yet, but it looks like Windows 8’s a-comin’ sometime next year. So sayeth Microsoft doyen Steve Ballmer in remarks yesterday. “As we progress through the year, ...

Slides purporting to show Windows 8 features have emerged on the Web. The Microsoft Kitchen blog published the slides on Monday, citing an Italian blog source. Some of the slides are dated from April ...

Redpill was a complex mechanism in Windows 8 to activate disabled features for authorized users. The name was inspired by The Matrix movie, where the red pill signifies breaking free from the ...

This leaked welcome screen for Windows 8 isn’t itself a huge development, but it does offer some hints about where Microsoft is headed with its PC operating system. If you’ve ever seen a Windows Phone ...