Microsoft unveiled Windows 8 and released it to the world. As you can read in our visual history of Windows, the operating ...

Microsoft has launched the latest preview of its forthcoming Windows 8 operating system, bringing various improvements to what the firm is billing as the "most important piece of work we've done".

Microsoft will attempt to claw back territory from Apple and Google Friday with a new version of Windows in an increasingly fierce battle over computer operating systems. Use of Apple devices, along ...

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp has sold 60 million licenses and upgrades for its new Windows 8 operating system in the 10 weeks since its launch, one of the top executives of the company's ...

Microsoft veteran shares the internal codenames used during Windows 8 development.

Recap: Windows 8.1 hit the scene in 2013, roughly a year after the debut of its predecessor, and was meant to address some of the shortcomings of Windows 8. While it was an improvement, it still ...

TAIPEI/PALOS VERDES, California (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp showed off a version of its next operating system at technology conferences in the United States and Taipei, as some PC makers grumbled over ...

After serving users for almost ten years, support for Windows 8.1, Microsoft’s serially overlooked operating system, has officially come to an end. This means that while computers running 8.1 will ...

Microsoft may need every penny of its rumoured $1 billion marketing budget for the Windows 8 operating system, as a new poll indicates limited awareness or interest from consumers. The Associated ...

Windows 8.1 is now displaying full-screen alerts when logging into the operating system, warning that the OS is reaching the end of support in January 2023 and will no longer receive security updates.

Having learned its lesson the hard way with Windows Vista, Microsoft offered assurances Thursday that its upcoming Windows 8 operating system won’t require users to buy a new PC. “We’ve extended the ...

The Windows 8 operating system claimed its highest-ever reported market share in October. According to a report from Netmarketshare.com, Windows 8.1 is on almost 11 percent of desktops, with Windows 8 ...