While 14 million people or so may have already installed Windows 10, Microsoft's just-released operating system, you may be curious to try it without wanting to make the full commitment yet. See, ...

It came and went without me noticing, but I've been using Windows 8 as a full-time operating system for over year now. I installed the Consumer Preview on February 29th 2012, and I've stuck with ...

But maybe you want to take one of the current versions of Windows for a lengthy spin before paying for a license. Microsoft offers free Enterprise evaluation editions for both Windows 10 and Windows ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Microsoft is letting consumers download Windows 10 Home or Pro for free on their older PCs, but ...

It's the Windows 10 Enterprise edition, but it gives you a chance to test-drive the new OS before deciding if you really want to upgrade from Windows 7 or 8.1. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology ...

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When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Microsoft has released a fresh version of Windows 8 release to manufacturers (RTM) for MSDN ...

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is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is revealing more about its Windows 10X operating system today, which is ...

It was a bit of an odd month for Windows in April, one that saw its total share of the desktop OS market fall below 90 percent for the first time since actively tracking such things, according to data ...