Whether you want it or not, Microsoft will release its Windows 8 operating system on October 26. The new OS upends the familiar Start menu-based interface you’ve known since Windows 95 in favor of one ...

News reports say that the Windows Store in Windows 8 has "20,000 apps", most of which are free, in its global store, but is this really true? The number of apps in Microsoft’s “Windows Store” for ...

Last week we looked at how to shut down Windows 8 and how to boot directly to the Desktop -- two of the most irksome Windows 8 quirks -- and today, in our continuing series of Windows 8 tips and ...