In the meantime, however, the new UI features may help make Windows 8.1 a little more familiar and a little more comfortable to mouse and keyboard users. 148 Comments Comments ...

Start button It's true, Windows 8.1 returns the Start button to the desktop, but it isn't the same button we have all come to know and love. Clicking the button will bring you back to your last ...

In Windows 8, Microsoft added two new features called Refresh and Reset, which simplify the entire reinstall process and reduces the amount of time required sitting in front of the PC. Refresh ...

I'm not afraid to say that Windows 8 deserved a better fate than it got, but hopefully we can still give it the credit it deserves today. Screenshot of the Startup tab in Task manager on Windows 8 ...

Windows 8 was first mentioned at the CES 2011 in January last year. Microsoft then announced that Windows 8 would be adding support for ARM microprocessors in addition to the x86 microprocessors ...

Windows 8 Pro — comparable to Windows 7 Professional or Enterprise — includes encryption, virtualization, PC management and domain connectivity features. This will be the version for tech ...

Paul Allen, who co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates back in 1975, recently posted a review of Windows 8 on his blog that detailed the good, the bad and the ugly about the latest version of ...

Here are three features from the power user menu that every Windows 8.1 user should know about. Deleting programs You’ll find the Programs and Features option right at the top of the menu.

No, you won't get the traditional Start menu. Microsoft will announce other Windows 8.1 features in the next few months, Leblond said in the post.

3. Remote business data removal. This new Windows 8.1 capability sounds like the BlackBerry Balance feature. Whether or not it works identically, the purpose of the feature is essentially the same.