CES 2013 saw the first hands-on with the Surface Pro from Microsoft. This tablet is not the Surface released months ago running a limited Windows 8 RT edition, but the full desktop version of Windows 8 with support for all of the hardware & software of a traditional laptop. Dell however released a far more interesting...
Windows 8’s Sorta-Start Menu
So you've purchased a new computer or upgraded your existing computer to Windows 8 and discovered the Start Menu has been removed. You can use the new Windows 8 interface to search for programs pretty easily, but wouldn't it be nice if some part of the Start Menu lived on? Well good news everyone...
Windows 8: How To Shutdown Quick
Derek from London writes: Hi, is there a 'quick' way to close, or shut down, a computer running Windows 8, ie, similar to the start button, shut down with Windows 7?
Android To Windows 8?
Peter from KY writes: If you have a Tablet running Android can you upgrade it to Windows 8 and if you can't, why not? I have never seen upgrade software for Android, Is that possible?
Will Windows 8 Enable Touchscreen?
David Schulz from New York writes: Do I need a new monitor on my desktop PC to use the touchscreen capabilities of Windows 8, or does the software enable any monitor to be a touchscreen? P.S. I am currently run XP - not Vista or Windows 7.
Have A Laptop With HD Graphics? Don’t Upgrade To Windows 8 (Yet)
WorldStart, always wanting to bring you the latest and greatest tech information, recorded a 2 hour Windows 8 upgrade walk-through video of one of our Intel I5 series laptops. When the upgrade was finished I found an interesting bug in Windows 8 which rendered the PC virtually useless.
Windows 8 – It’s Here, It’s Square, Get Used To It!
Seventeen years ago I stood in a CompUSA at midnight to welcome the launch of the biggest change to computing since the graphical user interface, Windows 95. Windows 95 introduced the start menu and look to the Windows operating system that has endured to Windows 7. On Friday October 26th we welcome Windows 8 and ready or not the world of Windows is about to change again...
Want Windows 7 instead of Windows 8?
If you are like me you've become quite attached to Windows 7. The interface is familiar but works well and does most of what I need it to do. Microsoft has decided to change a lot of how Windows works by removing the start button and switching to the Windows 8 style interface. So what do you do if you want to buy a new computer and it comes with Windows 8? The answer...