[*]Because they are starting over again, and with more stringent performance, it will probably be less capable / full-featured than current Silverlight/.NET, like going backwards to Silverlight 3 ...

With just weeks before the public launch of Windows 8, users are five times less likely to be running the new OS than they were Windows 7 at the same point in its countdown, an analytics firm said ...

New figures show that Windows 8 usage a month after launchparallels that of Windows Vista rather than Windows 7 — one more piece of evidence that Windows 8’s launch has been a poor one for Microsoft.

Windows 8.1 officially reached its end of support today. The operating system aimed to fix many of the issues introduced with Windows 8 but was ultimately received poorly by general users. Those with ...

One of Windows 8.1’s coolest tricks is buried deep in the new Food & Drink app. The app is chock-full of recipes for all sorts of delectable goodies, but touchscreens and foodstuffs don’t mix so well.

It’s nearly official: Windows 7 this month will become the world’s most popular operating system, surpassing Windows XP. And don’t expect Windows 8 to take away the crown, because it’s not at all ...

Windows 10 launched on July 29th and has already been downloaded over 14 million times. But why? Microsoft ’s decision to make Windows 10 free plays a big part (especially given warnings to wait) but ...