Remember the Start Menu? Microsoft is bringing it back. That much is clear enough, as the company announced the forthcoming resurrection at Build earlier this year. Here’s something new: The Start Menu is now expected to return in August. The new Start Menu will incorporate Live Tiles and other Windows 8 elements that will update the…
Consider the following: Internet Explorer 11 is available as a preview for Windows 7 or as part of the Windows 8.1 preview, but not for Windows 8. Similarly, PowerShell 4 will run on Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, but not Windows 8 — even though it will be available for Windows Server 2012, which is…
Microsoft's had a lot of issues with its new operating system from compatibility issues with various software and hardware not working as designed when it interacts with Windows 8. Due to all of the issues Microsoft is releasing Windows 8.1 which is being designed to clean up some of the major issues users have had.One…
Windows 8, as many predicted would flop appears to be doing just that. According to a recent report Windows 8 sales are a little worse than sluggish, they’re downright terrible. The report shows that Windows 8 is coming in at 1.7% of the computers on the Internet. That same report taken at the same period…
Well with Windows 8 being out for a little bit now people are starting to formulate their opinions of the new operating system. Windows 8 was designed to be a touch screen heavy operating system. While it does not require the use of a touchscreen, having one certainly makes the OS feel better designed.One important…
When you create an account in Windows 8 you can associate an email address with the account. If you do this Microsoft will have the ability to send you emails. They have started sending out how-to emails that assist users in navigating the new Windows environment. So far the emails have been labeled "Getting Started…
With Microsoft’s new Surface tablet just being release recently how’s it doing and what do people think of Apples new rival in the tablet market?If sales are any indication on of how consumers view Microsoft’s tablet then Surface is doing quite well. Several online retailers that previously had the lower end Surface tablet in stock…
Since its release Microsoft has already sold 4 million copies of Windows 8. Windows 8, which was released on Friday last week, is Microsoft’s newest addition to the Windows family.Windows 8 is designed to offer a more touch screen friendly design while retaining usability for those who will still be using today’s standard mouse and…
There were rumors that Microsoft was going to stop allowing manufacturers to install software onto the customers computers before they ever purchase it. If you have purchased a Windows machine in the past then there is a good chance that you have seen the annoying free trials of software that computer manufacturers installed before you…
With Windows 8 coming soon hardware vendors are gearing up to complete with the latest and greatest hardware to run it on. Just this week Intel announced that it is going to be selling a tablet based device that will allow users to do pretty much anything they can do on their computers.The new table…
The title says it all…well…not really. While Windows 8 is getting some new features many are saying the “refresh” and “reset” features are new to Windows 8. While the names are new the basic concept is not.In Windows 8 they will offer a feature called “refresh” which will bring your computer back to a like…
As many of you have heard by now Windows has been working on their new operating system “Windows 8”. While I still do not feel this is going to be a very business friendly operating system due to drastic changes in the layout/design, I do think Microsoft is coming up with some good ideas to…