During the days of Windows 8 development, Microsoft devised a system to shield under-development operating system features from internal employees as well as the sleuthing public.

The number of Windows 8 apps increased at about the same time that the first Windows 8.1 details leaked. Coincidence? Who cares? Not Microsoft, certainly.

Recent data shows that the Windows 8 developer preview is rarely being used — less than a quarter of the uptake of the Windows 7 beta in a longer period of time. That’s just one more piece of ...

Windows 8’s fortunes will rise and fall on the success of its application offerings. The new app store plans appear to make everyone a winner, but read between the lines.

In case you weren’t able to attend the Windows 8 Developer Event in Chicago this week, here’s some of the key topics you missed.

It's the last day of Microsoft's Build Windows conference in California, and earlier I spent a couple of hours swanning around the Windows 8 expo and quizzed the attendees on their favorite and ...

But the Windows 8 Developer Preview can’t be uninstalled, so if you want to revert to your old operating system, you’ll need to fully reinstall that previous version.

From getting back your Start menu to tweaking the Metro UI, here's how to play better with Windows 8 Although it isn’t even in beta, the Windows 8 Developer Preview edition is already getting ...

Windows 8 may bid farewell to the 'Start' button? Going away? The Start Button as it appears in the lower left of the traditional desktop view in the public Windows 8 Developer Preview.

Windows 8 development began in the spring of 2010, and Microsoft held an all-team event for the Windows org (around 5,000 people) at the Seattle Convention Center.

Is Windows 8 coming as soon as this fall? One can't help but think that Intel is gung-ho about Windows 8 for a reason.

For those of you who’d like to check out Windows 8 yourself, Microsoft has also made available a Developer Preview edition that anyone can download and install. This pre-beta version comes as a ...