I’ve just put the Consumer Preview of Windows 8 through its paces and found five tips, secrets and hints to help you get the most out of the new operating system. Here they are. When you’re running a ...

PowerToys is a free and open-source app that lets you customize the behavior of your Windows PC. While it packs dozens of tools and utilities, you can use these if you’re just getting started: ...

Even if you live in Windows, you may be surprised to find that it includes some rather powerful built-in tools for helping you monitor your system and troubleshoot when things go wrong. We've taken a ...

FixWin was launched at a time when there was no Microsoft Fix It’s or ATS and Windows Troubleshooters, and the only way for the user to fix their Windows problems was to follow tutorials and manually ...

The year is drawing to a close, so there’s a very good chance that you now find yourself staring straight down the gaping maw of Windows 8. Maybe someone gave you a new Windows tablet or PC as a gift.

Microsoft recently kicked off a blog series to cover all the security tools being offered by them on the Microsoft Security Blog. These tools deserve respect as these programs keep your system malware ...

Windows 8’s new Start Screen marked the first time that Microsoft completely revamped the way users open applications in recent years. Prior to its introduction, users needed to click the Start Button ...

Tablets were clearly top of mind for the designers of Tablets were clearly top of mind for the designers of Windows 8. The Metro interface sacrifices usability on the PC, which suggests that Microsoft ...

One of the great strengths of Windows is that users can install literally millions of programs and achieve a staggering amount of tasks. But as Microsoft has refined and expanded the platform, the ...