This screen shot shows the Windows 8.1 start screen. Seeing sales of smartphones and tablets grow rapidly, Microsoft reshaped its Windows operating system so that PCs came to look, work and feel more ...

NEW YORK – Even as Microsoft prepares for a future dominated by touch-screen devices, it is steering its Windows system to embrace more of the past. The divide between old and new is less pronounced ...

The following two facts are the most apt summary of Windows 8.1 I can think of: 1. The Start button is back. 2. It doesn't actually do anything except shift you between the tile and desktop screens.

The displays for the Microsoft Surface Tablets are a colorful feast of Tiles. Some are Live Tiles with information cycling through to notify you about news or what your friends are up to. Some Tiles ...

Microsoft would be planning the remove the Live Tiles start screen from Windows for PCs in a future version of Windows. The Windows version for tablets and hybrids would still keep that function of ...

Sometimes, you may want to pin Windows Special folders as Tiles to the Windows 8 Start Screen. In this post, we will guide you through the process of doing it. As an example, we will take Control ...

NEW YORK — Even as Microsoft prepares for a future dominated by touch-screen devices, it is steering its Windows system to embrace more of the past. The divide between old and new is less pronounced ...