When Asus and Microsoft launched the ROG Xbox Ally X last summer, it came with a bespoke controller-driven full-screen ...

A bigger Windows design push is coming later this year A bigger Windows design push is coming later this year is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, ...

Microsoft confirms Xbox Mode for Windows 11 PCs coming in 2026, and I tested the new console-style gaming interface on a ...

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Microsoft announced that Windows 11 would be getting a few updates of note this month, and today, those updates are available for most Windows 11 PCs to install. The full list includes a preview of ...

Microsoft appears to be developing a dramatically different version of Windows that could ship around 2026, featuring a ...

Windows 11 is getting a new default installation UI with the next release, but the UI itself isn't new at all. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

Microsoft has updated the look and feel of Windows Hello for Windows 11 users, which is currently in preview for Windows 11 Insider Preview Build users. Microsoft calls the update look a "modernized ...

Whatever the reason, “Metro” is out, and Microsoft is temporarily referring to the colorful, tiled interface of the impending flagship operating system as “Windows 8 Style UI”. That lacks flare, ...

A Linux developer has created a Windows 8 DE. Win8DE looks very much like Windows 8. This new desktop is still in alpha stages. Remember Windows 8? I'm sure I can guess what you remember from that ...

Jakob Nielsen says that Microsoft's new operating system is plagued by "hidden features [and] reduced discoverability," among other issues. CNET contributor Don Reisinger is a technology columnist who ...