Microsoft introduced Windows 8.1 as a response to the challenges faced with Windows 8. While it did not solve all of ...

Windows 8 was heavily criticized back in the day, but looking back, it added some big changes we take for granted today.

Adding to the frustration of Windows 8 was the Charms bar, a hidden menu that always seemed to appear when you needed it the ...

Following are the client versions of Windows 8 and 8.1. When upgrading to Windows 8 from an existing Windows operating system via download, Windows 8 retains the same word size. For example ...

[hackitbuildit], from instructables, has brought us a a DIY windows 8 tablet. To make the tablet, an old laptop is used that meets the minimum requirements of windows 8 preview, a touch screen ...

The stage was set for a company pivot, starting with making Windows 10 a free upgrade. It coincided with the arrival of Satya ...

Microsoft is turning 50, and nothing has defined the tech giant more than Windows. Like you, we've loved some versions of the ...

reminding users they could still activate Windows 11 and 10 with valid Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 keys. This practice dates back to 2015 when Microsoft launched Windows 10 with a one-year free upgrade ...

Are you still running Windows 8.1? Microsoft ended extended support for that version back on January 10, 2023. That means those of you stuck with the old operating system have been out of the loop ...

Overlapping windows debuted in Windows 2.0. We could have separated Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 into separate items, too, but that would have forced me to write about Windows 8, twice. That’s ...

This will affect the legacy Windows Media Player, Silverlight clients, Windows 7 and Windows 8. Microsoft does not specifically mention Windows 8.1 in this list so users still running the OS ...