Windows 8's new desktop options are a great upgrade to Windows 7, but the addition of Metro leaves much to be desired. Worth your time and trouble? We review.

When the ExtremeTech staff met in October 2012 to divvy up Windows 8 coverage assignments, I volunteered to tackle the specific question of how Metro and Desktop applications would integrate and ...

The desktop in the Windows 8 beta offers no Start button and a few shortcuts. How can you easily populate it with your favorite programs?

Microsoft has revealed the desktop for Windows 8, and it has a flatter, cleaner look.

With its two distinct interfaces, what is Windows 8 like as a desktop operating system? Our 8,000-word answer: better than feared, worse than hoped. Get ...

Brace yourself, Windows users. Microsoft's operating system is poised for stunning, dramatic change. Today Microsoft releases its public preview of Windows 8, and it's a radical departure -- not ...

Windows 8 isn't all about the live tiles and gesture control. The new OS is filled with nuts-and-bolts improvements, and you can get them all in Windows 7 with a little work.

Yet Windows 8 is also bringing major changes to desktop computers, which are still a mainstay in homes and businesses around the world.

Microsoft is bringing more of the Metro user interface to Windows 8’s desktop, swapping frosted glass for sharp edges and minimalist icons. The aesthetic change, spotted by Engadget, was quietly ...

Windows 8 has two environments: the full screen, touch-centric Windows Store App interface (also called Metro) and the Desktop interface, which looks and acts like Windows 7. If you install ...

Windows 8 has two environments: the full screen, touch-centric Windows Store App interface (also called Metro) and the Desktop interface, which looks and acts like Windows 7. If you install ...