Windows 8 is here to stay, and whatever tweaks Microsoft makes in its upcoming Windows Blue release, many users find the new interface difficult to master. That wouldn’t be such a big deal if ...

New Year's day turned out to be a fun day, as a friend brought his new Asus Transformer Book T100 to the coffee shop. I was sitting there with my own T100 and it was pretty cool to see two of them ...

I am using my new Windows 8 powered computer since last once month and now I am quite comfortable with it. Though I was missing the Start button here in this latest operating system from Microsoft, ...

Getting used to Windows 8's new interface and features can take some time. Heck, just finding the desktop can be confusing. So this Windows 8 quick reference card from CustomGuide is handy to have ...

Microsoft launches a new version of its operating system loaded with visual and functional novelties. The main one stands out as soon as you start a ses­sion: a new customizable start screen that ...

We have heard it many times about Windows 8; the Start screen and other aspects of the "Modern" UI causes Microsoft's latest OS to have more of a learning curve than previous versions of Windows. To ...

Learn how to boot into Safe Mode on Windows 8 with our easy-to-follow guide. Safe Mode is a diagnostic startup mode that allows you to troubleshoot and fix various issues with your Windows 8 system.

Q: I want to order a new laptop so I can give my old one to someone who is going back to school. I run Windows 7 on all my home computers, so I'm struggling with which OS to get on the new Dell. They ...

Windows 8 contains a number of new interface elements that can confuse new users, if they are coming in flat-footed from a preceding version; a little education goes a long way in learning Windows 8.

Senior writer Seth Rosenblatt covered Google and security for CNET News, with occasional forays into tech and pop culture. Formerly a CNET Reviews senior editor for software, he has written about ...