Mitch Tulloch is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional and lead author of the Windows 7 Resource Kit from Microsoft Press. You can follow him on Twitter at ...

If you use the desktop OneDrive app on a PC running Windows 7, 8 or 8.1, your personal files will no longer sync to Microsoft's cloud after March 1, 2022. Microsoft also says it will no longer deliver ...

It's not in the build handed out at last week's Professional Developers Conference, but CNET News' Ina Fried gets an in-depth look at the taskbar and other new features. During her years at CNET News, ...

The desktop environment in Windows 8.1 is pretty good. This was not the message that Microsoft conveyed at its Windows 10 launch event last week, a presentation that had Microsoft’s historically ...

At the Build Developer Conference earlier this year, Microsoft officially announced plans to return the Start menu to “the next iteration of Windows,” along with a new option to run Metro/Modern-style ...

No two businesses are the same, and no two businesses' needs and environments are the same. Fortunately, there's considerable flexibility when it comes to virtualization. Windows 7 supports several ...

Tablets are great for consuming content, but so far have been lacking in the capability to create it. Whether it’s due to limited hardware capabilities, the touchscreen interface, or software, vendors ...

If this is part of Redmond’s alleged scheme to steal the Mac’s look, it’s got the wrong idea. Ad-themed desktops are new for Microsoft, which has long allowed PC manufacturers to customize the desktop ...

A funny thing happens whenever I use my Surface Pro 2 for work. Even though the 10-inch screen and tiny Type Cover trackpad are less comfortable to work with than my dual-monitor Windows 7 desktop, ...

Both Windows 8.1 and 7 are snagging more Web traffic, says Net Applications, while XP is grabbing less. Might this be related to the free upgrade to Windows 10? Lance Whitney is a freelance technology ...