Windows 8

Yes, some people still use Windows 7 and 8. No, that's not a good idea.

Microsoft's Windows 11 strategy is a complete reversal from what the company championed with Windows 10.

If you still need Windows 8.1, follow one of the methods listed here to download it today for free.

If you want a free copy of Windows 10, you can still get it, if you've got a legal copy of Windows 7 or 8.

A recent (and now edited) job ad published by Microsoft implies that the company is planning a major UI overhaul this year.

The author of the original Windows Task Manager has some tips on how to use it more effectively, including a few we'd never heard of -- and one we tossed in ourselves if you have trouble with Task Manager getting stuck behind fullscreen-stealing windows.

Microsoft is moving ahead with plans to phase out Control Panel, starting with the System applet.

Microsoft might dump the Control Panel in favor of its new Settings page, but the company needs to do some serious work before that happens.

It's the 10th anniversary of the unveiling of the iPad, and Steven Sinofsky has written a retrospective of how the device looked from Microsoft's perspective at the time. Interesting stuff.

This week, Microsoft released updates that touch the telemetry gathering side of its older operating systems, and that has certain users seeing red.