Windows 8 may be a piece of software, but it’s spawned computers the likes of which we’ve never seen before, including desktops that turn into tablets, tablets that turn into laptops, and ...

The Windows 8 Metro touch-friendly interface Windows 8’s touch-centric interface will help to usher in a new wave of laptops with tabletlike touchscreens. To make it easier for users to tap and ...

Once you've had your new Windows computer for a while, like with previous versions, Windows becomes unstable or slows down, and you want that clean machine back. Here's how to use the PC Refresh ...

Windows 8 is designed to handle all these input methods, and it's vital that the hybrid laptop control is without compromise. This is where the ThinkPad Tablet 2 I tested months ago fell short.

Since the launch of Windows 8, we've reviewed only a handful of laptops that include optical drives. The list below gives our favorites, and a few that weren't quite as warmly received. Sarah Tew/CNET ...

Windows 8 laptops, like all laptops don’t last forever. Overtime battery issues can sap your laptop of its once long-lasting running time. More often, new apps and games make upgrading to a new ...

The answer may come from something like the Razer Edge, a Windows 8 gaming laptop/tablet hybrid. The hardware is expected to ship soon, but the system is more tablet than laptop.

I've heard of people using Windows 8 systems with less, but if you are going to bite the bullet on the upgrade -- which is a whole $40 regardless of whether you own a license of XP, any variant of ...

New PC owners should pay attention during first-time startup of a Windows 8 PC for a prompt to create system recovery discs. Otherwise, you can use Microsoft’s built-in tools in Windows 8 to ...

Microsoft's ill-fated Windows 8 operating system was well ahead of its time, and Windows 11 could learn a thing or two about touch UX from it.

Windows 8 has a settings screen called PC Settings that allows you to change some basic preferences and computer settings directly in the Windows 8 Start Screen. This screen allow you to change ...

Windows 8 may be a piece of software, but it's spawned computers the likes of which we've never seen before, including desktops that turn into tablets, tablets that turn into laptops, and laptops ...