Microsoft’s decision to mix and mash the classic Windows 7 desktop with the brand new Windows Phone-like Metro-style UI of Windows 8 has been controversial since we first saw it. In our tests ...

The classic icon is making a comeback for users on Windows 7 and 8 (so that, you know, you can see it). The white icon remains, contentedly, for those on Windows 10. (Pssst, if it's stuck, try re ...

But for now, it’s unclear whether Aero and the look of Windows XP will be available in Windows 8. Let’s hope Microsoft addresses the Metrofication of the Windows 8 desktop in a proper blog post.

Windows 10; Classic Windows 7 features make appearance in test ... feature that will be coming is the ability for new Windows 8-styled apps to be opened in a resizeable window inside the desktop.

Many preferred to use the Classic Start Menu in Windows and the Group Policy setting of Force Classic Start Menu. ... you will see the following icons added to the Windows 7 desktop: ...

Microsoft's Windows 8 developer preview greeted us with an interface steeped in Redmond's new Metro style -- its tile-centric start screen is sleek, fresh, and downright pretty.

With this free tool, you can modify the Windows 10 Start menu to resemble the version that came with Windows 7. Once installed, you’ll see six entries on your Start menu listed under Classic Shell .

Microsoft has re-introduced a side widget in Windows 11, but it lacks the customization and some functionalities that you might want. I really used to like the classic desktop gadgets in Windows 7 ...

If your business requirements include providing new users with a standardized desktop experience when they first log on to their brand-new Windows 7 PCs, there's some good news and some bad news you ...

Just for kicks, here's one other "fully functional" version of Windows 95 that may provide you with a frustratingly familiar sight.OS X 10.2: The classic Mac OS is retired. VirtualDesktop.org also ...