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 ...

Slack has released an update for its Windows desktop app that, among other things, returns the classic Slack icon back for Windows 7 and 8 users.

Microsoft is bringing more of the Metro user interface to Windows 8’s desktop, swapping frosted glass for sharp edges and minimalist icons. The aesthetic change, spotted by Engadget, was quietly ...

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 ...

We provide step-by-step instructions on how you can use tools and tweaks to bring the Windows 7 experience to Windows 10 and get back features you may want.

When the classic Start menu is used, the following icons are placed on the desktop: Documents, Pictures, Music, Computer, and Network. The new Start menu starts them directly.

In addition to the Metro-inspired Start menu, a new feature that will be coming is the ability for new Windows 8-styled apps to be opened in a resizeable window inside the desktop.

By default an automatic shortcut to all of your Universal Applications is included (these can now run in the desktop environment thanks to Windows 10 don’t forget). The program is so lightweight ...

It is just a concept video, but it's a very well executed one which has some YouTube viewers calling for Windows Classic ...

7 classic versions of Windows and Mac OS you can run in a browser It's the easiest way to revisit the operating systems of yore.