But now Microsoft has announced that the standard desktop user interface will also be overhauled for Windows 8. Microsoft is basically killing the Aero interface launched with Windows Vista and ...

However, fresh leaks have brought a new name to our attention: Aero Lite. Yes, a msstyles file was uncovered that shows quite plainly that Windows 8 is going to have an Aero Lite option.

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Hidden within the morass of design notes and historical navel gazing there is one notable change: The final build of Windows 8, due this fall, will feature a rejigged, Aero-free Desktop (pictured ...

Windows Aero lovers, say good-bye to your bad taste in user interfaces. Microsoft says that it’s killing Aero in the Windows desktop, which it now calls “dated” and “cheesy.” Is the move ...

Microsoft’s Aero Glass removal in Windows 8 has been leaked in a number of screenshots. Microsoft’s Aero Glass removal in Windows 8 has been leaked in a number of screenshots. Tom Warren is a ...

In a blog post, Microsoft director of program management Jensen Harris announced the change for Windows 8's desktop interface. Instead of the Aero-style glass effect that was introduced in Windows ...

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From the poll taken last week, it seems you want and need three crucial things in the upcoming next-generation operating system, Windows 8. This was particularly interesting as it seemed more ...

PC users can't help but notice the similarities between Apple's 'liquid glass' design philosophy and the Aero interface in ...

Microsoft has announced that it is to make some significant changes to the Windows 8 user interface, including dropping the Aero Glass effect that was first introduced in Windows Vista.