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 ...

If you buy a Windows 8-powered HP consumer PC, or from any other PC vendor, you'll get no help from them if you decide you'd rather have Windows 7. And Linux? Forget about it!

PC sales are slumping and the technological prophets of doom are quick to point the finger at Microsoft and its Windows 8 operating system.

Microsoft is betting the house on Windows 8, which offers a tablet experience on a personal computer. The question is, is it enough to save the moribund PC?

Windows 8 is far from ready, but the developer preview gives us a chance to see how it compares to Apple's OS X Lion.

The good news is you can buy a PC loaded with Windows 8 Pro, try out the new OS, and then downgrade to Windows 7. Unfortunately, however, the road back to Windows 7 can be confusing and full of ...

Apple is always flaunting how well iPhones work with Macs. Well, if you’re a Windows user, there’s a Phone Link app that ...

Over on the Building Windows 8 blog Microsoft documents what I think is the best feature of Windows 8 - PC refresh and reset. I found this shortly after Microsoft released the developer preview of ...

Using Windows 8’s “hidden” backup to clone and recover your whole PC Ability to create System Images was buried in Windows 8, but not eliminated.

With Windows 8, Microsoft is finally entering the tablet race with Apple and others. ABC News went to Redmond to get the details on how the company got here.

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 users know how painful it currently is — and has always been, historically — to start fresh once a PC has been harmed irreparably, but that is no longer the case in Windows 8.