Windows 8 start menu was derived from earlier 'Go page' concepts, says Microsoft engineer

Microsoft veteran shares the internal codenames used during Windows 8 development.

Windows 8 is now 15 years old. Here’s where it’s still being used

Microsoft unveiled Windows 8 and released it to the world. As you can read in our visual history of Windows, the operating ...
PC World

Microsoft is bringing back a failed app from Windows 8

Microsoft is currently testing a pair of new apps — including one that the company previously decided to stop using due to a lack of interest. The two new apps are People and File Search. If “People” ...
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Microsoft kills legacy DRM support on Windows Media Player, Windows 7/ 8, Silverlight0 0

Microsoft has announced it is killing off Windows legacy DRM support on Windows 8, Windows 7, Silverlight, and legacy Windows Media Player. Recently, Microsoft gave the first official on-record ...