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In a world exploding with tablets and touchscreens, Microsoft's decision to saddle Windows 8 with the finger-friendly Modern interface formerly known as Metro makes a lot of sense--for Microsoft. Source: Yahoo! News

Hey folks, I'm new here at this forum but I'd like to get the ball rolling. Post a short description of your everyday usage of Windows 8, your system (laptop, desktop, Surface, or custom) and one praise and one gripe. I'll start out with mine I decided this holidays to finally build my own...

How to close Apps in Windows 8? "There are 3 ways you can close metro apps in the new Windows 8: 1. If you have a touch screen tablet or laptop, touch your finger on the top of the screen and drag it all the way to the bottom. It will minimize and move the app from your way. 2. If you...

It is common knowledge that PC sales are down and unlike previous years where a new OS release from Microsoft helped boost PC sales; Windows 8 has done the opposite. The problem is that new PCs come with win 8 pre installed. It would make more sense to either allow the buyer to choose between...

Our Windows8Forums.com coverage is heating up. Check out our latest videos on: Microsoft Office 2013 Introduction and Review Start8: Bring Back the Start Menu to Windows 8 At Windows7Forums.com, you may have noticed our recent publish: Microsoft Community Contributor HOWTO: Remove and...

Hi everyone! I work for a market research company called watchLAB. You can check out our company at watchlab dot com. We pay consumers for their opinions on consumer products. We've been looking on forums for folks who have recently purchased touch screen desktops/computers/tablets for our...

Samsung Slate7 / Windows 8Pro FR Hi, First post on the forum. I 'm french, sorry for my english! Sometime, i can't get the touch keyboard for enter my confidential code, or for enter the WIFI codes. Last time with the update: KB275842 I just uninstall it and all it's ok! Anybody got...

I am running Windows 8 pro on an older tablet and I mainly use a digitizer pen (it does not recognize fingers). I am very surprised by the lack of features using a pen versus using a mouse as I do on my Windows 8 non-touch screen laptop. I also don't typically use a keyboard with my...

I have a Gateway ZX6971 All-In-One computer I got at Best Buy for the main reason of being able to upgrade to Windows 8. I ran the Windows 8 release preview on my laptop, and really liked the upgrade from Windows 7. Anyways, I've upgraded this Gateway AIO to Windows 8 and immediately had...

packard bell touch ze8 someone can help me, my netbook is a packard bell ze8 (butterfly touch) comes with windows 7 home premium upgrading to windows 8 pro during installing new windows recognize all drivers except accelerometer i installed windows 7 driver in compatibility mode but the...

I upgraded wife's Netbook to Windows 8, verdict don't upgrade a Laptop with screen resolution of 1024 x 600 or less, the New Apps style interface will not work. Disappointed as the lay out and speed and ease of use is quite good, a little different from XP and Win 7 but usable. Basically they...

Q I read your column advising someone to avoid Windows 8 and stick with Windows 7 if they don't have a touch screen. Source: Yahoo! News

Remember that you can watch any of the videos in 720p HD! My mum loves Windows XP and pretty much doesn't want to use anything else. Windows 8 has been released and obviously she will need to update her operating system eventually. Before she updated to Windows 8 however I let her try it out...

I have a HP touchsmart 600-1370a 64 bit with Win 7 premium installed. I used to run Photoshop CS3 and Photoshop CS6 no problems (both 32bit and 64 bits were installed upon initial installation). Recently my graphic driver was replaced by a HP authorised repairer and as they had problems with the...

I read, all over the web, comments regarding the dislike for the forthcoming Windows 8, and in particular, and in fact almost exclusively, criticism of the (as it was called) Metro. I was urged to print my own thoughts on the subject, and I published an article which I have repeated here, in...

If there is a way to create a touch screen plastic attachment ranging from 11" to 27" at first, but obviously getting larger as time goes on, transparent of course, and with adhesive to connect to existing monitor, we could use a Bluetooth or wireless attachment of some kind, or a USB connection...

If Intel has its way, touch will be just one of the ways to control Windows 8 ultrabooks. The chipmaker is looking to add voice commands and Kinect-like gestures for what it calls “perceptual computing.” On Tuesday, Intel announced a partnership with Nuance Communications to put a locally hosted...

Microsoft today released a customer preview of the next generation of Microsoft Office, which is optimized for both touchscreens and traditional desktops. While the new features of Office are definitely tailored to Windows 8, the suite will work on both Windows 8 and Windows 7. You can test it...

Hot off the press here's your chance to try the new Office 2013 customer preview. Enjoy.. :) Microsoft today released a customer preview of the next generation of Microsoft Office, which is optimized for both touchscreens and traditional desktops. While the new features of Office are...

Tutorial on customizing (Navigating) your Win 8 installation: When you open Win 8 for the first time you will be very startled. You will be presented with what is called the Metro Start Menu. This replaces the well know Windows Start Menu. Do not panic! Note: This tutorial is generally for...