Windows 8


Windows Tablets Make Gains Despite Windows RT, Surface Troubles

Shipments of tablets running Windows experienced a 527 percent year-over-year growth in the second quarter of 2013, market research firm IDC reported Monday.

Microsoft Releases Windows 8.1 Enterprise Preview

The Windows 8.1 Enterprise Preview became available for download on Tuesday.

Microsoft Releases Third Wave of Windows 8.1 Updates

The Windows 8.1 preview release received a third set of non-security updates from Microsoft this week.

Microsoft Issuing Faster OS Updates for Windows 8.1 Preview

It looks like the preview versions of Microsoft's Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1 operating systems are following a faster update schedule than their predecessors.

WPC: OEMs To Get Windows 8.1 in Late August

PC makers will get access to the final Windows 8.1 code in late August, Microsoft officials confirmed Monday.

Microsoft Releases Windows 8, Windows Server 2012 Planning Toolkit

For organizations that want to check if they are capable of running the Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 operating systems, Microsoft late last week released the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 8.5.

Microsoft Adds Software Assurance to Windows Embedded 8

Some of Microsoft's Windows Embedded 8 products gained volume licensing and Software Assurance options this week.

Channel Gets a Crack at Selling Microsoft Surface

A small group of high-volume U.S. resellers are authorized to sell the Microsoft Surface devices under a new program announced Monday.

Microsoft Showcases Windows 8.1 at TechEd Europe

Thursday's TechEd Europe keynote put the spotlight on Windows 8.1, which became available as a public preview this week.

Microsoft Releases Windows 8.1 Preview, Unveils 'Bing as a Platform'

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced the availability of the Windows 8.1 public preview on Wednesday during the opening keynote of the Build conference, taking place this week in San Francisco.

Microsoft Targeting SMBs with Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials

Microsoft has designed its forthcoming Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials product to be a "first server" for small-to-medium (SMB) businesses, according to details released by the company this month.

Windows Server 2012 R2, System Center 2012 R2, SQL Server 2014 Hit Preview Stage

Public preview versions of Windows Server 2012 R2, System Center 2012 R2 and SQL Server 2014 are now available, Microsoft announced Tuesday during the kickoff of TechEd Europe, taking place in Madrid.

Gartner: Windows 8.1 Could Be What Windows 8 'Should Have Been'

A report from Gartner released last week gives "preliminary" advice for organizations thinking about moving to Microsoft's newest desktop operating system.

Microsoft Details Windows Server 2012 R2 Storage, Networking Changes

Windows Server 2012 R2, which may arrive as a public preview release next week, will bring some networking, compute and storage improvements that build on what Microsoft initiated with Windows Server 2012.

Microsoft Talks Up Windows 8's Task Manager Improvements

Microsoft recently spotlighted Windows 8's improved Task Manager, most notably the new color-coded "heat map."