Windows is a desktop OS adapted for tablet use, and it still feels like it, despite all the improvements that have been made since 2012. The actual menus, keyboard, settings and other OS furniture ...

Last week I said that "Windows 8 was not a good tablet OS." Several of you challenged me on it. I rebooted and had an objective look and now we can all decide--is it, or isn't it?

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 8.1 is going to take what I've come to realize is a good tablet OS and make it a great one. I've used the ThinkPad heavily since the purchase, and I've come to realize that Windows 8 on a ...

Windows 10 handles tablets with a system called, unsurprisingly, “tablet mode.” It’s a bigger, slightly simplified, more Windows 8-like interface that can be toggled on and off as needed.

A few Chinese tablet makers displayed tablets of distinctly generic design running Windows 7, but only one spoke specifically to Windows 8 plans. One tablet maker, Kupa, showed off its X11, a ...

A tablet-optimized, Windows OS could be ready to see the light of day as early as next week, according to recent market chatter and media reports.

Microsoft's latest 2-in-1 Copilot+ PC, the Surface Pro 12-inch, is now available for purchase. The Surface Pro 12-inch has a ...

While Microsoft has aggressively talked up Windows 8, the company has been relatively quiet about Windows RT, the all-mobile OS destined for tablets. We fill in the blanks for you.

The Windows desktop is at once the most important and least important part of the Windows experience. On the traditional desktop and laptop, it's fundamental; it's where most apps run, and it's ...

For those who want Windows on the cheap, tablets with the OS are now selling for under $100. These lightweight tablets aren’t exactly laptop replacements, but can serve as complementary devices ...

The Wednesday release of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview may serve to strengthen the case for Windows 8 tablets. But as with everything about the upcoming OS, the success of Windows 8 tablets is ...