The CRN Test Center finds that the refresh feature in the latest Windows 8 beta will be nice once it works.

After spending a couple weeks working with the Windows 8 Consumer Preview, here's what I think works and doesn't work in this beta. Some early complaints are overblown, but there's no denying the ...

Microsoft is reportedly on track to release Windows 8 on a similar time frame to Windows 7, with the first beta of the new OS appearing in early 2012. The software giant has not said officially ...

Private clouds are the main focus of Windows Server 8, which is now available as a public beta. However, there's something in it for everyone from the smallest home office to the largest ...

Using Windows 8 probably means living in a touch-centric world--the traditional Windows desktop is no longer the primary interface. Here's a guide.

The beta is free of charge to use, should install on just about any PC or laptop, and will work at least until the release candidate is out. The exact expiry date hasn't been confirmed yet.

(CNET) Microsoft pulled back much of the scaffolding and secrecy surrounding Windows 8 today at Mobile World Congress. I've been using the Windows 8 beta (download), officially known as the ...

As a casual aside, while discussing the future of the tiletastic Windows Store, a Microsoft vice president announced that the Windows 8 beta would begin in late February 2012. If it follows the ...

Update 2: A pre-release Windows 8 build leaked late last week, which shows Microsoft moving steadily towards the beta milestone. The build unveils Microsoft’s ideas of using the Office Ribbon UI ...

Microsoft will release the first public taste of the operating system that powers the vast majority of the world's computers in late February, the company said Tuesday.

Microsoft could release a beta of Windows 8 in 'late January' or 'late February,' according to two media reports.

The new version of Windows is now available in beta, so you can have a look see what all the fuss is about.