Microsoft’s next version of the Windows operating system, dubbed Windows 8, will debut in 2012, company CEO Steve Ballmer said Monday. Ballmer made the announcement in Tokyo, speaking to an audience ...

Microsoft showed its first public demo of Windows 8 on Wednesday, and it’s not at all like the Windows operating systems you’ve come to know over the past 25 years. The next version of Microsoft’s ...

The previous client version of Windows. Introduced in October 2012, Windows 8 featured desktop-tablet integration. Updated to Windows 8.1 a year later, Windows 8 was superseded by Windows 10 in 2015 ...

On October 26, 2012, Microsoft released Windows 8, a hybrid tablet/desktop operating system that took bold risks but garnered mixed reviews. Ten years later, we’ve caught up with former Windows ...

2023 author’s note: Over at Fast Company, you can read my new cover story on Satya Nadella and Microsoft—and more specifically, the company’s decades-long investment in AI, which is finally starting ...

After 10 years, the controversial operating system is riding off into the sunset. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Windows 8.1 ...

Microsoft has announced that users will soon be able to install Internet Explorer 11 in Windows Embedded 8 Standard and Server 2012, replacing Internet Explorer 10 which is no longer supported. About ...

An earlier version of the Windows 8 operating system for ARM-based tablets. Pre-installed on tablets, RT apps were available only from Microsoft's online Store. Introduced with Windows 8 in 2012, by ...