As everybody knows, the most striking thing about Windows 8 is its Metro interface–those brightly colored tiles that serve as both shortcuts to programs and live widgets reporting data from those ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Wishing you could retain more of a Windows 7 oriented look with your install of Microsoft's Windows 8 developer release? You'd certainly be one of many who ...

If you're not a big fan of the Metro-style interface found in Windows 8, then we've got bad news for you. As it turns out, the controversial interface might not be changing much as we move into ...

The new Metro user interface ushered in with Windows 8 takes its lead from Windows Phoneand is designed to make life much easier on a tablet or desktop touchscreen. Using the old faithful keyboard and ...

Microsoft will offer Windows 8 users the option of working in the new Metro interface or sticking with a more traditional desktop environment. In the latest installment of the "Building Windows 8" ...

Windows 8's new Metro UI is designed for tablets, but you'll get it on every Windows 8 PC. Five days into using Windows 8 nonstop, I've made up my mind: despite Microsoft's efforts, Metro really isn't ...

Change is terrifying, and few things in technology have a greater capacity to set us on edge than a fundamental reimagining of the Windows operating system–a piece of the PC that’s as vital to our ...

Microsoft's phone and tablet market shares remain stuck in single digits, which suggests Windows 8's difficulties go beyond the mishmash of Metro and Desktop UIs Two weeks ago InfoWorld debuted ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s unclear though whether Metro UI will also be removed from Windows 9, as Murtazin says there are a lot of internal debates on ...

There’s a lot of buzz around Microsoft’s decision to change the name of its tile-based design in Windows 8. Ricky oversees and leads the editorial team for BizTech magazine. He's a writer, technology ...

Metro UI Tweaker Tool is a freeware tool, designed to tweak a few settings that are unavailable to users in Windows 8. Onfirst run the program will generate a folder in your Windows Directory labeled ...