When Windows 8 debuts on October 26, users will be confronted with the most radical changes to the look and feel of Windows in nearly 20 years. The traditional desktop has been relegated to ...

Operating systems should be invisible according to some, yet Windows XP is anything but. Visually, it's Microsoft's most innovative OS since Windows 95, making more use of graphics than ever. The ...

Early this month, Microsoft dropped something of a bombshell on Windows developers: the new Windows 8 touch-friendly immersive style would use a developer platform not based on .NET, which Microsoft ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about hardware and software YOU need to know about. May 19, 2012, 09:15am EDT May 21, 2012, 11:20am EDT This article is ...

Computing history: Raymond Chen is once again reminding us that back when Windows 95 ruled the software world, coding was a completely different beast. The Win9x user interface eventually made its way ...

This post will show how to download and install Multilingual User Interface (MUI packs) in Windows 11/10. Multilingual User Interface (MUI) is used either in a Windows 11/10/8/7 deployment scenario or ...

In November, details emerged of Microsoft's plans to refresh its Windows 10 user interface with new design elements. Being developed the under codename 'Project Neon', the changes are said to be part ...

Microsoft Corp. today officially revealed Windows 11, the next major release of its ubiquitous operating system, which brings major upgrades both to the interface with which users interact on a daily ...

Last week, we reported on how Microsoft's plans for the future of Windows 10 on phones is gradually coming together. A key part of those plans is the company's development of a unified CShell user ...

The tile-based user interface created for Windows Phone has moved to the core of Microsoft's consumer offerings. Now, Microsoft has to make sure it doesn't muddy Metro's clear design. Jay Greene, a ...

At Microsoft's recent Ignite conference, the company teased the new Windows 12 user interface (UI) with a screenshot that left viewers in awe. This screenshot of a redesigned UI was displayed to ...

Fans of Microsoft's Aero desktop experience will have to prepare for a life without translucent windows in Windows 8. Buried deep within a novel-length blog post, the company announced on Friday that ...