I've heard numerous folks who attended Build in person and/or via Webcasts say that there will be no Desktop app experience when Windows 8 ships on PCs and tablets running on ARM processors. Until ...

Based on recent comments by top Redmond strategists, it appears that Microsoft has no credible vision for the future of desktop computing. Apple appears to have skirted this strategic black hole and ...

Bing Wallpaper app automatically opens Bing.com in your default browser when you click anywhere on desktop. Option to disable ...

When Microsoft launched Windows 11 back in 2021, it talked a big game in the widgets department. Alongside a new user ...

Desktop Analytics, Microsoft's service for viewing Windows device information, is now deemed ready for use by organizations. The service is now at the "general availability" commercial-release stage, ...

But it’s not because of Macs or Linux – it's because Microsoft wants your Windows desktop to live in the cloud. Today, chances are you’re working on a Windows-powered PC. Tomorrow may be another story ...

If you talk to five PC users you’ll probably find six different ways to use the Windows desktop. On the one end are people like me, who prefer to have nothing cluttering up their primary workspace. On ...

The Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack 2013 (MDOP 2013) suite of tools for enterprise use can be downloaded today. This suite of six tools for IT pros contains applications that have been updated ...

Electronic Data Systems Corp. is unveiling today a service to manage the deployment of Microsoft Corp. desktop applications and systems software in companies and government agencies. Features of the ...

Now, Cinnamon is the flagship desktop environment of Linux Mint, which is generally the best distro for experiencing it.

Remix 3D Winterscapes is another festive Windows theme from Microsoft that boasts 14 3D snowy scenes. Lastly, there's the ...