Making Windows more relevant in a mobile world is a work in progress. PC makers are in a battle for survival. Brooke Crothers writes about mobile computer systems, including laptops, tablets, ...

After nearly a year’s worth of rumors and months of dabbling with the Developer Preview, the much-ballyhooed Windows 8.1 update finally—finally!—lands in the Windows Store Thursday. Microsoft’s ...

Microsoft's latest version of Windows, 8.1, arrives today. CNET takes a look at what came before it, and what's still ahead. Josh Lowensohn Former Senior Writer Josh Lowensohn joined CNET in 2006 and ...

It’s the end of the line for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. These older versions of Windows (plus Windows RT) stop receiving all security updates today, over a decade after their original releases.

It’s inevitable that upgrading to a new version of an operating system or application comes with a bit of a learning curve. With Windows 8.1, though—and its predecessor Windows 8—the curve is steep, ...

Valve announced that its Steam online game platform will officially drop support for the Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 platforms starting January 1st, 2024. Windows 7 Professional and ...

In 2013, Microsoft introduced Windows 8.1 as a response to the challenges faced with Windows 8. While it did not solve all of Microsoft's issues, Windows 8.1 significantly improved the company's ...

Microsoft has reversed course and provided the release to manufacturing (RTM) version of Windows 8.1 to developers and IT pros via MSDN and TechNet. Microsoft has reversed course and provided the ...

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is preparing to send reminders to Windows 8.1 users that support will ...

The company has announced the end of Windows 8.1 support will hit in January 2023, at which point anyone still running Microsoft's old OS will be unprotected from any new system vulnerabilities that ...

Firefox is saying goodbye at the end of February.

According to StatCounter, Windows 8 and 8.1 still account for about 4.3 percent of the Windows install base worldwide, far less than Windows 11, Windows 10, or even Windows 7. But for the people still ...