Microsoft’s Windows 8 Consumer Preview press conference is still underway, but the beta software is already available for download. For most users who want to try out Windows 8, the Setup file is the ...

It’s scorching out. Any housework that needs doing is already done. And with the long weekend ahead, it’s time for a simple computing project. Here’s one: Install the Windows 8.1 preview. Last week, ...

Microsoft today announced that customers had downloaded more than 1 million copies of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview in its first day of availability. The company released the preview Wednesday around ...

Just one day after hitting the Web, the Windows 8 beta, aka the Consumer Preview, has reached a milestone, according to Microsoft. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a ...

Although millions have downloaded Microsoft’s Windows 8 developer preview, relatively few are actually using it, Web measurements show. During November, Windows 8 powered 0.03% of the computers — or ...

Microsoft unveiled the Windows 8 Consumer Preview Product Guide for Business just a few hours before the widely anticipated release of Windows 8 Consumer Preview. In addition to the predictable pablum ...