Also shown are the new themes, wallpapers and lock screen backgrounds that will presumably be available once Windows 8 finally ships.

Microsoft is adding a number of new patterns to its Start Screen for Windows 8 as the final RTM version approaches.

In Windows 8, Microsoft creates a consistent user interface for computers, tablets and smartphones by morphing the Start menu into the Start screen, a finger-flicking environment that presents ...

Windows 8 RTM (for "release to manufacturing") doesn't have too many visible changes, but here's what you can expect from the final code.

These wallpapers seem chosen almost deliberately to contrast with the Start screen images. On the Metro side, the imagery is abstract, stylized, and fundamentally unreal.

While Windows 8 is still slated for an October 26, 2012 release we are discovering that the desktop wallpapers make for some really nice Windows Phone lock screen wallpapers.

Microsoft will name Windows 8 build 9200 as its final RTM copy, expected to be announced next week.

Windows 8 isn't just a consumer operating system. What does the Enterprise version, which is available to companies with Software Assurance subscriptions, have to offer?

Microsoft has put the final touches on Windows 8, and has released the RTM version of the operating system to device makers, developers, and IT pros. That doesn’t mean you can go out and buy ...

The release-to-manufacturing ("RTM") version of Windows 8 is now available to developers and corporate IT departments, though as usual, minor updates will continue. I've installed the new ...

It's been two weeks since Microsoft signed off on Windows 8, and shipped the final code to manufacturers prepping shiny new computers. Today, another round of folks are getting their hands on the ...

I only installed Windows 7 once on my home machine. I'm probably going to buy a Windows 8 PC or tablet so I don't think I'll even see the setup screen except for the Release Preview I did at home.