Your Windows 7 software will run in Windows 8, but it won’t run in the Metro—I mean Windows 8 Style UI. Traditional desktop Windows software falls back to a Windows 7-esque Desktop mode.

I’m a big fan of Windows 8. The Metro UI is a breath of fresh air, and the Consumer Preview has given Microsoft an excellent opportunity to make headway in changing perspectives on where it is ...

Original article: Windows 8 features a new user interface designed for touch-friendly devices such as tablets. But you don’t need a touchscreen to use the new Metro Style user interface.

The Chromium team is set to release its first a version of the Chrome browser for the Metro mode of Windows 8, the open-source project announced on Thursday.The version will run in both the Metro ...

The Windows start button in the desktop simply returned you to the Metro UI. To replace the start button, Microsoft will reportedly turn that space into a hot corner, sources told The Verge.

After the install of Windows Server 8, I was greeted by both a Metro UI and the new Server Management interface tuned for the new UI. “Deep breath … don’t hate it yet” was what ran through ...

Responding to complaints over the Metro-based Windows 8 Start screen, Microsoft is still trying to defend the new user interface but has promised to make some tweaks to appease unhappy users.