We’ve shown you how to go about installing the new Windows 8 developer preview on a brand-new hard drive or a partition of your existing hard drive–that’s easy. However, most of you probably just want ...

Sure, most of the fanfare about Windows 8 has centered on its use in tablets, but the operating system is also designed for laptops and desktops. If you have an old PC knocking around, why not give ...

So you want to try out Windows 8. Excellent! But you’re not foolhardy enough to try using a developer preview build as your main work/play operating system–you just want to dabble. We’ll show you how ...

The Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant is a program by Microsoft that allows you to quickly assess whether or not your computer is capable of running Windows 8 and then purchase it. It does this by scanning ...

Trying the developer preview out in a virtual machine is a smart way to go, since you can do a clean install and play around without worrying about messing up your computer. All three of the ...

When Windows is installed on your computer it can be installed as a 32-bit version or a 64-bit version. For most people, whether they use a 32-bit or a 64-bit version of Windows does not make a ...

Many a time we download the wrong version of the software, and then it doesn’t install. While 32-bit versions work fine on 64-bit, if you have installed it by accident, here is how you can completely ...

When it comes to operating systems, the distinction between 32-bit and 64-bit versions plays a significant role in how your PC performs and handles tasks. The terms "32-bit" and "64-bit" refer to the ...

Microsoft's Windows 8 beta is now available as a free download, which means that it's time to figure out how to install it. Officially called the Consumer Preview, the Windows 8 beta is actually quite ...