Windows 8 has a settings screen called PC Settings that allows you to change some basic preferences and computer settings directly in the Windows 8 Start Screen. This screen allow you to change ...

Windows 8 comes with a new user interface called the Windows Start Screen that is the first thing you see when you login to Windows 8. This is the main interface that Windows 8 user's use to ...

Windows 8 has two environments: the full screen, touch-centric Windows Store App interface (also called Metro) and the Desktop interface, which looks and acts like Windows 7. If you install ...

One of my chief complaints with Windows 8 is that Microsoft forced you to boot to the new Start screen rather than giving you the option of booting to the desktop–which is where I prefer to hang ...

Click Ok. Now, when you boot your Windows 8.1 PC, it’ll automatically open the desktop, and hide the new Start Screen dependent Metro-style applications.

How to Fix Blurry Desktop Background Pictures on Windows 8. Blurry desktop wallpaper on a Windows 8 system may be an indication of a problem with the device's display settings.

Restart the computer to test that it boots to the desktop by default. A Windows Explorer window will open automatically and your computer will start in desktop mode.

Windows 8 is the worst offender yet, positively spitting in the face of keyboard users -- but fortunately, it's quite easy to disable the new Windows 8 lock screen.

Download ModernMix ($5, free 30-day trial) Now, with Metro apps running on the Desktop, the final step to eradicate all traces of the Windows 8 interface is to install a Start menu replacement.

Windows 8.1 makes the modern interface more useful than ever before—but it also makes it easier for desktop diehards to banish the modern UI completely.

One of the more annoying behaviors in Windows 8 and 8.1 is that all of your files are set to open in native Metro-style apps. For instance, if you're working on the desktop and view a picture or ...