[windows-8] Forum Topics

I have a tale of woe to tell which is all the worse because of Microsoft's abject failure to put things right. On the first day it became available (26th Oct), I started the Windows 8 Pro download upgrade process. It's only £24.99 from here in the UK. On my …

Microsoft failed to make tablets work with Windows for PEN Computing twenty years ago, so why are some people saying that it is set to dethrone the iPad later this year? Can Windows 8 really prove to be a commercial threat to iOS? [ATTACH=RIGHT]24152[/ATTACH]I still have my Compaq Concerto from …

as the topic title specifies... I am using Windows Server 2012 which is the server version of 8.

Hi Its been about a year since I've been on this site, Back when I use to use XP for my operating system and Dev-C++ for my compiler. But Now I have WIndows 8 and I tried downloading Dev-C++ but I kept getting this message. "g++.exe has stopped working." So …

Hi there, I have a machine with 2 harddrives. One has Windows 7 installed and the other has Windows 8 Consumer Preview installed. Since my Win8 is my primary, it starts up into windows 8 without even showing the bootloader. Is there a way for me to go add the …

How will Microsoft differentiate Windows 8 in an already crowded Windows OS user space? How about, for one, with the use of a photographic gesture security system for logging in? The idea of using a photo to identify and authenticate the user is not without some pretty obvious problems (ambient …

Has been released by Microsoft. It includes [LIST] [*]64-bit Windows Developer Preview [*]Windows SDK for Metro style apps [*]Microsoft Visual Studio 11 Express for Windows Developer Preview [*]Microsoft Expression Blend 5 Developer Preview [*]28 Metro style apps including the BUILD Conference app [/LIST] You can download it [URL="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/br229516"]here[/URL]. I'm about …

Hi guys :D I have a windows 7 touchscreen tablet and I would like an ubuntu partition. The issue is that the bootloader that comes with windows 7 doesn't support touchscreen input so i will not be able to select which OS to boot into. I understand that the windows …

Is there any way I can get Flash Player installed on the new Metro-style browser for Windows Developer Preview a.k.a "Windows 8"? Kinda need it because that's what I do on a daily basis! I still have Windows 7 but would prefer to use Windows DP as it stands.