If you prefer this mode to Windows App, it's possible to work only or mainly in the Desktop. With Windows 8.1, you can skip seeing the Start screen altogether.

Windows 8.1, which will be available for download in a preview version on June 26, will feature the good old Start button in desktop mode. Users who dislike the new Modern UI/Metro interface will ...

Microsoft introduced a completely redesigned user interface called Metro with the release of Windows 8, but it didn't make it easy to turn it off if you or your employees prefer desktop-based ...

A simple trick to boot Windows 8 directly into Desktop mode without using any script or software or tweak. You can do so natively.

Ahead of Windows 8.1's public preview on June 26, Microsoft reveals some new changes coming to the OS, which includes a new Start button, IE11, and search.

Windows 8's new desktop options are a great upgrade to Windows 7, but the addition of Metro leaves much to be desired. Worth your time and trouble? We review.

Feeling lost in Windows 8's Desktop mode? Not sure how to get back to the Start screen? It's simpler than you think. We've got three ways to get you back home to the colorful safety of Metro's tiles.

Windows 8 introduced a new boot loader that decreased the time that it takes Windows 8 to start. Unfortunately, in order to do this Microsoft needed to remove the ability to access the Advanced ...