After all, except for Windows RT for ARM tablets, all the legacy Windows apps still run on Windows 8 for x86, too. Even in the Windows Store, there are plenty of old-school desktop apps, after all.

The mission: To spend a week solely in Windows 8's modern UI. The results: Enlightening. The verdict: You'll have to read to find out.

Several weeks ago, Nielsen accused Microsoft of throwing users “under the bus” with Windows 8. Yesterday, he reasserted that Windows 8 is a UI mess, one that confuses and confounds users, even ...

A little bit of history. Before we look at what Microsoft will be doing with Windows 8, a little context is necessary. ... adopt a standard Windows user interface, ...

So far, all we've seen of applications utilizing Windows 8's new user interface is what Microsoft has publicly demonstrated. But now, just 2-and-a-half weeks away from Microsoft's BUILD conference ...

Tasos delivers his thoughts on Windows 8 and Metro UI and why it could be the (d)evolution of the world's most popular OS, as well as Microsoft's reasons for the UI design in the new OS.

However, Microsoft employees have started using “Modern UI Style” to refer to the new Windows 8 Start Screen and “Modern UI” design in reference to Windows 8 apps.

The brightly colored, interactive tiles of Windows 8's Metro interface are fun and innovative. But they can also be frustrating and completely unintuitive to use.

Just over three decades later, that UI element never actually arrived. Instead, the basic one he created is still kicking around in Windows 11, doing the job as well as it ever has.

Well now your Windows 7 UI will almost resemble the Windows 8 UI, as we know today. If you have any additional tweaks or apps, please do share it with us.