We're comfortable with Windows Defender safeguarding our systems while we surf the web in Windows 8. However, malware can also make its way onto your system if you plug in an infected external drive or USB key.

Windows 8 has a Maps app that will display your current location (if you allow it to), present you with live traffic data and help you find driving directions. Here's how to use Maps to show you the way from Point A to Point B:.

Vacation planning can be a major pain, particularly if you're using a tablet and trying to tap tiny links on a travel website. Fortunately, Windows 8 offers some assistance through its touch-friendly ...

Whether it's a video that has gone viral or an article about the latest political scandal, sharing links by posting an update to your Facebook account is one of the fundamental ways people use soc...

Millions of users bemoan the fact that Windows 8 has done away with the classic Start menu button. Fortunately, there's a way to resurrect a skeletal version of it in Windows 8's Desktop UI by attaching the Programs folder to the taskbar.

One of Windows 8's most-touted new features is its People hub, which combines a comprehensive contact list with the ability to read and post to Twitter and Facebook. Photos from friends who have recen...

Move over, Siri. Intel is working with Nuance on its own voice assistant technology for Ultrabooks. Dubbed Dragon Assistant, the new software will come preloaded on select Ultrabooks sometime in 2013 ...

  It's like the McDonald's of productivity apps: According to Microsoft, Office now serves more than 1 billion people around the world. Still, that doesn't mean that the Redmond giant ca...

Microsoft wants your digital pictures to be as easy to browse as your physical ones. The new Photos app for Windows 8 was designed from the ground up to access images from several sources and make photo sharing a breeze.