Microsoft is ditching the "Metro" name for its live tiles UI in Windows 8 and Windows Phone. And it was a bit of a mystery what it was going to be called.

Microsoft may go the simple route and replace 'Metro' with 'Windows 8,' my sources are saying. Written by Mary Jo Foley, Senior Contributing Editor Aug. 9, 2012 at 11:59 a.m. PT ...

Microsoft has been using Metro to define a wide range of concepts in Windows 8 and Windows RT, from the underlying typographical-heavy design to the color-subdued user interface (UI) for Windows ...

We're shipping 109 to Win 7, 8, and 8.1 (including Server 2012 R2 which is based on Win 8.1). Microsoft has a fix for CVE-2023-4863 to Microsoft Edge Stable Channel (Version 109.0.1518.140), which ...

With the public release of Microsoft's Windows 8 Developer Preview, we got an early look at what Redmond has in store for the future of the ubiquitous Windows platform. For an alpha test version ...

Microsoft has officially released their Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser for the Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 operating systems. This will allow a wider range of Windows users to ...

Desktop and Windows 8 apps would imply that Microsoft (or Lenovo in this case) is referring to Metro apps as Windows 8 apps themselves. As is the case with Microsoft with further integration ...

For months, Microsoft has been touting a distinctive, tile-based user interface that’s front-and-center in the designs of its upcoming product releases, including Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 ...

Microsoft Edge and WebView2 Runtime (Evergreen and Fixed) version 109 are the last to support Windows 7, 8, and 8.1. Also, WebView2 SDK version 1.0.1519.0 and higher now require Windows 10 or 11.

It’s official: The apps once called Metro apps are now formally called “Windows 8 Store apps” by Microsoft. Along with being one of the worst branding moves of all time, the new name is ...

Microsoft's Chromium-based Edge browser was an improvement over the initial version of Edge in many ways, including its support for Windows 7 and Windows 8. But the end of the road is coming ...

Microsoft may go the simple route and replace 'Metro' with 'Windows 8,' sources are saying. Mary Jo Foley She is the author of Microsoft 2.0: How Microsoft plans to stay relevant in the post-Gates ...