Earlier this month Microsoft put Windows 8 Metro style apps on display at the Build conference in Anaheim, CA. I had the pleasure of presenting a session on styling, animations, and templating for ...

The start screen “grid” has been touted as a big feature of Windows 8. With the portable Start Screen Animations Tweaker, you can adjust it to your liking. There are any number of products promising ...

Rolf Ebeling, a senior user experience lead for the User Experience Design and Research Team for Windows, Windows Live, and Internet Explorer, is the man who designed the 105-frame Windows 7 boot ...

Microsoft announced that the widget displayed on the taskbar in Windows 11 will correspond to live content. Widgets that can be used on Windows 11 include sports, finance, breaking news, etc., but by ...

Windows 11 build 22567 is rolling out in the Dev Channel. It includes more fluid animations for tablet users and more. There's also a new carbon emissions limiter being built into Windows Update. It's ...

Microsoft has definitely opened up a few doors for personalizing Windows 7 compared to Windows Vista, but the software giant recently gave some news that many customizers and tweakers will not enjoy.

One of the better ways to engage with an audience is by producing short animations to illustrate your message. But animation software is typically hard to use. And they’re usually expensive too. Which ...

The latest Windows 11 preview build is now rolling out to Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels, and includes a whole bunch of new features and enhancements over the last handful of test builds.

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft’s Windows 11 preview has been available for a couple of weeks now, but I ...

Microsoft packs Windows with tons of animations, whether youre using Windows 11 or Windows 10. These animations appear briefly and on a small scale, but they may slow down your PC a little or cause ...