This leaked welcome screen for Windows 8 isn’t itself a huge development, but it does offer some hints about where Microsoft is headed with its PC operating system. If you’ve ever seen a Windows Phone ...

Ever wonder why Windows displays the Welcome Screen? It is a way to hide what’s going on in the background. The Desktop Window Manager or DWM loads the user interface or renders the GUI of Windows.

Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff-Davis' Computer Select, back when CDs were new-fangled, and IBM's PC XT was wowing the crowds at Comdex. He spent more ...