The latest prerelease version reveals more improvements and visual style over the previous one as Microsoft preps Windows 10 for a summer release. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and ...

In Windows Vista, when Aero transparency is enabled, you may have noticed that this transparency goes away when you maximize the window. Many users wanted this transparency effect even when the ...

Aero Peek lets you ‘peak’ behind all the windows so that you can have a look at your desktop, should you wish to access any gadgets or shortcuts. Peek Through is a freeware application for Windows 7 ...

If you were watching the Windows 10 keynote closely last week, you will have noticed that some demos had a Start menu with a transparent backgrounds which indicates this feature is coming soon.

Windows only: Free task managing application Process Manager for Windows adds options to the global context menu for all applications—adding quick access to control running tasks. We've mentioned this ...

Microsoft on Tuesday kicked off a discussion series in which the company is promising to be more transparent about Windows 10 servicing and associated quality issues. A few years back, Microsoft had ...

Have you ever wanted to see what was under a window without minimizing it? That happens to me all the time -- what's in the Word document under my Excel document? What's the name of the file I dropped ...