Windows 8.1 users can easily move and resize tiles, create and name groups of tiles, change the background image, and pin freshly installed apps on the Start screen.

Changing the background in the Metro UI's Start screen can make interacting with that part of Windows 8 a more pleasant experience. Here's how.

You don't have to look at drab backgrounds colors in Windows 8.1, here's how to add a personlized picture to the Start Screen in Windows 8.1.

Windows 8.1 makes the modern interface more useful than ever before—but it also makes it easier for desktop diehards to banish the modern UI completely.

Three-column Start Screen for some Windows Phone 8.1 handsets We're also told that Microsoft is currently experimenting with a three-column layout for the Start Screen across all devices.

Let us be honest, what people really want when they ask for Windows 7 back is that it be done with the modern Windows 8 Start Screen and make their machine more mouse and keyboard friendly.

While Windows 8.1 automatically selects the highest resolution your PC display will support, there may be times when you will need a smaller screen. For example, a company-issued laptop may ...