Microsoft has released the beta version of its Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor, a free utility that tells you if your PC is ready to run Windows 7. It scans your computer, checking internal components, ...

Windows Vista was designed not for the computer people already had, but for the computer Microsoft expected they would soon own. (Surely everyone would rush out to buy a new Vista-equipped system, ...

Microsoft has a new app called Upgrade Advisor in the cards, designed to allow Windows Phone users to check whether their device is ready for the Windows 10 Mobile upgrade. Windows 10 stirred a great ...

When Windows Vista was nearing launch, Microsoft offered an Upgrade Advisor program. Wanting to be sure to repeat the past (except, of course, for Windows Vista's poor adoption rate), Microsoft has ...

Microsoft Corp. on Thursday released the beta of a free app that helps users determine whether their PC is powerful enough to run the upcoming Windows 7 operating system. The Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor ...

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After Microsoft delayed the release of Windows 10 for Windows Phone 8.1 handsets, there are signs that it's finally ready to roll. The software giant has launched an internal beta for the Mobile ...

To be clear, all other Windows smartphones that aren't in the list won't receive the official update, but they can still install it through other means, which comes with some risks, though. According ...