Windows 11’s track record hasn’t been great. Every update seems to cause all kinds of problems, which is why many users would ...

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Having trouble deciding whether to upgrade to Microsoft's newest? If so, you may be better off waiting. Upgrading to Windows 7 is not a no-brainer for most users. Microsoft offers a free Windows 7 ...

Dimensional Research, Sunnyvale, Calif., recently conducted an online survey of 1,100 IT professionals worldwide and found that 83 percent have no plans to upgrade their Windows PCs to Windows 7 in ...

In Windows 7, Microsoft will give customers the ability to run older applications from within a virtual Windows XP environment running under Windows Virtual PC, a move that solution providers are ...

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 ...

With the release of Windows 7 coming October 22, enterprises need to at least begin looking at deploying Windows 7 in their environments. Whether you are excited about Windows 7 or hate the fact that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. The secret to the continuing availability of security patches ...

If you’re a Windows shop and are planning to be running Windows 7, unless your company is so new that Windows 7 is the only operating system that’s ever been on your desktop and notebook computers, ...

The release of Windows 7 to manufacturing begins a tale of two operating systems: the one you want and the one you don’t. It is packed with improvements and cool stuff, but it still carries a whiff of ...