If you use Windows 7 but want the Windows 8 task manager, one of our forum members has a download for you that will give you enhanced task manager for Windows 7 and it is available now. More...

UltimatePoker.com, the first gaming site to be legally used in the US state of Nevada, is giving Mac owners a "free" copy of Windows 7 with emulation software so OS X users can play on the site. More...

A recent security update is causing Windows 7 machines in Brazil to enter an endless reboot cycle but there is a work around if you have a already installed the update. More...

Microsoft has announced that the first service pack for Windows 7 will be now automatically applied to all Windows 7 machines over the coming weeks and you should prepare your computer now. More...

Microsoft has revealed it will release software updates for Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows RT on Tuesday February 26, which may be a clue for the launch date of the final Windows 7 version of IE10. More...

Microsoft has announced that it will end support for the RTM version of Windows 7 on April 9, 2013, two years after the release of the first service pack for the OS. More...

CES 2013 saw a lot of odd gadgets, but few were as interesting as a Windows 7-based PC that also serves as a touchscreen table made for restaurant customers to look at menus, order food and more. More...

The two PC makers that were still offering netbook-style notebooks for sale, Acer and Asus, have both announced they won't be making those models anymore and will sell off their remaining netbooks. More...

Microsoft has revealed more information on the features in Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7, and reveals that "Do Not Track" is the default setting from the program's first launch. More...

Microsoft has filed a lawsuit against Israel-based One Systems Integration, claiming that the company sold PCs with unauthorized copies of its Windows 7 OS inside. More...

New data from Net Applications shows that Windows 7 increased its PC OS market share in October, while Windows 8 went up slightly due to its launch in later October. More...

Microsoft's Steven Sinofsky dropped some knowledge today with the factoid that Windows 8 has had a ridiculous amount of testing, with over a billion hours of pre-release tests from users. More...

With Windows 8 about to hit, sources close to Microsoft's Service Pack build team are suggesting that Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 will not be succeeded by Service Pack 2. More...

A number of recent Windows 7 PCs, mostly in the tablet and netbook categories, can't handle the upgrade to Windows 8 thanks mostly to issues with Intel's Cedar Trail processor. More...

We all have been waiting for Microsoft to give us an update on when IE 10 would be coming to Windows 7 and Microsoft has finally broken the silence on the topic and it will arrive in November. More...

Microsoft has released an update for Office 2013/Office 365 via Click to Run and Office Update , Microsoft's deployment and updating mechanisms for the preview version of Office. More...

Acer is the official PC hardware provider for the London 2012 Olympic Games, providing laptop, desktops and servers running on Windows for the athletes and staff. More...

id Software co-founder John Carmack says that, in terms of making games, he would be happy if Windows 8 didn't exist, while also saying he is "kind of excited" about checking out a Surface tablet. More...

Microsoft has provided an update on its WIndows 7 sales and has said that there have been 630 million licenses sold to date which is 30 million more than the last update of 600 million. More...

It's not a secret that Microsoft is pushing the Windows 8 variant for Windows 7 but the company has also promised that the platform will be coming to Windows 7 but has yet to provide any updates. More...

The Windows 7 PC has come a long way since the platform was introduced. Micorosft has put together a nifty video of the evolution of this process which starts with Alienware and ends with Dell. More...

Microsoft is now offering PC OEMs and system builders a way to pre-install Skype on new Windows 7 PCs via a newly discovered download for the Skype OEM Preinstallation Kit. More...

Windows 7 is surely destined to be the next Windows XP as the rock solid OS is winning the hearts of not only consumers but corporations. Windows 7 is selling well and will do so through year's end. More...

A German court has ordered an injunction on the sale of several of Microsoft's products in that country, including Windows 7 and the Xbox 360 game console, as part of a lawsuit with Motorola. More...

Microsoft has revealed more interesting bits of news in their latest financial numbers, including word that PC sales were up and that 100 billion minutes of calls via Skype were made last quarter. More...

Microsoft has launched a new web page that helps folks in deciding what kind of Windows 7-based PC to pick, based on asking a series of questions and then coming up with recommendations. More...

Microsoft is urging users to make sure to update Windows XP, Vista and 7 with the latest security update right away, as it patches an exploit that could be discovered by hackers soon. More...

In addition to offering extended support for Windows Vista to 2017, Microsoft has also revised the date for the end of extended support for Windows 7 to January 14, 2020. More...

The ITG xpPHone 2, a smartphone that allegedly runs Microsoft's Windows 7 PC operating system, has reportedly been released in China ahead of the previously announced schedule. More...

Microsoft has announced that the Internet Explorer 9 web browser has topped Google's Chrome and Mozilla's Firefox to become the second most popular browser in the world under Windows 7. More...

A report claims that a Chinese student made a tablet with Windows 7 as a present for his girlfriend, based on buying a $78 laptop and then converting the product to a tablet for a total cost of $125. More...

Dell has revealed a new 10.1 inch tablet product, the Latitude ST, that runs Windows 7 but is designed to be used most by businesses, education and health care professionals. More...

Microsoft has launched a new TV advertising campaign that combines several of its products, including Windows 7, Windows Phone, Microsoft Office and the Xbox 360 with its Kinect controller. More...

A new report claims that Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system is finally being used more than the 10 year old Windows XP OS in PCs worldwide. More...

Apple's new CEO is not wasting any time when comparing Apple to Microsoft. Touting Apple's download rate of Lion, he pokes fun at Windows 7's slow adoption rate. More...

Online stats has shown that Windows 7 has overtaken Windows XP as the worlds most used operating system. The news comes a few weeks after Microsoft confirmed that XP will end-of life in 2014. More...

Microsoft released the monthly security bulletins for its Windows update on Friday, several days ahead of its usual Tuesday release. Microsoft quickly took them down an hour after their release. More...

A new study from Gartner claims that by the end of the year, Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system will be installed on 42 percent of all PCs worldwide. More...

Microsoft has already begun hinting about its plans for Windows 8 which is currently planned for release sometime in 2012. The next version of Microsoft's operating system will be made for desktops, laptops and the... More...

Windows 7 was made for laptops and desktops, not for the growing trend of touch-based tablet devices. However, according to a new story at ZDNet, Windows 7 is indeed in a few percent of all... More...

With Microsoft starting to talk more and more about Windows 8, many PC owners are wondering if the next version of Microsoft's PC operating system will run on their own rig. However it's looking like... More...

During the keynote at WPC: Day 1, Steve Ballmer took to the stage and announced that Microsoft has now sold more than 400 million licenses for Windows 7 to date. Since the release of Windows 7... More...

For all those computer hardware enthusiasts you will be well aware that currently the Computex 2011 trade show is running in Taipei to show off the latest new and upcoming technologies. It turns out that... More...

Windows 7 has been out for almost two years now, and it doesn't come as a surprise to many that it is now running on one in every three computers in the world, according to... More...

It is not every day that we see a Government agency telling us what platform we should use for our business and personal computing needs. While it is known that Vista and Windows 7 provide... More...

It is hard to believe but Windows 7 has been on the market for 18 months. During that time, the platform has experienced tremendous growth and adoption by users all over the world; including business... More...

Windows 7 is Microsoft's fastest selling operating system to date. It is now one and a half years old, yet it reached several key milestones quickly. Last August, its marketshare surpassed that of its older... More...

The much awaited Windows 7 SP1 is now available for download here. Six days ago, Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 became available for MSDN/TechNet subscribers. As we reported last... More...

According to The Journal, it would seem that Microsoft's latest security updates aren't playing nice with VMWare viewer. The updates in question, KB2482017 and KB2467023, seem harmless enough but will break VMware's viewer application. There... More...