Informal speed tests show that Windows 7 boots faster than Vista, and many users have reported that it “feels” faster during everyday operation. (Maybe that’s because the User Account Control is more ...

Many computer users have upgraded from Windows 7 or 8 to Windows 10 as part of Microsoft’s free upgrade offer, which ends on Friday. After Friday, holdovers who want to upgrade from Windows 7 will ...

Q: How hard will it be for me to upgrade my 5-year old computer from Windows 7 to Windows 10? A: As the January 2020 “end of life” deadline approaches for Windows 7, anyone still running the old OS ...

The backwards compatibility of new operating systems has been a constant thorn in Microsoft's side. With Vista, the compatibility problems at launch were so great it never really stood a chance of ...

In some cases, formatting your PC may be the last resort to remove viruses that can not be eradicated with existing antivirus programs. After reformatting, you can reinstall the operating system and ...

Microsoft has been warning Windows 7 users for the past year-plus that after January 14, 2020, they'll get no more security updates to the operating system for free. Even though users will be able to ...

Q: How hard will it be for me to upgrade my 5-year old computer from Windows 7 to Windows 10? A: As the January 2020 end-of-life deadline approaches for Windows 7, anyone still running the old ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Antony reviews and covers the latest PC hardware and laptop technology This article is more than 5 years old. Microsoft's ...

To help our customers get advanced notice of this change, we are reaching out with information and resources. Beginning next month, if you are a Windows 7 customer, you can expect to see a ...

Windows 7's end of life was supposed to lift PC sales in 2020 Katie Collins - PA Images/Getty Images When Microsoft stopped supporting Windows 7, many computer users had a decision to make: Stay on ...

Microsoft is going to end support for Windows 7 on January 14, 2020 – and yet 30% of Windows PCs are still running Windows 7, even with Microsoft’s Windows 7 End of Support less than two months away!

A "You don’t have permission to shut down this computer." error is preventing Windows 7 from shutting down or restarting their computers according to user reports ...