Recently helping with Windows 7 migrations, I've taken a look at "XP Mode" in Windows 7. It was hyped up by everybody as offering backwards compatibility in Windows 7. Much to my surprise when I got ...

Small-to-medium businesses (SBMs) trying to assess if older applications will run on Windows 7 Professional edition can take advantage of a free online remediation service. The service, called AOK4SMB ...

Windows 7: When you sit down at your computer in the morning, you probably have a handful of applications you open at once to start your day. Windows 7 App Launcher (7APL) can open select applications ...

Microsoft this week released the first update for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 on Windows Update. The update resolves problems when trying to install or run certain legacy games or ...

Answer and explanation is below. Answer is A, B: Both the ACT and Windows XP mode can be used to support legacy applications with Windows 7. Both are available as free downloads from Microsoft, but ...

Microsoft has launched a Code7 Contest (Silverlight required) that aims to recognize and reward software applications running on Windows 7 that are innovative, provide value to users, and which ...

A new OS often retires features that were in its predecessor. If you’re still holding onto Windows 7 because a feature you’re fond of doesn’t appear in Windows 10, chances are there are alternative ...

Windows 7, the newest version of Microsoft’s desktop operating system, comes with numerous functional improvements over its widely used predecessors, Vista and XP. Some of these enhancements—such as ...

It seems that Microsoft [MSFT] is taking Windows Phone 7 seriously as it can see the huge potential for applications, and it is offering incentives for Windows Phone 7 developers to develop ...

In the April issue you saw how easily you can create a Windows Phone 7 application using Visual Studio 2010 and Expression Blend 4 ("Intro to Windows Phone 7," Language Lab). However, there's more to ...