I’ll get right to it: anyone using a mature copy of Windows 7 (as opposed to a new computer or a newly installed copy) should not install Service Pack 1 (SP1). This is not a knock on Microsoft, ...

Microsoft is starting to push Windows 7 SP1 to Windows 7 users via Windows Update, ahead of the early April end-of-support date for the RTM version of the product. Mary Jo Foley has covered the tech ...

A number of users attempting to install Microsoft's recent convenience rollup for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 have found various steps along the way rather ... inconvenient. There are some ...

With 20+ years of experience covering consumer tech and policy, Chloe now leads PCMag's news coverage. Microsoft today started rolling out Windows 7 service pack 1 (SP1) as an automatic update. Though ...

Windows 10 is off to a great start. The operating system is already installed on more than 300 million devices but it's still far short of Microsoft's most popular OS, Windows 7. Launched in 2009, ...

Windows 7 was released back in 2009. That’s seven years ago, and a lot has changed in the tech world since then. Even so, Windows 7 remains the most popular desktop operating system on the planet.

For Windows customers without immediate access to MSDN (or the defunct TechNet), acquiring genuine Windows ISOs has been a frustrating and ridiculously complex experience: Microsoft tells you to ask ...

Microsoft today released the first public beta of Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1), but warned consumers and end users to steer clear of the preview. The beta also includes a first-look at Windows ...

Microsoft has a released an optional Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 update that let's customers who have signed up for extended security update test if their devices are ready. An update was ...

Here is the list of minimum requirements, and installation processes to verify for EUSs. If you have Windows 7 VM hosted on Azure, you will receive free ESU updates ...

Not sold on Windows 10? We have the keys to keeping your Win7 system running the way you like it If Windows 7 represents peak Windows for you, you’re not alone. Twice as many people use Win7 as use ...