Six Windows 7 versions, to be precise. But most users only need to decide between two versions. Microsoft has said that 80 percent of users will be deploying Windows 7 Home Premium (consumers) or ...

Microsoft has taken plenty of heat in the Vista “junk PC” lawsuit. If the company is smart, it will take those criticisms to heart, and make sure it doesn’t make the same mistakes when it launches ...

Windows 7's 'netbook edition' -- Windows 7 Starter -- will only let you run three applications at once, Microsoft has revealed. There has been some confusion over what this means, and how it's handled ...

In a Q&A posted Tuesday to Microsoft's Web site, Windows General Manager Mike Ybarra said Microsoft expects two Windows 7 SKUs-- Windows 7 Home Premium and Windows 7 Professional -- to fit the needs ...

Windows 7 Home Premium Mainstream As above, plus Aero, Multi-touch support, Home Group, Media Centre Windows 7 Professional Mainstream As above, plus Mobility Center, Offline Folders, Remote Desktop, ...

Microsoft’s Windows 10 upgrade “nag” campaign — an effort to convince customers running Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 to upgrade to the new OS — began today, with users reporting that they’d seen the ...

Microsoft is getting closer to the Windows 8 finish line and is finalizing details like its upgrade paths from older Windows releases to the coming version. Mary Jo Foley Mary Jo Foley has covered the ...

Microsoft has decided to not pull the plug on PCs that come pre-installed with Windows 7 - but only for business computers (Windows 7 Professional). This means that for everyone else who wants a PC ...

I'm currently running a licensed copy of Windows 7 Ultimate on my laptop. In anticipation of my impending Sandy Bridge build this weekend I purchased a family pack of Windows 7 Home Premium to make ...

Microsoft has decided to not pull the plug on PCs that come pre-installed with Windows 7 - but only for business computers (Windows 7 Professional). This means that for everyone else who wants a PC ...