The clock is ticking on the demise of some downgrade rights for Windows 7, an analyst said Thursday. Last year, Microsoft said that customers could downgrade new machines purchased with Windows 7 ...

The new Release Candidate editions for Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 will be the last public test versions before their final releases next year. Lance Whitney is a freelance ...

Mitch Tulloch is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional and lead author of the Windows 7 Resource Kit from Microsoft Press. You can follow him on Twitter at ...

Microsoft [MSFT] has released a beta version of their service pack 1 (SP1) for Windows 7, and SP1 comes with a number of bug fixes and additional features for Windows 7. Windows 7 SP1 Beta is 1.2GB ...

So I am trying to install a fresh copy of Windows 7 Pro SP1 x64 onto my Mac (specs below), but I run into the same error every time. During the "Expanding Windows ...

Microsoft has opened up a beta test of Windows 7 SP1, but only if you're willing to sign on as an IT manager or professional. It's not all that different from Microsoft's normal course of ...

On January 13, Microsoft's mainstream support for Windows 7 Service Pack (SP) 1 ends. Nobody panic. This does not mean Microsoft is going to stop issuing security fixes for Windows 7 SP1 tomorrow. Or ...

I have had this issue as well, my solution to it is: Go back to the first screen (of the Win7 install) and go to the repair section, let it try and repair, then get to the Command Prompt. Once in the ...

Without any fuss, Microsoft has quietly launched its first major update to Windows 7 since its launch over a year ago. The Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) release candidate is now available ...