Microsoft issued a "Fix it"-style patch on Tuesday for a Windows 7 upgrade problem that results in a system hang. Some Windows Vista users have been unable to upgrade to Windows 7 due to a problem ...

Windows 10 has reached end of life. But you can upgrade unsupported PCs to Windows 11 by bypassing TPM and RAM checks without ...

The launch of Windows 7 may be more than two months away, but the buzz, already building, is starting to reach fever pitch. Reviews, such as Preston Gralla’s in Computerworld,, have called it “solid” ...

After recently writing about the ‘joys’ of upgrading from XP to Windows 7, I was mildly surprised to hear from Vista users who wanted to know if they should upgrade to Windows 7. The answer is: ...

The main problem has been straightening out the differences between what is technically possible and what is allowed by Microsoft's licensing. Both points appear to be confusing for users. In addition ...

Microsoft on Tuesday detailed upgrade paths from old Windows editions to its upcoming Windows 7 OS, saying that Europeans will not be able to directly upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows 7.

On both fresh hardware and on first-look upgrades from Windows Vista machines, Windows 7 met the world looking like a champ. Its interface is cleaner, Microsoft has taken a lot of the annoyance out of ...

Q: I have Windows Vista Home Premium on my laptop, and it works fine. Is it really worthwhile to upgrade to Windows 7? Before anybody accuses me of making up this question, I saw variations of it in ...

Upgrading a PC from Windows Vista to Windows 7 can take between half an hour and close to a day, tests conducted by Microsoft have shown. The time benchmarks for the installation of Microsoft's ...

That recommendation did not go unheeded as reviewers in the CRN Test Center set out to find the most efficient and easiest way to get Windows 7 deployed on XP clients. But after a series of tests on ...

Microsoft has been trying to clarify details on upgrading to Windows 7 for individual users, but it's been a bumpy ride at best. Microsoft has been trying to clarify details on upgrading to Windows 7 ...