At this point, you don’t need a survey to tell you that Windows 7 has been a success. But it’s always nice to have hard data. Thanks to Forrester Research, we’ve got a new Windows 7 survey — two, ...

After a version of Windows is released, over time bugs are found or new enhancements are added by Microsoft. In order to fix these bugs and add these new enhancements, Microsoft will occassionally ...

Next time you wipe your PC's hard drive clean and reinstall Windows with that old installation disc, you don't want to connect your fresh, unpatched and vulnerable system to the internet only to ...

A security firm has found that machines running Windows XP “did not contribute much” to the total number of WannaCry ransomware infections. Leading estimates suggest the ransomware spread to 150 ...

Though it’s now over a decade old, Windows XP remains installed on over a quarter of the world’s PCs, which makes it the second most popular operating system (Windows 7 takes the top slot). Despite ...

With the Windows end-of-service deadline finally upon us, a lot of holdouts are hurriedly making the upgrade to Windows 7 or 8. Moving all your important files from Windows XP to your new computer may ...

Windows Virtual PC is a downloadable add-on to Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate, or Enterprise that allows you to run a Windows XP environments from within Windows 7. Windows XP Mode, which requires ...

If you don't use Windows XP's built-in search often (like every day), disabling indexing can significantly speed up your PC. By default Windows XP indexes files on your hard drive and stores them in ...

With Windows 7’s launch just a day away, it’s time to start thinking about how to prepare your aging-but-still useful PC running Windows XP for that move you’re dying to make. Problem is, Microsoft’s ...

The Windows operating system divides your computer's hard drive into specific spaces known as "partitions." Data from one partition does not cross over into another partition unless the user copies it ...