Microsoft's business model for Windows has historically been complex, with a mix of different editions, a partner-centric sales channel, and Byzantine licensing rules. Throw in a 10-year support ...

As the January end-of-support deadline for the aged OS approaches, Microsoft is ramping up efforts to get users to move to Windows 10. Microsoft will soon begin nagging users running Windows 7 ...

Microsoft stopped selling its aging operating systems to companies that make Windows-based gadgets. Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying ...

As of yesterday, Microsoft has stopped selling Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 to system builders. The only way to acquire a copy of these operating systems now is to buy the dwindling stock still available ...

There’s now less than a year left before Microsoft ends extended support for Windows 7. With that deadline approaching, the company has announced its pricing plan for businesses and enterprises that ...

Windows 7 is projected to reach the end-of-support in January 2020 for consumers, but Microsoft is offering paid extensions for Windows 7 security updates. Microsoft has also decided to extend the ...

Despite pleas from users to stop the confusion and craft one version of Windows 7, Microsoft is continuing down the path it followed with XP and Vista releasing multiple versions or SKUs ...

For all the talk about the advantages of Windows 8 over Windows 7—for example, account sync, better multiple monitor support, and faster startup times—some people just can’t get past Windows 8’s ...

If you’re one of the many still holding on to the nearly nine-year-old Windows 7 OS, it might be time for an upgrade. Microsoft is set to end extended support for Windows 7 on January 14, 2020, ...

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 ...

Last week, Polish website CentrumXP published what at first glance looked like leaked images of the retail boxes for the various editions of Windows 7. Remember that only Windows 7 Home Premium and ...

Although some people like to keep a sparse, clutter-free desktop, others may prefer to fill it with shortcuts. Shortcuts are tiny files that point to other files and folders on your hard drive. You'll ...