Microsoft Corp. will not dump Vista when Windows 7 launches and plans to keep selling it to computer makers, system …
Windows 7 could launch as early as August
Although Microsoft Corp. refuses to name a delivery date for Windows 7, it could launch the new operating system as …
Microsoft doctors AutoRun in Windows 7 to stymie Conficker
Prompted by the spread of the Conficker worm through infected USB drives, Microsoft Corp. will unveil changes in next week's …
Hands on: Running Windows 7 on a netbook
Microsoft made headlines recently when The Wall Street Journal reported that the company planned to equip netbooks with the Starter …
Microsoft cuts UAC prompts in Windows 7
User Account Control, a Windows Vista security feature that has long been considered intrusive, will appear about one-third less often …
Developers to get Windows 7 RC next week
Some Microsoft developers will be able to download a near-final version of the company's Windows 7 operating system next week, …
VMware bug allows Windows hack to attack Macs
A bug in VMware's Fusion virtualization software could be used to run malicious code on a Mac by exploiting Windows …
Intel’s Atom chips to support Windows 7 this year
Intel Corp. plans to make sure all of its popular Atom microprocessors support at least two versions of Microsoft Corp.'s …
Poll reveals user love for Windows 7
Beta testers of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows 7 are four times more likely to be happy with what they're seeing than …
Couple sues Acer over sluggish Vista performance
An Ohio couple has sued Acer America Corp., accusing the computer maker of deceiving customers by claiming that laptops with …
Microsoft updates WGA to find counterfeit Windows XP Pro
Microsoft Corp., tacitly acknowledging the continued popularity of Windows XP, said Tuesday it was updating the operating system's anti-piracy technology …
Three reasons Microsoft shouldn’t port Windows to the ARM processor
Microsoft Corp. is facing increasing pressure to bring its mainstream Windows operating system to the ARM mobile CPU. But analysts …
Microsoft patches first critical bug in Windows 7 beta
Microsoft Corp. patched the first critical vulnerability in Windows 7 yesterday as it rolled out an update that fixes three …
Vista-downgrade lawsuit: Microsoft now accused of price-gouging
The California woman suing Microsoft Corp. over Windows Vista's downgrade rights revised her lawsuit yesterday to focus her charges on …
Microsoft Windows on a mainframe?
Software that for the first time lets users run native copies of the Windows operating systems on a mainframe will …
Nvidia updates Windows 7 beta drivers
Graphics chip maker Nvidia Corp. today released beta drivers for Windows 7, months earlier in the development process than it …
Microsoft details contents of enterprise bundle for Windows 7
In a series of briefings held on both coasts last week for product reviewers, Microsoft detailed the features that will …
Microsoft readies low-cost Windows Server OS
Microsoft Corp. is readying a new low-cost version of Windows Server to give customers a server operating system similar to …
Microsoft wraps up Vista SP2 RC
Microsoft announced it has wrapped up a near-final version of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2), and has posted it …
Kaspersky releases AV prototype for Windows 7
The new technical prototype of Kaspersky Anti-Virus is designed to secure computers running under Windows 7. The beta test version …