Microsoft's approach of less-equals-more is visible in many areas of Windows 7, but the decision to trim down parental controls is a curious one. Compared to Vista, 7's built-in parental controls - ...

Expanding the functionality of the new-look Windows Taskbar is a feature that makes its debut in 7; Jump Lists. Essentially an expanded set of menu options, the Jump List is available by ...

W The main reason most users are still on Windows XP and Windows 7 is app compatibility. Many older apps, primarily those developed during the early days, are not compatible with newer OS iterations.

Windows XP's most beloved factors are also driving Windows 7 to long-lasting stardom, even for Windows 8 adopters We love Windows 7: That’s the message loud and clear from people this week at the ...

Walt Mossberg's second part review to what consumers may expect in upgrading from Vista to Windows 7, including extra costs that consumers may find along the way.

Why it's a problem roughly 11% of the computers in the world are running this obsolete operating system. As reported by Bleeping Computer, Microsoft will pull the plug on software support for the ...