Recently helping with Windows 7 migrations, I've taken a look at "XP Mode" in Windows 7. It was hyped up by everybody as offering backwards compatibility in Windows 7. Much to my surprise when I got ...

A recent announcement from Microsoft should make it easier to convince Windows XP users to upgrade to the latest version of its operating system. For a while now, the company has been working on a ...

If you have an older desktop application that isn't running on Windows 10, use this guide to configure the appropriate compatibility mode settings. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Some of the programs don’t respond well to the latest version of Windows. It crashes, and the only way out is to run it in compatibility mode. Related to this, there is another option— Register this ...

Microsoft is planning to use virtualization to allow Windows 7 to easily run applications designed for Windows XP, according to CNET sources and an enthusiast site. During her years at CNET News, Ina ...

Microsoft will include a feature that lets people run applications in a Windows XP mode on Windows 7 to ensure that applications not designed for the forthcoming OS can run on it, a company executive ...

Back in December I told you about Windows 7’s little-known application-compatibility troubleshooter, which I’d used to try to resolve a problem with https://www ...

Older programs might not always work with Windows XP. You might have a favorite application that worked great under Windows 95, but the software vendor has since gone ...

While technological advancements can help you work more efficiently, new technologies can sometimes cause problems that decrease productivity. Older versions of Microsoft Excel, for example, may not ...