SEATTLE -- Microsoft said Thursday that prices for the Windows 7 computer operating system are largely in line with those for Vista, and that people who buy PCs before the new system goes on sale in ...

Last week, Microsoft unveiled retail pricing for Windows 7, the successor to Vista and Microsoft’s hope for a revival in operating system buzz. But as soon as the sheet was yanked off the price board, ...

Don't panic. Here's what you need to know. — -- It's the beginning of the end for Microsoft Windows 7. Microsoft is cutting off free support today for the ever-popular operating system ahead of ...

The FSF lists Windows 7 'treacherous computing' practices toward users, such as taking away privacy and strong-arming users into unwanted upgrades The Free Software Foundation (FSF) on Wednesday ...

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What was Microsoft’s best Windows operating system of all time? If you’re like us, you have…opinions. Even if you’re not the type to parse through all of the little details that separated Windows 98 ...

Update, Jan. 27, 2025: This story, originally published Jan. 26, has been updated to expand upon the security dangers ahead for Windows 10 users who don’t take the free upgrade to Windows 11 on offer ...

Windows 10 was launched in July 2015. It was supposed to be the last major operating system (OS) upgrade, but Microsoft released Windows 11 in October 2021, and now Windows 10 has reached end of life, ...