Microsoft today repudiated an early retirement date for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 support, saying that it will patch those operating systems on PCs running Intel’s Skylake silicon until 2020 and 2023, ...

Windows 10 nears support deadline with nearly half of desktops still running it Windows 7’s end saw faster migration with Windows 10 far more dominant globally Strict hardware needs and enterprise ...

Microsoft’s announcement yesterday that it has extended Windows XP’s life yet again by allowing downgrades to it from Windows 7 until 2020 sounds like a step back for Microsoft. In fact, though, it’s ...

Although Microsoft has offered a taste of what IT, and users, can expect from Windows 7, a level of secrecy continues to surround the forthcoming OS. News also came that Microsoft is reworking its ...

Microsoft has made enhancements to its upcoming Windows 7 operating system that will speed up applications on machines with Intel’s multicore chips, resulting in better overall system performance and ...

Republished on May 13 with reaction to Microsoft’s u-turn and a Patch Tuesday full of active exploits — a timely warning not to lose security support. No one saw this coming. Microsoft’s campaign to ...