Windows users have been waiting for Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system for a long time. Anybody who bought Windows Vista computers in the past three years has been itching to upgrade to something ...

Windows 7 has overtaken Windows XP as the world's most-used operating system. StatCounter's latest figures confirm that Microsoft's most recent OS is being used by 40.21% of global PC owners, while ...

Why it's a problem roughly 11% of the computers in the world are running this obsolete operating system. Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Senior Technology Editor. He has a BFA in Film & TV from NYU, ...

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 ...

Microsoft gave developers their first hands-on experience with the upcoming Windows 7 operating system (OS) Tuesday. Set for release in 2010, the version of Windows 7 shown at the company’s ...

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp will sell the standard home-user version of its new Windows 7 operating system for 8 percent less than the comparable version of its Vista system, as the global ...

Windows 7's 'netbook edition' -- Windows 7 Starter -- will only let you run three applications at once, Microsoft has revealed. There has been some confusion over what this means, and how it's handled ...

When Windows 10 went out of support last month, roughly ten years after release, many were confused about whether to upgrade or keep running their existing iteration. Experts who recommended upgrading ...

In a Windows first, Microsoft has confirmed you’ll be able to remove Internet Explorer and other previously integrated programs from the Windows 7 operating system. Internet Explorer 8 will be one of ...

Thousands of jurisdictions are relying on a nearly obsolete operating system to run their election systems, and it's not clear they will have the money or time to wean themselves off before the 2020 ...

Microsoft launched its new Windows 7 operating system in India Thursday, but customers who want to buy off-the-shelf packages of the operating system at a retail store will have to wait longer.

Steam is no longer supported on Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 as of January 1, with the company recommending users upgrade to a newer operating system. The gaming company warned last year that ...