Valve ended official support for Windows 7 and Windows 8.x in the Steam client just a year ago, forcing gamers clinging to ...

Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000, starting with testing gadgets and writing code for CNET Labs' benchmarks. He managed CNET's San Francisco Labs, reviews 3D ...

The backwards compatibility of new operating systems has been a constant thorn in Microsoft's side. With Vista, the compatibility problems at launch were so great it never really stood a chance of ...

Mitch Tulloch is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional and lead author of the Windows 7 Resource Kit from Microsoft Press. You can follow him on Twitter at ...

Steve Zurier is a freelance technology writer based in Columbia, Md. The Windows 7 migration at the Department of Health and Human Services has been deliberate and straightforward. The Office of the ...

Suppose you feel that a consistent lag bogs down your Windows 7 PC’s performance. It might be time to reinstall the OS. From registry issues to malware to being overstuffed with large amounts of ...

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.

If you want to download Windows 7 ISO file for free and install it on your system or install it as a virtual machine via VirtualBox or any other virtualization software, you can download it by using ...

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 ...

Q: How long will windows 7 function? I don’t like windows 10. ~ Terry Breffle, Aurora Tech+ Technically, Windows 7 will function until your hardware conks out — or your machine gets eaten by a virus ...

Despite pleas from users to stop the confusion and craft one version of Windows 7, Microsoft is continuing down the path it followed with XP and Vista releasing multiple versions or SKUs ...