I’ve put the Windows 7 beta through its paces, and mostly have been impressed. But I also found several problems with it, including hard disks that appear to vanish and turn into phantoms. Here are ...

Microsoft made the first beta of Windows 7 available to Technet and MSDN subscribers Thursday, with the rest of the market having access to it on Friday. The Test Center has taken an initial look at ...

Microsoft made the Windows 7 beta available for public download Saturday, lifting the limit on the number of users who initially are allowed to beta test the software, after its servers were ...

For many, it was a day of clicking and realoading Microsoft's Windows page to no avail. Two hours ago, around 3:00 p.m. ET, Microsoft officials said they were adding more servers to make sure users ...

It does, however, permit upgrades from Vista SP1 to Windows 7. A Microsoft spokesman said that no final decisions have yet been made about what will be included or not included in the generally ...

Martin upgraded Virtual PC 2007 to SP1, and gave the Windows 7 beta the 1024 MB of RAM it needs. Now the VM Additions install, but the sound drivers won't. It's still better than last week. As I ...

Microsoft Corp. patched the first critical vulnerability in Windows 7 Tuesday as it rolled out an update that fixes three flaws in the new operating system’s kernel. The MS09-006 update, which ...

A mistake by Microsoft sent some users into a panic when they got an e-mail telling them their copies of Windows 7 beta would automatically begin rebooting every two hours starting June 1. A mistake ...

Well, I did it. I made the move. Got off the fence. Took the plunge. Or, as my English language-challenged friend at State Bank of Mauritius would put it, I “did the necessary.” After thoroughly ...