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According to information available from Microsoft, the next iteration of the Windows client and server operating system is at a maximum of three years away. The Redmond-based company revealed that it expects to deliver the next major release of Windows approximately in 2012. Of course, “approximately” is ... |
20 November 2009
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At just approximately a month after the general availability deadline of Windows 7, the operating system enjoys strong support from hardware and software companies worldwide. In fact, there are approximately 9,000 products that now feature the “Compatible with Windows 7” logo, Microsoft revealed at the Pr... |
20 November 2009
14:01 GMT |
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Windows 7 has nothing short of hit the ground running in terms of sales, Microsoft has already noted on multiple occasions. Most recently, Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer speaking to participants at Microsoft’s Annual Shareholder Meeting today, underlined the strength in Windows sales following the genera... |
20 November 2009
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The Acer Aspire 1420P, featured in the images accompanying this article, is a custom PC built by Microsoft in collaboration with Acer and offered for free to full-conference attendees who are onsite at the Professional Developer Conference 2009, in Los Angeles. It was Windows and Windows Live Division President Steve... |
19 November 2009
11:48 GMT |
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Microsoft has made available for download a new version of the resources designed to permit managed code developers to take advantage of the unique features brought to the table by Windows 7. On November 18th, 2009, version 1.0.1 of the Windows API Code Pack was released, and is currently up for grabs via MSDN. Accor... |
19 November 2009
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Following the release of Windows XP, Microsoft implemented the Security Development Lifecycle in the building of Windows Vista, touting a tangibly superior operating system in terms of security. SDL was also the critical element in bulletproofing Windows 7, the Redmond company’s latest iteration of the Windows ... |
19 November 2009
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Microsoft has made available for download a new Cumulative Time Zone Update for all currently supported Windows platforms, designed to implement time-zone changes that reflect modifications introduced around the world. The software giant explained that the December 2009 cumulative time zone update was set up to repla... |
18 November 2009
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In certain scenarios, Microsoft’s latest iteration of the Windows client will be a must-have holiday accessory along with mistletoe, Christmas trees, and the “trademark” cookies and milk for Santa. It is the case of Saks Fifth Avenue, Microsoft revealed, which will embrace not only the holiday spir... |
18 November 2009
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It’s rather simple to see that Microsoft’s strong focus on application compatibly for Windows 7 has paid off. Off course, the company had Vista as a buffer to sweeten the transition from Windows XP, and as a result, Windows 7 is not plagued by the incompatibility problems that handicapped its predecessor.... |
18 November 2009
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It was only a matter of time before methods designed to illegally circumvent the antipiracy measures in Windows 7 made their way into the wild. And, in this regard, the latest iteration of the Windows client joins its predecessors, for which a consistent collection of leaked volume keys, key generators (keygens), hac... |
14 November 2009
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Microsoft has reacted rapidly to public reports of a zero-day denial-of-service vulnerability in its latest iterations of the Windows client and server operating systems, and is providing customers with guidance on how to block potential attempts to take advantage of the security flaw. In this regard, the Redmond com... |
14 November 2009
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Even ahead of the October 22nd General Availability deadline of Windows 7, Microsoft started offering a collection of content designed to enable end users to personalize their operating system. The materials, set up to help customers in their Windows 7 customization endeavors, were only kicked up a notch as the platf... |
13 November 2009
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Following the five year gap between Windows XP and Windows Vista, Microsoft indicated that it would pick up the pace for the delivery of Windows Next releases, and Windows 7 was an illustrative example in this regard. The latest iteration of Windows was delivered within three years after the general availability of V... |
13 November 2009
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Windows 7 might not have been affected by any of the November security bulletins released by Microsoft, but this doesn’t mean that the operating system is bulletproof. In fact, a zero-day vulnerability, impacting both the latest iteration of Windows client and server operating systems, has been documented in th... |
12 November 2009
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Microsoft released its latest versions of Windows client and server platforms to manufacturing on July 22nd, 2009, and subsequently to customers on October 22nd and in September, respectively. Both Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 have been accompanied to the market by a range of content designed to get end users... |
12 November 2009
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Microsoft has yanked a tool designed to streamline the creation of bootable Windows 7 RTM DVDs and USBs from its online commerce outlet. The Redmond company had offered the utility as a free standalone download via Microsoft Store, in an effort to support customers that buy Windows 7 licenses online and need to deal ... |
11 November 2009
06:30 GMT |
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Taking an innovative approach to the now traditional methods of delivering security for Windows computers, Panda Security has made available for download the final version of its free Cloud-based antivirus offering. Panda Cloud Antivirus is a free security offering designed to integrate seamlessly with Windows 7, but... |
10 November 2009
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Even before being the central graphical and user interface theme of Windows 7, Aero was at the heart of Windows Vista’s GUI. However, not many users know that the moniker is, in fact, an acronym, even though it has been around for over three years now. According to Microsoft, the Windows Aero label comes from m... |
10 November 2009
07:15 GMT |
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An update is available from Microsoft for the gold version of Windows 7, designed to ensure that future service packs for the operating system, namely Service Pack 1, will be delivered and installed successfully. The latest iteration of the Windows client, just as its precursor, is prone to issues which can prevent t... |
10 November 2009
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There are more ways than one in which end users can translate Windows 7 into different languages. For some users, Windows 7’s Multilingual User Interface (MUI), including Windows Language Packs and Language Interface Packs (LIPs), is the most known way to translate the operating system. Deploying an MUI or an L... |
9 November 2009
11:10 GMT |
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Microsoft has responded officially to claims that its latest iteration of the Windows client is vulnerable to eight out of 10 malware samples spreading in the wild. The Redmond company has responded to Sophos with the same solution offered by the security company, namely that end users should, in fact, make sure to r... |
9 November 2009
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On October 22, 2009 Microsoft reached the final milestone of the Windows 7 release schedule, namely general availability. Customers worldwide have already started embracing the product, buying 234% more boxed retail copies of Windows 7 since the official launch compared to the first few days after Windows Vista GA. T... |
7 November 2009
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Windows 7’s overall superiority to Windows Vista has translated into the latest iteration of the Windows client, leaving its predecessor in the dirt in terms of commercial success as well. Windows 7 RTM has been embraced by over three times more customers compared to Vista RTM in the first week on the market al... |
6 November 2009
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Ahead of the general availability of its latest Windows client, Microsoft was shy of making public anything but reserved expectations for the operating system. The tactic was synonymous with the company doing a 180 on how it had managed the forecasts around the commercial success of Windows Vista back in late 2006, e... |
5 November 2009
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Security company Sophos has tested Windows 7 RTM and found that the latest iteration of the Windows client from Microsoft is vulnerable to no less than 8 out of 10 viruses currently spreading in the wild. The security outfit put a clean install of the gold edition of Windows 7, which hit store shelves worldwide... |
5 November 2009
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Concomitantly with the worldwide general availability of Windows 7, on October 22nd, 2009, Microsoft also released a collection of new content designed to enable users of certain editions of the operating system to personalize their desktops. The Personalization Gallery on Windows.com is an online nook dedicated to o... |
4 November 2009
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While Windows 7 technologies are, as a general rule, available exclusively with the latest iteration of the Windows client from Microsoft, there also are exceptions. Illustrative examples are DirectX 11, which will be backported to Windows Vista, a smaller part of the Platform Update for Windows Vista, which features... |
4 November 2009
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There are third-party applications that offer parents the option to monitor and control child activities on the computer, but Windows 7, just as its precursor, comes with parental control capabilities by default. From the account of computer administrator, users can turn on Parental Controls and ensure that the setti... |
4 November 2009
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Microsoft has made available for download an automatic fix designed to resolve failed upgrades from Windows Vista to Windows 7 in scenarios in which the process gets stuck at 64% indefinitely. With Windows 7 having hit the shelves on October 22nd, 2009, eligible users running Vista proceeded to upgrade to their recen... |
4 November 2009
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There is not only a complex ecosystem of software and hardware products growing around the latest Windows platform from Microsoft, but also a world of materials focused on the operating system, offering different perspectives and insights. There is a number of Microsoft Press books already wrapped up and available fo... |
3 November 2009
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There is little doubt that, at least as far as human-computer interaction models go, Windows 7 takes UX to a whole-new level. Windows Vista’s successor is the first Windows client that features multi-touch technology out of the box, an indication of the company’s vision to standardize natural user interfa... |
3 November 2009
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As of November 2nd, 2009, Netflix content began being available to Windows 7 users through Windows Media Center. Having launched its latest Windows client on October 22nd, Microsoft kicked up a notch Windows Media Center in select editions of the operating system, by providing users with additional content. Customers... |
3 November 2009
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Following the general availability of Windows 7, Microsoft has started backporting bits and pieces of its latest Windows client to previous releases of the operating system. At the end of the past month, the Redmond-based company released the Platform Update for Windows Vista and the Platform Update for Windows Serve... |
2 November 2009
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Who could have guessed that the culinary marriage between a Windows operating system brand and a meat monstrosity would be a commercial success? Well, Burger King and Microsoft managed to put together just such an oddball offering for customers with a taste for both Windows 7 and burgers, and the resulting marketing ... |
2 November 2009
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Microsoft released Windows 7 to manufacturing on July 22nd, 2009, and then the operating system to the general public on October 22nd. But this does in no way mean that work on the platform stopped. In fact, as soon as it signed off on the Windows 7 code, the Redmond company moved forward with work on the first major... |
2 November 2009
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In some scenarios, Microsoft too is nothing more than a software vendor racing to make its products compatible with the latest Windows client and server operating systems. It is the case of the Forefront line-up of security solutions, some of which have already been tailored to Windows Server 2008 R2, and some that s... |
2 November 2009
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Windows 7 was released to manufacturing on July 22, and hit the shelves on October 22, generating obvious questions about what’s next for Microsoft’s proprietary operating system. And the answer is rather simple: Windows 8. This time around, the Redmond-based company made little efforts to hide the monike... |
31 October 2009
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Windows 7 is an evolutionary Windows client release, according to Microsoft, and it was also fit that support for the OS would also be an evolution compared to what was available for Windows Vista. And Windows 7 comes in a world where Microsoft Support is much different from what it was when the company made its debu... |
30 October 2009
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Microsoft’s “Better Together” slogan apparently applies not only to Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 but also to the latest iteration of the Windows client and the Redmond company’s peripherals. The vast majority of products offered by Microsoft Hardware features the Windows 7 Compatible l... |
30 October 2009
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Microsoft has lined up some pretty sweet deals with its latest iteration of the Windows client at the core, beating hands-down the special offerings it made available for Windows Vista, when it debuted in January 2007. The special discounts offered for students fall without a doubt in the “pretty sweet deals&rd... |
29 October 2009
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At the end of July 2009, just one week after it released Windows 7 to manufacturing, Microsoft revealed that, despite its initial position, testers that helped build the latest iteration of the Windows client with their feedback would be awarded a free copy of the Ultimate SKU of the operating system. Testers could o... |
29 October 2009
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Microsoft has wrapped up a package of technologies it is backporting from Windows 7 to Windows Vista. On October 27th, 2009, the Redmond company announced that the Platform Update for Windows Vista had been finalized and that it would be automatically served to customers running Vista plus the second Service Pack for... |
28 October 2009
15:21 GMT |
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Those of you who watched the New York City launch of Windows 7, via live streaming or on-demand, have undoubtedly caught a glimpse of a new application that is heading to Windows PCs from Amazon. Kindle for the PC will be offered as a free download once it becomes available, Microsoft informed. Just like the Kindle d... |
28 October 2009
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Following the worldwide launch of Windows 7, Microsoft has made available a resource designed to give customers an insight into the operating system. The successor of Windows Vista hit store shelves on October 22nd, 2009, and in concert with the actual bits, the Redmond company released the Windows 7 Product Guide. F... |
27 October 2009
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For those who have watched closely the launches of Windows Vista and Windows 7, one thing must be perfectly clear. There is less hoopla when it comes down to the latest iteration of the Windows client compared to its precursor, a smaller footprint Wow as far as marketing efforts are concerned. Nowhere is this more tr... |
27 October 2009
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Provided that the Microsoft Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) is installed on a Windows 7 computer, customers will be able to leverage a number of 456 core cmdlets for Windows PowerShell 2.0. Microsoft has explained that this number does not take into consideration the commands included in the latest iteratio... |
27 October 2009
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A special Family Guy show focused on Windows 7 announced by Microsoft in mid-October 2009 will no longer reach the viewers in the initially planned format. The Redmond company has revealed that it has yanked sponsorship of the Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex’s Almost Live Comedy Show (Working Title), noting th... |
27 October 2009
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Microsoft is parading a range of technologies that were released to manufacturing in the recent months across Europe via a bus tour. The Springboard/Microsoft Learning “Get On The Bus” tour already kicked off in Milan, Italy, on October 26th, 2009, and will continue throughout an additional 10 cities acro... |
27 October 2009
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Panda Security has made an important step toward the finalization of what the security outfit is referring to as the first Cloud-based free antivirus for Windows. In this regard, the third Beta development milestone of Panda Cloud Antivirus is now available for download, bringing to the table a range of enhancements,... |
27 October 2009
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The leaked direct download links for Windows 7 followed promptly the October 22nd general availability deadline, offering end users access to the latest iteration of the Windows client. After the release of Windows Vista, Microsoft started to rely on the electronic distribution of the Windows operating system, in add... |
26 October 2009
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