Unit sales of Windows 7 were 234 percent higher than Vista during the first few days of release for both operating systems, according to The NPD Group. Windows 7, which was released on Oct. 22, also ...

After recently writing about the ‘joys’ of upgrading from XP to Windows 7, I was mildly surprised to hear from Vista users who wanted to know if they should upgrade to Windows 7. The answer is: ...

Part of Microsoft's Windows 7 presentation at the PDC involved the company's mea culpa on problems with Windows Vista and a plan to avoid them in Windows 7 Microsoft on Tuesday for the first time ...

A new Microsoft Windows operating system is always big news, especially for the federal government, which overwhelmingly relies on Windows of one stripe or another to run just about everything. The ...

Vista and XP came in 64-bit versions in addition to the regular 32-bit versions, but the XP version was never popular, and the Vista version became mainstream only last year. But 64 bits will be ...

Microsoft‘s Mike Nash made an exciting announcement today: He “introduced” the world to Windows 7. And by “introduced,” I mean he released the name of the forthcoming operating system, which was ...

Windows Vista's transparent Aero theme was a significant departure from the look of Windows XP. Windows 11 brings transparency back to Microsoft's desktop in a big way, enshrining Vista's legacy.

Microsoft will offer Windows 7’s ribbon-style application interface to Windows Vista users in an update this October, according to the company. As first reported by Long Zheng, the blogger who writes ...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - As Microsoft Corp's Windows 7 release approaches, early reviews are generally positive. But so were reviews for Windows Vista just before its launch. In the months leading up ...

It’s a bit of an understatement that at release Windows Vista rather fell flat. Much of the problem was due to how rushed of ...