It’s pretty clear that Microsoft would rather see its next operating system, Windows 7, sooner rather than later. But conflicting reports and opinions have it launching anywhere from mid-2009, to ...

We already know Microsoft is hard at work on Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1, but beyond that there are few details to share. The Russian site wzor.net, which leaked ...

Welcome to Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) testing. We’re on our way to Windows 7, and the RC is a great opportunity for IT professionals like you to take Windows 7 and begin testing it in your real ...

It sounds like Microsoft is aiming to get Windows 7 out earlier than it promised -- at least if you believe the company's CEO. During his fireside chat with Chairman Bill Gates at the D6 conference on ...

The software maker provides the clearest public confirmation yet of when its ship target is for the successor to Windows Vista. During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried changed beats several times, ...

LAS VEGAS -- Microsoft's excitable CEO Steve Ballmer showed off Windows 7 -- the slick, fast, user-friendly successor to the much-maligned Windows Vista -- and said it will be available as a public ...

Microsoft senior vice president Bill Veghte has confirmed that Redmond is "tracking well to a Windows 7 holiday", which according to our senior vice president-to-English dictionary, means "Windows 7 ...

Contrary to all that is being said on the net, it clearly looks like Microsoft is NOT planning to release Windows 7 in 2009. Microsoft’s official response, by an Email dated 26th January, 2008, to ...

Thursday is a big day for Windows users. Microsoft is finally making Windows 7 publicly available, and the number of pre-orders for the operating system on Amazon.com has already surpassed orders for ...

In brief: There was once a time when Windows took so long to boot, users could grab a snack or use the restroom while waiting for the desktop to load. A Microsoft veteran recently revealed why things ...

The rumored release date of the successor to Vista, dubbed Windows 7, has typically bounced between 2010 and 2011 until Bill Gates let the following slip: In response to a question about Windows Vista ...