Windows 7 and Vista are staging an unexpected comeback as users push back against Windows 11.

Windows 11’s track record hasn’t been great. Every update seems to cause all kinds of problems, which is why many users would ...

If you just emerged from a stasis pod, and upon being revived were informed about Microsoft Windows Vista™, then tasked with developing a migration strategy for it, don’t worry, help is ready and ...

In recent weeks I’ve had the chance to chat with many Windows admins about the tech media’s unfair treatment of Windows Vista and Windows 7. These are well-known Windows experts such as Jeremy ...

People are beginning to use 64-bit Windows Vista on PCs in favor of the 32-bit version of the OS faster than they have previously, Microsoft said this week. However, analysts warn the uptick may have ...

A bit confused here with licensing. Can I upgrade Vista Ultimate (32-bit) to Windows 7 Pro (64-bit) using Windows 8 Pro upgrade license (Retail)? Media isn't a problem. I need to do a fresh install on ...

Microsoft last month made Windows Vista Beta 2 publicly available for download or delivery on DVD via its Windows Vista Consumer Preview Program (CPP). The CPP closed to new registrations on June 30, ...

More than one in every three new PCs is downgraded from Windows Vista to the older Windows XP, either at the factory or by the buyer. Under the terms of Microsoft’s end-user licensing agreement, Vista ...

Back in the day, your operating system was a big deal. It was who you were. Mac vs. Windows was like Catholic vs. Protestant, or Republican vs. Democrat, and about as rational. Now it’s somewhere down ...

Support expires for Windows Server 2008, and the codebase released to manufacturing in 2006 Microsoft has quietly maintained support for an OS that's nearly 18 years old, but its time has finally ...