A Microsoft Windows 7 installation disk can be tweaked to install any version of the operating system, giving users a “try-before-buy” opportunity before upgrading to a more expensive edition, a ...

In brief: Anyone planning to use an old Windows 7 or 8 product key to activate Windows 11 should probably pull the trigger now if it isn't too late. Microsoft has announced the end of a grace period ...

A bootable Windows 7 install that consumes a mere 69MB of disk space has been shared online. Veteran Windows Insider and code sleuth Xeno is behind this feat of Windows system file configuration and ...

It's official: Windows 10 is dead. Although it had a decent run as far as operating systems go (10 years; it came out in 2015) continued use is inadvisable. A system not receiving security updates ...

Republished on October 14 as Windows 10 deadline hits 500 million users. Hundreds of millions of Microsoft users are understandably confused. If you’re running Windows 10 because you can’t or won’t ...

You can no longer get free access to Windows 10 and 11 if you’re upgrading from Windows 7 or 8, though you can still go from 10 to 11. Reading time 2 minutes Does ...

A Microsoft Windows 7 installation disk can be tweaked to install any version of the operating system, giving users a “try-before-buy” opportunity before upgrading to a more expensive edition, a ...