At this point, you don’t need a survey to tell you that Windows 7 has been a success. But it’s always nice to have hard data. Thanks to Forrester Research, we’ve got a new Windows 7 survey — two, ...

A security firm has found that machines running Windows XP “did not contribute much” to the total number of WannaCry ransomware infections. Leading estimates suggest the ransomware spread to 150 ...

After a version of Windows is released, over time bugs are found or new enhancements are added by Microsoft. In order to fix these bugs and add these new enhancements, Microsoft will occassionally ...

You had good reason to stick with XP and skip the Vista experience entirely. But now that the folks at Microsoft have created a new operating system that’s worth ...

Next time you wipe your PC's hard drive clean and reinstall Windows with that old installation disc, you don't want to connect your fresh, unpatched and vulnerable system to the internet only to ...

Though it’s now over a decade old, Windows XP remains installed on over a quarter of the world’s PCs, which makes it the second most popular operating system (Windows 7 takes the top slot). Despite ...

The newly published Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (SIR) is a hefty 152 page read, which will probably keep many IT sysadmins occupied for a while. It’s a good excuse to put your feet up, lean ...

With the release of Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate editions, Microsoft is including a little gift called XP Mode. XP Mode is a virtual machine running Windows XP. I call it a gift since to ...