In Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, you can native boot from a virtual hard disk without a hypervisor In response to my posts about managing multiboot with Windows 7 and Linux, Microsoft IT Pro ...

Iolo reported that Windows 7 starts up 42 percent slower than Vista -- 1 minute, 34 seconds vs. 1 minute, 6 seconds -- on a brand-new machine when the time tests are run to the point where the machine ...

Diskeeper says its new HyperBoot app can cut the startup time on Windows by more than half. Best known for its disk defragmentation software, Diskeeper has licensed HyperBoot to Taiwanese PC maker ...

I have a laptop running a fully licensed version of Windows 7 Ultimate x64. For some reason, the boot partition has become corrupted. I didn't get a Windows 7 disc or a recovery disc with the install.

I got my technet subscription of Windows 7 Ultimate x64 and have promptly installed it on my MacBook. I have not followed Apple's recommended procedure, as I had a previous partition setup with Vista ...

What just happened? Judgment day for Windows 7 and 8 has finally arrived. While we've known this was coming for a while, Microsoft had a final surprise for Windows 7 users: anyone still needing ...

Windows Vista never was particularly speedy in most people's eyes. Whether it deserved the reputation or not, the word on the street was that Vista was both slow and bloated. Given that, it's no ...