The User Account Control (UAC) tool was one of Vista's most vilified features -- popping up and nagging you whenever you wanted to install or update a program -- and many users will be surprised to ...

When Microsoft shows enthusiasm for something, it can occasionally come across as a touch gauche. Simple steps can make the difference between losing your online accounts or maintaining what is now a ...

Microsoft developer Long Zheng, author of the blog istartedsomething, on Friday posted a proof-of-concept for the vulnerability in the Windows 7 beta, and said it stemmed from Microsoft's efforts to ...

Windows 7 support ends about nine months from now, on January 14, 2020—and if you’re a Windows 7 user, you’ll see more than this story reminding you of that date. In fact, according to Microsoft, you ...

Windows 7 has approached the user share numbers set by Windows XP six years ago, hinting that unless Microsoft executes its Windows 10 upgrade plans to perfection, Windows 7 will persist on devices ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Windows 7’s Oct. 22 launch is just a day away. But whether ...

A new Windows 7 update called KB4493132 has been released and is used to display notifications that remind users that Windows 7 will reach its end of life starting on January 14th, 2020. These ...

Some Windows 7 users have been hit with a strange bug this week that prevents them from shutting their computer down. When the user attempts to perform a shutdown or a reboot using traditional Start ...

In a few short days, millions of Windows 7 users will reach the end of the line. Or at least, the end of crucial security updates from Microsoft. While Redmond is pushing those users to upgrade to ...

Hardware and device makers that hadn’t developed drivers compatible with https://www.pcworld.com/tags/Microsoft+Windows+Vista.html when it was released shouldn’t ...