Windows 7 is packed with features that make home networking easier and more fun than before. Here's how to get started with file sharing, media streaming, and more.

Windows 7 Home Premium will very likely sell for the same amount as Windows XP Home does today as it fills the same niche. (As an aside, ...

If you are using Microsoft’s Windows Vista Home Premium, there are chances, you would like to upgrade to Windows 7. Since, Windows Vista basic or home premium cannot be upgraded to profession of ...

Windows 7 is much more insistent about asking you to back up your data, and unlike previous versions, every version of Windows 7 has a full backup tool. In Home Premium you can back up and restore ...

Windows 7 power settings: Windows Home Server can wake a Windows 7-based computer to do a backup, then put it back to sleep once the backup is done. Windows Search: ...

Comparing the Windows Vista retail pricing at launch to the Windows 7 retail pricing at launch, the differences are much more notable. The Home Premium upgrade version has dropped $40 and the ...

Q: I run Windows 7 Home Premium on my laptop and desktop. Recently I received a pop-up stating that Microsoft will stop supporting Windows 7 by January 2020. In the message, Microsoft recommends ...

Original/current Windows edition: Windows Vista Home Premium x86, upgraded to Windows 7 Ultimate x86 Windows Experience Index: 3.1 I had great expectations for this machine when I purchased it ...

I'm currently running a licensed copy of Windows 7 Ultimate on my laptop. In anticipation of my impending Sandy Bridge build this weekend I purchased a family pack of Windows 7 Home Premium to ...

Windows 7 Home Premium's HomeGroup -- an application that enables a closed, password-protected network of printers -- provides certain features handy for home offices and small businesses.

Most importantly, Windows XP-mode lets you use Windows 7, while still providing a platform for you to use legacy hardware that is not compatible with Windows 7. There is a catch though.

Microsoft is encouraging Windows 7 users to upgrade to Windows 10 now support for the former has ended. Stephen Shankland/CNET. It should be noted that if you have a Windows 7 or 8 Home license ...