Computers are a significant investment, especially for those on fixed incomes. Fortunately, with proper care and maintenance, older computers can remain secure and functional for years. Let's address ...

Windows 7 will be hitting store shelves on Thursday, and retailers are getting ready by offering some hot computer deals. If you’re thinking of ditching your current machine instead of upgrading to ...

Windows 7 comes with important safeguards out of the box, but it isn't hard to make it even more secure Software makers routinely sacrifice some security for the sake of usability, and Microsoft is no ...

SEATTLE -- Microsoft said Thursday that prices for the Windows 7 computer operating system are largely in line with those for Vista, and that people who buy PCs before the new system goes on sale in ...

Windows 7, the last operating system to have truly embodied Microsoft’s original Windows design, has seen four (if you count Windows 8.1) successors since its 2009 release. Despite its age, a few ...

Why it's a problem roughly 11% of the computers in the world are running this obsolete operating system. Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Senior Technology Editor. He has a BFA in Film & TV from NYU, ...

If you're eager to hit the ground running, we've already reviewed several Windows 7 PCs, from big names such as Lenovo, Toshiba, and HP. The list below represents the first wave of Windows 7 computers ...

There’s been a lot of speculation over the last few days about which version of Windows 7 computer makers would be most likely to preload on netbooks. Every version of Windows 7, right up to the ...

If you need to report a problem — and can reproduce the steps and symptoms — the Problem Steps Recorder tool lets you capture some of the evidence, as screen shots plus, optionally, your annotating ...