For now, the beta version of Windows 7 only permits upgrades from Vista SP1 -- meaning there is at the moment no way to test or evaluate a straight XP-to-Windows 7 migration. "We've just been ...

but Windows 7 is still making news. An old beta build of the OS recently leaked online, offering a glimpse of how development was going back in July 2008. The final RTM version of Windows 7 would ...

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Add or Remove Programs entry for Windows Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3. This entry is an early pre-release (beta) version of Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7 browser. Internet Explorer 7 has been ...

Like with Vista-based PCs that have been running Internet Explorer 8 in beta form, PCs that run Windows 7 Beta can't run McAfee Total Protection or antivirus. "The version of Windows installed on ...

I got access to the new Arc browser on Windows 11, and I liked most of the things I saw. Some headline features are still ...

Duplicate tabs now available in File Explorer for easier file management. Copilot is now back to its usual state after a few ...

Through the company’s ‘Canary’ build of Windows (for beta testers), ‘Start Menu Companions’ are ... and were a big part of ...

Microsoft really wants you to use its Copilot AI assistant. The company even went as far as replacing the Show Desktop button ...

Samsung is continuing its streak of adopting the latest version of Android quickly after Google introduces it. After the ...

Microsoft has released the latest Windows 11 build for members of the Windows Insider Program in the Beta Channel. The build number is 22635.2915 (KB5033456). This will be the last Beta Channel ...