Welcome to the last day of Windows 7—the last day Microsoft is giving out security updates for the antiquated operating system, that is. While you have plenty of options for upgrading Windows 7, and ...

Dual-booting once reigned supreme, but virtual machines have taken the crown with their isolation, security, and convenience.

This whole Windows 7 crushes or doesn’t kill Linux deal has really sparked a lot of comments and raging debates here and on Digg. I thought I’d recap and talk about some of the comments readers have ...

On Jan. 14, 2020, Windows 7's free support ride ends. According to the Federal Digital Analytics Program (DAP), 20% of you are still running Windows 7. I get it. Windows 7 works. But Windows 7 is ...

Desktop Linux can run on your Windows 7 (and older) laptops and desktops. Machines that would bend and break under the load of Windows 10 will run like a charm. And today’s desktop Linux distributions ...

Now is a particularly good time to ditch Windows for good, for workstations as well as servers. For instance, now that Microsoft stopped supporting Windows Server 2003 on July 13, you’ll need to find ...

What's the best strategy regarding upgrades to your desktop and netbook operating systems? Should governments move to Windows 7, Linux or wait for Google's new Chrome OS? Everyone is talking about ...

Windows 8’s tile-based interface puts a bold new spin on the familiar Windows interface—so bold that many long-time Windows users are threatening to jump ship to another operating system rather than ...

All the computing world hype this week has been about Windows 7: Cheap Windows 7; Microsoft’s future rides on Windows 7; etc., etc. What what if you’re not that excited about Windows 7? After all, ...