Given the multiple editions of 7, upgrading to Microsoft's latest OS was never going to be simple, really. Want a visual representation of how confusing it can be? Here's a Microsoft-provided chart ...

A new Microsoft Windows operating system is always big news, especially for the federal government, which overwhelmingly relies on Windows of one stripe or another to run just about everything. The ...

With the release of Windows 7 yesterday, GCN Lab Director John Breeden responds to reader comments about his review of Microsoft's next-generation operating system. So by now most of you have probably ...

If you’re one of the TechNet or MSDN users, you can go ahead and download Windows 7 RTM for yourself. And yes, as our review says, it’s really safe to upgrade. Though, if you’re a TechNet or MSDN ...

The Lab tests Windows 7 on streamlined notebook computers, only to find that the new OS reduced performance benchmarks substantially. Some of the comments on my Windows 7 review and follow-up piece ...

Windows Vista never was particularly speedy in most people's eyes. Whether it deserved the reputation or not, the word on the street was that Vista was both slow and bloated. Given that, it's no ...

So by now most of you have probably read our Windows 7 review. The GCN Lab took the unusual step of running a print issue product review early online so that everyone could see how the Microsoft's new ...