Is Microsoft about to throw its most popular operating system under the bus in a bid to get people to switch to Windows 10? It appears that may be the case as Microsoft is warning that Windows 7 has serious problems and that users are using the OS at their own risk and peril. Windows 7 is currently running on 55% of all computers on the planet. But according to Microsoft, the operating syste

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Want to know which version of Windows will run best on your system? Check out these latest performance tests that give you a definitive look at whether you should run Windows 10, Windows 8.1, or Windows 7. The tests were performed by our friends at TechSpot.com. Previously, TechSpot had run performance tests on Windows 7 versus Windows 8 and found that Windows 8 was on par with Windows 7 in ter

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If you’re like most Windows users, then you’re currently using Windows 7. Despite Microsoft’s best wishes and goals, nobody is really using Windows 8 yet. And that means when I write an article about the best free software programs for Windows 7, you’re probably going to read it. Without further ado, here are the 10 best free software programs we consider essential for Windows 7: 10

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If you woke up today and saw a headline that said “Microsoft Market Share Rising”, you would naturally assume that this was due to Microsoft’s latest operating system, Windows 8. But you would totally be wrong, because a new report suggests that yes – Microsoft’s market share is rising – but it has more to do with Windows 7 than Windows 8. This is significant because it’s the firs

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Up until now, performance PC users have had little reason to upgrade to Windows 8. After all, Windows 7 is a fantastic operating system for both gamers and average PC users alike, and why fix what isn’t broken? Well, it looks like Microsoft wants to make Windows 8 a little more appealing to performance PC users like gamers. DirectX 11.1 – the next version of the popular suite of multimedia

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