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Microsoft today announced the pricing for Windows Anytime Upgrade (WAU) and Family Packs with Windows 7. Windows Anytime Upgrade Pack Details: The Windows Anytime Upgrade Pack will allow a user to upgrade from their existing SKU to a higher one. (For example:...

According to Neowin, Microsoft has responded to the latest Windows 7 cracking scheme by blacklisting the Lenovo OEM master key on computers that are not manufactured by Lenovo. Two days ago, Windows 7 Center reported that Windows 7 had already...

Rafael from WithinWindows has an interesting article documenting the evolution of the Windows Taskbar since Milestone 1. As expected, Rafael found his own ways to unlock these hidden taskbars through the registry. It’s interesting to see how drastic the changes...

In a surprising turn-around, Microsoft announced today that members of the Windows Technical Beta Program will receive a complimentary copy of Windows 7 Ultimate on August 6th. This applies only to those that part of the Technical Beta, not the...

Just seven days after Windows 7 RTMed and the cracking community has already found a way to crack and activate Windows 7 Ultimate with an OEM master key. The activation is achieved through an OEM style offline activation method that...

You might be wondering why I’d write a silly tutorial like this? Well, Microsoft tried improved the taskbar to increase productivity and make your computer more accessible. But the way pinning works is confusing because not everything can be pinned...

It took a while, but Microsoft finally got it right when it came to defining the right way to sell Windows 7 in multiple editions. They eliminated customer confusion by making sure that each edition contained all the features of...

It took a while, but Microsoft finally got it right when it came to defining the right way to sell Windows 7 in multiple editions. They eliminated customer confusion by making sure that each edition contained all the features of...

When it came to driver support on Windows 7, Intel left many fans stranded without official driver support. Just a few days before the RTM was announced, Icrontic had found out that Intel had quietly pushed out official drivers for...

As everyone knows, Windows Vista was not a highly praised accomplishment for Microsoft. It’s lousy launch, which led to many issues surrounding compatibility and sufficient hardware, has given Vista a bad name. So much so that it seems like a...

Microsoft have officially released a whitepaper documenting on the supported and unsupported upgrade paths for Windows 7 SKUs. The whitepaper details on the paths you can take to do an in-place upgrade or upgrade installation. Many people often mistaken these...

The Windows UX Guidelines help a publisher maintain a high quality and consistent look over the apperance of their applications. Just in time for the RTM, the latest revision of the guidelines were posted on June 30. This is a...

Apple recently threatened Microsoft to stop running their Laptop Hunter ads after Apple had made some price drops on their laptops. While it may appear that this decision was made to please customers, there may have been another intent as...

Microsoft stated in a press release that they have proposed a solution for Windows 7 to the European Comission that will allow Europeans browser freedom. This move is being made as a response to the concerns of antitrust regulators in...

The final Windows 7 RTM build ended up being 7600.16385. No we didn’t forget about 7600.16385’s leak. The build was first leaked last week by the Chinese from PCBeta, who distributed it in three separate RAR files containing the installation...

A large part of Windows 7’s sucesss is attributed to Microsoft’s collaboration with its hardware partners, namely Intel. Microsoft and Intel have been working together for more than 20 years, so it was only natural for them to be involved...

Microsoft claims that over 10 million people contributed to the Windows 7 Beta some way through the opt-in Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP). Surely the significance of suggestions coming in from so many testers would have an impact on the...

It’s finally here! After weeks of speculation, Microsoft confirmed today that Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 have hit the Release to Manufacturing milestone. Steve Ballmer made the initial announceent during his speech at the Microsoft Global Exchange (MGX)...

Microsoft confirmed that they will be releasing a family pack for Windows 7 after weeks of rumors. The possibility of such an option was raised when a blogger noticed a clause in the EULA mentioning a family pack that contains...

After disappointing the many fans that expected Microsoft to announce Windows 7 RTM on July 13th, the Redmond company has yet to announce a date for the RTM. The good news is that they have just announced when some of...