After spending several weeks putting the first public Beta version of Windows 7 (officially known as the Customer Preview Program) — which I must say is quite solid and stable — through its paces, I ...

I have a network consisting of 8-9 Windows 7 pro 64-bit machines, 6 XP pro machines, and 2 macs, and 2 Buffalo NAT servers,and on the windows 7 machines I am unable to browse all the machines on the ...

My desktop occasionally fails to shut down properly. It seems to complete Windows’ shutdown process, but then just freezes–without actually turning off. Pressing the power button accomplishes nothing.

I just built a new machine and Windows 7 runs beautifully on it. Last night, I was downloading a couple of games from Steam (HL2 and COD4) and after about 10-15 minutes of great speeds, it slowed to a ...

If you don't know how to deal with them, network issues are one of those things that can get extremely annoying. The worst part? You don't even know what's causing it. Over the years, I've been using ...

We’ve covered Windows 7 from rumor to golden master. Now—as we wait for its Oct. 22 arrival—it’s enchilada time: Here’s everything of value that we learned about Win 7, packed in a complete, ...

If you had to name the seven best and seven worst features from the Windows 7 beta, what would they be? That’s the task that editors at Network World assigned to Tom Henderson and Brendan Allen from ...

Overall the reports about the Windows 7 public beta are quite good. What do people like? It’s stable, especially for a beta. And it easily outshines Windows Vista in its stability, polish and ...

I’m a big fan of Windows 7’s Libraries feature, which makes it easy to find the documents, music, pictures, and videos scattered across various locations on your hard drive. Just one problem: ...