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An article on Computerworld from Dec 2019 states that this version has bugs that continue to haunt the user. I am hesitant to install this just yet. Can I wait until bugs are worked out? Don't have tech support from Dell anymore so don't need any deep problems. Thanks.

Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 10 will be free for Insiders, even if the machine did not have Windows 7/8/8.1 on it beforehand. Testers will be able to do a fresh installation. "As long as you are running an Insider Preview build and connected with the MSA you used to register, you will...

Computerworld - Microsoft said last week that a skew toward more exploits on Windows Vista can be attributed to the demise of support for the operating system's first service pack. Link Removed

Computerworld - Microsoft claimed yesterday that users will be able to complete a Windows 8 upgrade much faster, in some cases in one-tenth the time it took similar-configured PCs to upgrade to Windows 7. Link Removed

Computerworld - Analysts parsing what Microsoft revealed of Windows 8 earlier this week are split today on how big the company's gambling with its operating system cash cow, some saying the bet was for the farm, while others said it was the best move Microsoft could make. Link Removed

Computerworld - Microsoft yesterday backed away from comments made by CEO Steve Ballmer, who had told Japanese software developers that the next version of Windows would be dubbed Windows 8, and that it would launch in 2012. Link Removed

Computerworld - Data released today by Microsoft showed that Windows 7's malware infection rate climbed by more than 30% during the second half of 2010, even as the infection rate of the 10-year-old Windows XP fell by more than 20%. Link Removed

One of the minor “features” Microsoft included in the Internet Explorer 10 Platform Preview released earlier this week was reduced operating system support; it will only install on Windows 7, leaving Windows XP and Windows Vista users out in the cold. Microsoft confirmed to Computerworld that...

One of the minor "features" Microsoft included in the Internet Explorer 10 Platform Preview released earlier this week was reduced operating system support; it will only install on Windows 7, leaving Windows XP and Windows Vista users out in the cold. Microsoft confirmed to Computerworld that...

Computerworld - Windows 7 has passed the 10-year-old Windows XP in U.S. usage share, according to data from an Irish Web analytics company. In the first 10 days of April, Windows 7's average daily share was 32.2% as measured by StatCounter, besting XP's average of 30.7%. Link Removed due to 404...

Computerworld - As promised, Microsoft today started offering Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) on Windows Update. Earlier this month, Microsoft set Feb. 22 as the Windows Update launch date for the service pack. Link Removed

Computerworld - Microsoft today announced that it had wrapped up work on Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1), and would start delivering the major upgrade on Feb. 22 through Windows Update. Link Removed

Computerworld - Windows 7 cracked the 20% share mark last month, a milestone the problem-plagued Vista never reached, a Web measurement vendor said over the weekend. Link Removed

Computerworld - Enterprises addicted to Microsoft's nine-year-old Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) browser are having a tough time migrating to Windows 7, an analyst said today. Link Removed

Computerworld - With little fanfare, Microsoft on Tuesday promoted Windows 7 Service Pack 1 to release candidate status, hitting the last major milestone before the code is finalized and shipped early next year. Link Removed

Computerworld - On the eve of the first anniversary of Windows 7's launch, Microsoft today said the operating system has exceeded its expectations. Link Removed

Gmail promo for Priority Inbox creeps out Chrome users Bug triggers background music, sparks malware fears By Gregg Keizer...

Link Removed Some of you might have seen today's story by Gregg Keizer of our sister publication Computerworld headlined "Link Removed due to 404 Error" and may have asked the same question I asked. Two minutes? Dutch hacker Peter Vreugdenhil broke into the current edition of the Web browser...

The Computerworld story headlined "Most Windows 7 PCs max out memory" and posted Feb. 17 has been removed from the wire. Computerworld has issued the following note about the story: Link Removed - Invalid URL

Link Removed Postpones re-release of netbook upgrade tool after admitting it copied code Computerworld - Microsoft has delayed re-releasing a Windows 7 installation tool that it has admitted included open-source code, saying that it's still testing the revamped utility. The company now...