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By Paul Thurrott With developers now tearing up the Windows 8 developer preview and looking for hidden gems, we’re going to soon see an amazing number of utilities aimed at improving the Windows 8 experience and, in some cases, making it work more like its predecessors. While I can’t endorse or...

While our announcements are usually more focused on serious matters related changes to the website, here is a change which many of our members will enjoy. Coming soon, we will be improving the quality of our forum smilies. The SmileyCompany, home to one of the most recognisable logos in the...

With our features laid to bare, we hope to re-assemble our team of volunteer experts around the world. Here at Windows 7 Forums, we are dedicated to providing our viewers and members with the best possible forum experience online. That includes the ability to use so many features, and take...

A recent poll conducted by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) shows that public satisfaction with Microsoft software continues to rise, large due to the success of the Windows 7 operating system (OS). Microsoft scored a record high 79 points in the latest poll figures, marking...

Nokia has described the current Windows Phone platform as useless, but now Microsoft executives indicate that Windows 8 smartphones will be better. Source: Yahoo! News

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We are pleased to announce the launch of a short site survey to gauge member satisfaction on the website. Link Removed (You must be registered and logged in to view this page) We hope to use this information to improve the overall experience on the website for the greatest number of visitors...

It's hard to believe, but Windows 7 is just turning one year old. And what an impressive first year the operating system enjoyed, receiving almost universal praise from critics and users alike. Of course, even the most nimble, secure, and versatile OS has room for improvement. That's why we're...

We have just started our journey into the Music and Music video making world. Would much appreciate it if you could watch our first Video and leave feedback on improvments. Remember this was chucked together in a mere couple of hours and we are hoping to re do it professionaly in the not so...

Upgraded my system on Friday and now am really enjoying my new hardware. Make a huge change in gaming can really see a vast improvement :p

It would be nice if windows7forums had a rule like on other help forums, where if your problem is solved, you must edit the subject of your original post and add the word [SOLVED] in it so people can easily see which problems were solved. (Or you can make a button for the post starter to click...

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The update will include several new features that take advantage of features in Windows 7: Full Image-based Backups of Windows 7 PCs. After the Windows Home Server Connector is installed on your Windows 7 PCs, Action Center should no longer display that your files are not being backed up...

I read the article linked below and this actually works... I turned off the HD and wow quite an improvement (150 extra 3d marks) with a noticeable performance increase whilst playing Crysis Warhead: Link Removed - Invalid URL

Anyone smart enough to edit the UI and improve the Controll Panel... Makes me feel sick evertime i look at it

Is windows 7 really version 7.0? If one opens a command prompt window one sees that it says it is windows version 6.1. Last time i checked 6.1 is not version 7.... So it would seem that MS is only using the name "7" like how they used the name "XP" or "Vista". I think this is to decieve people...

ive got some bad rips(not dvd quality) but close of shows like futurama and the simpsons i noticed how much cleaner these look in fullscreen, no black blocks in dark areas, sharper huge improvement over xp!

In msconfig Windows 7 is set by default for 1 processor. That strikes me as being wrong if, like me, you have a Core 2 Dual processor. I have 2 processors and not 1. You can change this in msconfig so that Windows 7 sees how many processors you have [1,2,or 4] at startup. This will speed up...

One of the highly criticized features in Windows Vista is the User Account Control(UAC) which prompts up a dialog box seeking users' permission to continue or stop whenever a system-level change is made. The problem with Vista is that even the default user account which is created during the...