Say you want a laptop with display smaller than 12 inches: At HP, the screens of Windows 7 computers don't go smaller than 14 inches, and at Dell the minimum is 13.3 inches. Your selection may ...

For the most part Windows 7 is quite good about setting up drivers for networking, video, input devices, and other elements–good, that is, but not great. To maximize your PC’s performance ...

In fact, it’s easy to find PCs running Windows 7. All you have to do is shop in the right channels. This morning I conducted a thorough check of business-focused PC channels. As expected ...

Suppose you feel that a consistent lag bogs down your Windows 7 PC’s performance. It might be time to reinstall the OS. From registry issues to malware to being overstuffed with large amounts of ...

This article was excerpted from Microsoft Windows 7 In Depth with permission of Que Publishing, copyright 2010, all rights reserved. It covers a new installation of ...

Media Center–not part of the bargain-basement Windows 7 Starter Edition–remains most useful if you have a PC configured with a TV tuner card and you use your computer to record TV shows à la ...

Move All Your Crap from Your Old Machine: Windows 7 actually has pretty decent built-in powers for moving all your crap from your old and busted PC to your new pride and joy, though you need to ...

If your PC comes with Windows 8 Pro, you can downgrade to Windows 7 Pro just by installing it on top of your existing OS. You'll need a legitimate disc and product key, but you can just use an old ...

You want to install Windows 7? No problem. Does your computer meet minimum specs? Do you want to go 32-bit or 64-bit? And what about Boot Camp? If these are your ...

Windows 7 is coming. Will your PC be ready? InfoWorld’s Windows 7 compatibility calculator, a feature in the free Windows Sentinel PC monitoring tool, will tell you. Note that we’ve based our ...

But on January 15, the company will push a full-screen notification to those still running the OS to make it clear that "Your Windows 7 PC is out of support." Note: "The notification will not ...

Your Windows 7 computer will keep working, but Microsoft won't provide security updates or fixes, or technical support for any issues -- leaving your computer at greater risk from viruses and ...