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Microsoft provides an update about Windows Thin PC, App-V 4.6 SP1, and MED-V 2.0....More

Microsoft announced today that it will release the final version of Internet Explorer 9 next week, on March 14....More

I'm upgrading many existing PCs from hard drive-based storage to SSD (solid state drive) storage. I'd like to discuss the beginnings of that effort now, with a look at my first desktop conversion....More

I've been looking at my various desktop and portable PCs and have begun the process of wiping them out and reinstalling a fresh copy of Windows 7 with SP1. There are different ways to do this, but lately I've opted out of the Setup DVD and have instead been using a USB memory key. Here's how it works....More

Microsoft released Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 to the public this week, two weeks after declaring it released to manufacturing (RTM) and one week after delivering the update to MSDN and TechNet subscribers. Today I'd like to quickly describe a few ways in which you can snag the update and discuss a few issues to consider....More

Microsoft Signature provides a very Mac-like PC experience that is vastly superior to anything offered by any other retailers or directly from the PC makers. The problem is, few customers are aware that it exists, and that Microsoft sells Signature PCs both online and in its own retail stores....More

Microsoft announces the RTM of Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. The public release is February 22....More

Sometime in the coming days--perhaps even today--Microsoft will officially issue its near-final Release Candidate (RC) version of Internet Explorer (IE) 9 to the public. But before that release, a so-called "escrow" build of the IE 9 RC has leaked onto file sharing sites. So here's a quick look at this release in anticipation of a wider review of the actual RC....More

This week, there are two software picks for Windows 7, and the second one is Air Video, which provides a way to watch PC-based video on an iPad, regardless of the source....More

Sometime soon, Microsoft will finalize its Service Pack 1 (SP1) release for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Today, however, a near-final version of the service pack leaked online for both 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) versions of the OSes, and I took the time to install the build on my main Windows 7 desktop. Here's what's really happening....More

Microsoft this week quietly released a second major version of its free security solution for individuals and very small businesses, Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) 2.0. This version of the product looks and works much like its predecessor, but unlike the original version, which appeared in September 2009, the new version offers deeper integration with other Windows-based security technologies...More