Whether its due to the operating system or the sluggish overall state of PC sales, Ivy Bridge-equipped Windows 8 laptops are selling for dirt cheap these days.

The command line is often the best place to resolve Windows 7 desktop problems. These basic commands will help speed your troubleshooting tasks.

Are you ready to make the jump to Linux, but scared of learning a whole new interface? Here's how to make unfamiliar Ubuntu look and feel like the familiar Windows 7 desktop.

How to Open a Terminal Session in Windows 7. The Command Prompt represents Windows 7's equivalent to Mac's Terminal. This text-only application abandons Windows' familiar graphical user interface ...

Search is a pervasive feature of Windows 7, but few really know how to use it to its fullest extent. This short guide to Windows' Advanced Query Syntax will make you a search power-user. Read the ...

Windows 7 and SSDs: Setup secrets and tune-up tweaks Solid-state drives (SSDs) let your PC start and shut down fast, and they work at speeds that blow the doors off conventional hard drives.

Use the slmgr command in Windows to manage your computer's license and activation settings easily. Enter slmgr commands in Command Prompt to check activation status, view license info, or change ...

Just like Windows Vista, Windows 7 can be used legally for up to 120 days without activating with a valid 25-character alphanumeric product key.

For example, the Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade is $120, versus its full version counterpart that will sell for $200.

There was a time when support for DirectX 12 on Windows 7 would have been a big deal. In 2015, for example, when it launched alongside Windows 10. Embracing the 'better late than never' adage ...

You can identify open ports on a Windows 7 machine by running a single command with the correct switches from the command prompt. Run the "netstat" command to quickly identify open ports.

Before Windows came into existence, the most commonly used Operating System was the Disk Operating System (DOS). Even though DOS was not included in Windows for many years, there is still the command ...