Though Microsoft doesn't make a big deal of Windows 7's many networking improvements and new features, they offer a fine reason to upgrade from XP. There used to be many reasons to skip migrating ...

Windows 7 features like ISO image burning, Windows Search, and the great new Windows 7 Calculator are a big part of the new OS. Here's how you can get them--or features just as good--on your ...

Windows 7 Professional has everything that Home Premium does, but with business and “enthusiast” features like file encryption, location-aware printing and advanced backup.

Windows 7 Professional will not include the more buzzed-about business features such as DirectAccess and BranchCache. They show up in the next version up the food chain, Windows 7 Enterprise ...

Windows 7's versions are more streamlined than they were for Vista, but if there's still any confusion between Starter, Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate, this chart should put those ...

With Sticky Notes in Windows 7, you can format a note’s text, change colors, collapse, resize and flip through notes. Sticky Notes is available in Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional and Ultimate.

Windows 7 Professional has some enhancements such as the ability to join a Windows network domain, but still lacks key features like BitLocker, as well as the enterprise capabilities like ...

That means that unlike Windows Vista Business, Windows 7 Professional will contain all the features that the Home Premium edition has, and thus Microsoft cannot justify a price drop. Upgrading ...

A considerable $80 step up the price ladder, Microsoft has situated Windows 7 Professional as the version of choice for power users and the suit-and-tie set, unlocking three major features that ...

As with our review of Windows 7 Ultimate, what we're looking at is the same code that you'll get when you buy Windows 7 (or a new PC), but without the final Media Center content deals, without the ...

Even though Windows 7 has been out for quite a while, we're betting that there are some great features you don't know about. Here are 10 of our favorites.

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