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 ...

There’s a lot to love about the Windows 7 operating system: it’s fast, it looks great, and it has some cool features–like Jump Lists for quickly opening recently used files, Homegroup for ...

Without a doubt the top Windows 7 feature for me is performance. On every system that I've put Windows 7 on, from monster quad core rigs to humble netbooks, I've seen a performance boost.

Windows' System Restore feature is designed for just such an occasion: ... (provided it's designed to work with Windows 7), so you can get the best features of each program in two clicks.

One of the big themes in Windows 7 for the corporate user is allowing easier access to information no matter where it’s located. The big push here is for a unified interface for any given search ...

From streaming Netflix movies in Windows Media Center to eye candy desktop Themes to a calculator that does a lot more than arithmetic, here's a slideshow of cool but unappreciated Windows 7 features.

A new icon in Windows 7's Notification area is the Action Center, which centralizes all pending system alerts. Hovering over the Action Center's flag icon displays the number of messages in the queue.

The Six “Wow” Features of Windows 7. How Sam Moreau and his eclectic team of architects, industrial designers, and writers created the “Wow!” features of Microsoft’s new operating system.

Windows' network activity continues to be scrutinized amid privacy concerns. Windows 10 was first put under the microscope with both new and old features causing concern. With its Cortana digital ...

Solid-state drives are wicked fast. They’re also expensive. One high-performance, low-cost strategy: Use a fast SSD as a Windows 7 system drive with a conventional hard disk for data. Here's how.