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Was Windows 7 really as good as we remember? I revisited it 17 years later

Windows 7 is the greatest argument for ditching Windows 11.
CNET

Dipping into the Windows 7 mailbag

With the release candidate of Windows 7 now out the door, CNET News' Ina Fried goes through her in-box and answers reader questions about the new operating system. During her years at CNET News, Ina ...
PC World

Windows 7 is dead: How to stay as safe as possible after the security updates stop

Windows 7 is one of the best things Microsoft ever released. The much-adored operating system wooed back users who reviled the disappointing Windows Vista, and it remained a comfortable refuge during ...
PC World

Backup and Restore (Windows 7) review: Good for imaging, bad for disaster recovery

While Backup and Restore (Windows 7) creates viable and fantastically compatible hard drive images, various flaws and limitations with the Windows Rescue/Recovery disks render it basically unusable ...
CNET

Windows 7 XP Mode: What you need to know

The backwards compatibility of new operating systems has been a constant thorn in Microsoft's side. With Vista, the compatibility problems at launch were so great it never really stood a chance of ...