I've put both operating systems through their paces, selected categories for a head-to-head competition, and then chosen a winner in each category It’s the best of times if you’re a lover of operating ...

Windows 7 has become the world's most prolific PC operating system, new figures suggest. StatCounter claims that the Microsoft operating system is now powering 50.2% of the world's computers, compared ...

Windows 7 has overtaken Windows XP as the world's most-used operating system. StatCounter's latest figures confirm that Microsoft's most recent OS is being used by 40.21% of global PC owners, while ...

Why it's a problem roughly 11% of the computers in the world are running this obsolete operating system. Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for ...

Until now, Windows Vista was the most secure version of the Windows operating system. Windows 7 picks up where Vista left off, and improves on that foundation to provide an even more secure computing ...

Why it matters: Windows 7 went out of Microsoft's extended support (through the Extended Security Updates paid program) in January, and software companies are now revealing they will do the same in ...