Windows 7 RC1 Expert Reviews

Windows 7 includes several new security features that are likely to convince even the most stubborn corporate client to upgrade.

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Want fine-grained control over the firewall built into Windows 7 and Windows Vista - especially the way it blocks outbound connections? Windows 7 Firewall Control Free solves the problem for you in both Windows Vista and Windows 7.

Despite some annoyances, if you want fine-grained control over the way that the Windows firewall works in Windows 7 and Windows Vista, you'll want to download this free program.

Evolution or revolution? The completion of Windows 7 is getting closer and closer and so it's time to go into detail about the changes and improvements promised by Microsoft. We have tested the Windows 7 Release Candidate 1 over several months. In our ...

Especially suitable for working: once you move a window so far left or right that the mouse touches the edge of the desktop, the relevant window is maximised horizontally to one half of the desktop. For example, you can have your word processor open ...

Windows 7 Release Candidate 1 (RC1) is a polished piece of work, ready for prime time and this new version of the OS arrives with a variety of nifty new changes to the interface and some important refinements under the bonnet

Perhaps the biggest surprise - and for Microsoft, possibly the biggest boost - is a feature that has been announced but not yet available: Windows XP Mode, which will run XP applications in an XP compatibility box, but make them appear as if they are ...

Windows 7 Release Candidate 1 (RC1) is a polished piece of work, ready for prime time. UPDATED 29 APRIL 2009.

It's way too early to make a proper assessment of Windows 7, but Microsoft has made its intentions clear: Windows 7 is intended to right the wrongs Vista wrought, but retain that operating system's good points. And at this point, we can't argue with ...

With Windows 7 Beta now out and free for download by virtually anyone, there is no doubt that some will try to make the most out of this opportunity and try it

Thanks for those who were interested and sent us comments about the free Windows 7 Beta which is meant to be available now but actually isn't! Because not many

Will the favorite tool, or an indispensable program for Windows 7 does not start? Do not panic - there's the XP mode. Tom's ... read more