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• Windows 7 Battery Life Worse on Netbooks

  Laptop Magazine has some surprising news for Windows 7 battery life, at least on three netbooks: It's not as good as it was on XP. Here's what they found: Back in August when we started testing the final version of Windows 7, we noticed that several... Posted Nov 12 2009, 04:59 PM by pthurrott with | with 33 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7, XP, Vista

• Microsoft Security Essentials Update

  Microsoft previously reported that its new Security Essentials anti-malware solution ( see my review ) had garnered 1.5 million downloads in its first week of availability. Well, the numbers keep going up: After two weeks, the download total stood at... Posted Oct 19 2009, 09:03 PM by pthurrott with | with 20 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7, XP, x64, Security, Vista

• Now available: Microsoft Security Essentials

  The public version of Microsoft Security Essentials is now available from the Microsoft web site : Microsoft Security Essentials provides real-time protection for your home PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. Microsoft... Posted Sep 29 2009, 12:57 PM by pthurrott with | with 56 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7, XP, Security, Vista

• Microsoft Security Essentials Beta updated

  If you're using the Microsoft Security Essentials Beta, you'll notice an update in Windows Update this morning. It's unclear what's changed under the hood (the referenced KB article below doesn't yet exist), but there's a new tray... Posted Aug 20 2009, 11:42 AM by pthurrott with | with 43 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7, XP, x64, Security, Cloud computing, Vista

• Microsoft's proposed browser ballot screen

  I'm embarrassed to say I missed this last week, but when Microsoft announced its proposal to let EU customers choose a browser via a so-called ballot screen, they also provided an image of what that screen could look like. Here it is. Under our new... Posted Jul 31 2009, 04:53 AM by pthurrott with | with 53 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7, XP, Internet, Internet Explorer, Vista, Commentary

• Browser ballot screen isn't just for Windows 7

  Mary Jo Foley reports on an interesting tidbit I missed while traipsing around The Netherlands this week: Microsoft's proposal to let EU users choose from competing web browsers isn't relegated to Windows 7. They'll offer this capability on... Posted Jul 28 2009, 04:48 AM by pthurrott with | with 63 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7, XP, Internet, Internet Explorer, Vista, Commentary

• Don't forget: Today's the day for Morro

  If you're looking to snag the initial beta version of Microsoft Security Essentials from the source, here are a few things to be aware of: US, Israel, and Brazil only (China in 30 days) Public downloads will be capped at 75,000 Download will be made... Posted Jun 23 2009, 11:10 AM by pthurrott with | with 61 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7, XP, x64, Security, Vista

• Early Morro shots leak

  Neowin has posted a couple of shots of an older Morro build . Again, I can't really comment except to note that this build is already out of date. Posted Jun 16 2009, 03:36 PM by pthurrott with | with 61 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7, XP, x64, Security, Vista

• Make Windows XP Look Like Windows 7 in Three Steps

  The Amazon Daily blog has a fun tip about making Windows XP look and work like Windows 7: Not quite ready to take the plunge of the free release candidate of Windows 7, but still dig on its snazzy new look?  If you're one of the millions who... Posted Jun 16 2009, 10:01 AM by pthurrott with | with 52 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7, XP

• Microsoft will soon unveil free virus software

  So this puts me in an awkward spot. I can't really discuss this too much further at the moment, but since Reuters dropped the ball … * Microsoft getting ready to unveil free anti-virus service * Software maker says will soon put beta version on website... Posted Jun 10 2009, 04:17 PM by pthurrott with | with 78 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7, XP, x64, Security, Vista

• XP Mode and gaming: Not so much

  I've gotten a lot of questions about whether XP Mode will be suitable for gaming. Put simply, no, it will not be suitable for gaming. First, this technology is aimed at businesses, not consumers. It's licensed only for Windows 7 Pro, Enterprise... Posted Apr 25 2009, 01:26 PM by pthurrott with | with 19 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7, XP, Virtualization

• Ubuntu Says Microsoft's Netbook Claims are True

  Chris Kenyon from Ubuntu sponsor Canonical has posted a rebuttal of sorts to Microsoft's netbook market share claims, which it calls "FUD." Most of it is an opinion piece, so let's just jump straight to the relevant bits. It requires... Posted Apr 15 2009, 10:57 AM by pthurrott with | with 98 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7, XP, Alt. Windows, Linux, Mobile, Commentary

• Microsoft: XP is supported through April 2014

  Microsoft addresses recent reports about the pending expiration of free XP support. The basic message seems to be, "nothing to see here": Recently, Microsoft customers have had questions about the availability of support for Windows XP. Microsoft... Posted Apr 13 2009, 03:21 PM by pthurrott with | with 84 comment(s) Filed under: XP

• MSN Wallpaper

  Microsoft has released what I think is a new desktop wallpaper solution through its MSN arm that looks really interesting: MSN Wallpaper will automatically check for updates from Microsoft. You can choose whether to accept the updates at the time of download... Posted Mar 11 2009, 01:18 PM by pthurrott with | with 16 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7, XP, Windows Live, Digital media, Vista

• Microsoft's business model is done

  John C. Dvorak shoots for controversial but pulls a Michael Moore and gets his facts wrong: I've been playing with one of many new systems that are hitting the market which allow the user to quickly boot the machine and go directly to a small version... Posted Mar 08 2009, 07:38 PM by pthurrott with | with 62 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7, XP, Mobile, Cloud computing, Vista, Commentary