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September 5 2012
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Jon Charles
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May 19 2011
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Oliver SK
Windows 7 Service Pack 2 might add Kinect support to Windows 7. Looks like Windows 7 and Windows 8 will get a lot more motion-controlling features!
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February 23 2011
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Oliver SK
Microsoft released the final Windows 7 Service Pack 1. Everyone is now excited what’s up next, Windows 7 SP2 could already bring some more significant changes, and then there’s Windows 8 of course.
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January 27 2011
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Oliver SK
We have some release date news for people who are looking forward to the next Windows 7 update, Windows 7 Service Pack 2. Well-known wzor not only gave us the release date for Windows 8, but also for Service Pack 2.
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October 29 2010
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Oliver SK
If you have nothing to do over the Halloween weekend, you might want to grab the RC (Release Client) of Windows 7 Service Pack 1, but don’t expect any new features. More infos about SP1 after the break.
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August 23 2010
- Written by:
Oliver SK
Did you know that Windows 7 has a built-in Backup utility? If you plan to use it, make sure to download this hotfix – it will save you a lot of time and trouble. And here’s how to schedule a backup in Windows 7.
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June 24 2010
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Oliver SK
It’s official, Microsoft has finally started the closed beta test for the 1st Windows 7 Service Pack. Although, Windows 7 SP1 won’t bring any significant changes this is another chance to try Windows 7 for free.
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May 21 2010
- Written by:
Oliver SK
Feeling hungry? Take a trip to the first Windows 7 restaurant in Taiwan! Microsoft Taiwan definitely have some very nice ideas how to promote Windows 7. Did I mention it? They have a Windows beer there. Cheers
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May 5 2010
- Written by:
Oliver SK
Microsoft is going on a bus tour from May 21th until June 4th and will visit 10 cities in North America, starting in Montreal. On the business event, they’ll dig deep into Windows 7 and Office 2010 and give businesses valuable insights.
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May 4 2010
- Written by:
Oliver SK
Ever wanted to run Windows 7 on some of your entertainment devices? Since last week Microsoft is selling Windows Embedded Standard 7, which is based on Windows 7, so it looks like we’ll soon encounter Windows 7 on more than just our PCs, laptops and netbooks.
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April 23 2010
- Written by:
Oliver SK
If you have one of these fancy laptops with touchscreen or a touchscreen monitor, you should download Microsoft’s Touch Pack for Windows 7 that has been released today for *all* owners of a genuine Windows 7 copy.
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April 17 2010
- Written by:
Oliver SK
If someone would tell you that Windows 7 is more secure than a MAC, what would you say? Would you agree or disagree? Whitehat Hacker Marc Maiffret, chief security architect for FireEye, says that Windows 7 is more secure than Apple’s MAC OS X “Snow Leopard”.
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April 13 2010
- Written by:
Oliver SK
As mentioned earlier, today is Microsoft’s monthly patchday. Today they are releasing 11 new Windows updates for Windows XP, Vista, Windows 2000, Windows 7, as well as Windows Server 2003 and 2008. Those updates will close 25 security holes, 5 of them marked as important.
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April 7 2010
- Written by:
Oliver SK
The release date of Windows 7 SP1 is getting closer. Scheduled for September 2010, Windows 7 Service Pack 1 will not dramatically change Windows 7 and is only considered a minor update that might include support for USB3.0, the new WAT and a few fixes here and there.
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April 7 2010
- Written by:
Oliver SK
According to joystiq.com, rumor has it that Microsoft is about to add the built-in Windows 7 games Solitaire, Minesweeper, Spider Solitaire, Freecell, etc. to their service “Games for Windows LIVE”.
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