Microsoft sent to a select group of testers on December 16 invitations to participate in Windows 7 Beta 1. Individuals who received the invites are considered "tech beta testers." Here is part of ...

— -- Microsoft Windows 7 beta is available once again for public download. Microsoft was forced yesterday to halt the download availability of Windows 7 beta code after a rush of Internet ...

Windows 7 could be one of Microsoft's greatest operating systems, if it fulfills the promise shown by the unofficial beta version (build 7000) we have been testing for the past couple of days. Let ...

Over the weekend Microsoft resumed download availability of Windows 7 beta code. Originally Microsoft was going to limit the number of total downloads of its beta code to 2.5 million.

LAS VEGAS — Microsoft’s excitable CEO Steve Ballmer showed off Windows 7 — the slick, fast, user-friendly successor to the much-maligned Windows Vista — and said it will be available as a ...

Microsoft will likely showcase Windows 7 in the next couple of months at a pair of tech conferences, offering developers an early look at code for hands-on work, analyst Michael Cherry said today.

As regular readers know, I am now a Mac user. But I’m still a Windows user, too. Both are good operating systems, with their respective pros and cons. I move easily between the two. Lately ...

New downloads will be blocked today, but users who have started the download process have until Thursday to finish it Microsoft has shut off the Windows 7 beta spigot, but will allow users who ...

Despite having "more than enough beta testers and feedback," the Windows 7 team is extending the availability of the free preview download through Feb. 12, with two firm deadlines. Here's the ...

Fewer than 2.5 million copies of the beta have been downloaded since Microsoft launched the Windows 7 preview Jan. 10 Topics Spotlight: Managing modern risks ...

Microsoft Corp. on Saturday restarted its rollout of the Windows 7 beta, 24 hours after it aborted the launch because heavy demand had stalled its servers. As of noon PST, the company said that ...