• Windows 7 Review

  
  Windows 7 gets the basics right. Here's what you need to know about the new OS.

• Windows 7 Sales Brisk? Can't Give it Away

  
  Analysis: Microsoft's newest Windows wasn't zooming off the shelves when one user tried to peddle an extra copy.
• Windows XP Users Are Slow to Move -- Survey
• The PC World 100: Best Products of 2009
• Control iTunes from the Windows 7 Taskbar
• Windows 7 Upgrade Woes Mount: Endless Reboots and Product Key Problems
• Gallery of Best Windows 7 Tweaks
• Parlay Your Photos Into Holiday Cards and Calendars
• Top 20 Windows 7 Tips
• Windows Marketplace Reveals Fragmentation

Windows How-Tos

• Parlay Your Photos Into Holiday Cards and Calendars Use image-editing software and Websites to turn your digital photos into handcrafted greeting cards and other holiday gifts.
• Control iTunes from the Windows 7 Taskbar This handy feature is so subtle, many users don't even realize it's there.
• When the Backup Drive Gets Full Rat74136’s external hard drive is full. How does he keep backing up?
• Remove Internet TV from Your Windows Media Center Channel Guide Windows 7 offers the best Media Center experience yet, but what if you don't want those Internet "channels" cluttering up your program guide?
• Migrating to Windows 7: Final Touches Now that we've installed Windows 7 on a new partition, it's time to copy over iTunes files and important data.

Windows News

• Windows 7 Sales Brisk? Can't Give it Away Analysis: Microsoft's newest Windows wasn't zooming off the shelves when one user tried to peddle an extra copy.
• Windows 7 Experiment: Two More Weeks Windows 7 has been running like a champ -- for the most part. And my Asus notebook is one of the best investments I've made.
• Hey, Microsoft: Please Stop Trying So Hard Microsoft seems to be trying as hard as possible to be cool. But it shouldn't be so difficult.
• Hackers Outwit Windows 7 Activation Hackers have figured out how to sidestep Windows 7's activation process, continuing a long-running battle with Microsoft, which has blocked such tactics in the past.
• Guess Who's Hawking Internet Explorer Now? Redmond makes a smart move, hiring country music fixture Dolly Parton to pitch IE8 and its Web Slices feature.

Windows Playing in PCW Video

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  World Tech Update: Ballmer in Asia, Droid in Stores, and More... Steve Ballmer tours Asia, Motorola preps the new Droid phone for launch, and more...
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  First Smartphone with Windows Mobile 6.5 Ships in Europe, Asia HTC's HD2 smartphone is the first phone to run Windows Mobile 6.5, and will be available in the U.S. in early 2010.
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  How to Automate Windows 7 Backups How to set up and automate backups in Windows 7.

Windows Reviews

• Windows 7 Review Windows 7 gets the basics right. Here's what you need to know about the new OS.
• Windows 7 Performance Tests Windows 7 is efficient enough to run even on netbooks with puny processors, but it’s only marginally faster than Vista, according to PC World Test Center tests.
• HP TouchSmart 600 All-in-One PC Review This third-generation TouchSmart PC is boosted by Windows 7's gesture support, but HP's custom multitouch software is even more impressive.
• Windows 7: How We Test Testing Windows performance isn’t rocket science. Here’s how the PC World Test Center compared Windows 7 and Vista.
• Windows 7: Can Your Netbook Handle It? Thinking of upgrading your tiny portable to Windows 7? Microsoft promises that the new OS will run smoothly on netbooks. But is it really worth taking the plunge?