Do you miss Windows 7? This new project can bring back Aero glass on Windows 1, but you have to be ready for some issues ...

Nope. Alas, it turns out Ballmer may have added a "7" some embellishment to his claim that wasn't supposed to be there. There are over 800,000 Windows 7-compatible apps out there, a Microsoft ...

One of the biggest issues holding people back from upgrading their (really) antiquated copies of Windows 7 is app compatibility. If you have some super-specific application that simply won’t (or ...

The most popular Windows Phone 7 downloads of the moment, including both apps and games. By Wilson Rothman Today is when the first Windows Phone 7 models go on sale — the Samsung Focus at AT&T ...

At an event in New York today, Microsoft kicked off their Windows 7 Phone assault on Apple, RIM, and the Google Android syndicate. Judging by today’s event, and the gorgeous Windows 7 phones on ...

But if Windows 8 were able to run apps made in Windows Phone 7, it would be a huge boost for the tablet side of Microsoft’s upcoming operating system, but with potential problems as well.

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These are some useful apps worth installing on your Windows PC, all of which are free. Give them a try to see how they improve your productivity, and share your favorites with friends and family.

That said, the fact that the Windows 11 taskbar is centered by default, and doesn’t open multiple instances of the same app like before, already brings it closer to how the Dock on macOS operates.

You can shut down any background app in Windows 7 through the Task Manager, but this isn't a permanent solution. If the app's own settings tell it to load at startup, it will run again in the b.