Windows 7

Yes, some people still use Windows 7 and 8. No, that's not a good idea.

Like the turtle in the proverbial race against the hare, Windows 11 is making slow but steady progress against its arch rival, Windows 10.

Microsoft's three-year grace period has ended, and it's time to pull the plug.

Microsoft's Windows 11 strategy is a complete reversal from what the company championed with Windows 10.

If you want a free copy of Windows 10, you can still get it, if you've got a legal copy of Windows 7 or 8.

Microsoft officially ended update support for Windows 7 last year, but millions of PCs are still running this software of yesteryear. According to long-time Microsoft reporter Ed Bott, that number is probably north of 100 million a year after the end of support. 

The author of the original Windows Task Manager has some tips on how to use it more effectively, including a few we'd never heard of -- and one we tossed in ourselves if you have trouble with Task Manager getting stuck behind fullscreen-stealing windows.

After a surge at the end of the year, Windows 7 users aren't exactly hurrying to hop off the platform.

Windows 7 support comes to an end on January 14, 2020. We round up the options for alternatives, including at least one you probably haven't considered.

If you're a Windows 7 user, it's time to think about upgrading before security updates for your OS stop dropping -- and MS wants to help.