Okay, so I had a copy of Windows 7 Pro from MSDN that I had put on my laptop, over the Win 7 HP that was on there. That laptop is now basically a paperweight, and I have bought a new Toshiba Satellite ...

Windows 7 and Vista are staging an unexpected comeback as users push back against Windows 11.

If you've lately brought a Windows computer, you probably own a unique Windows installation disk and a Windows key. While performing a clean set up, you can use them to get things executed and ...

TL;DR at the bottom. Short family support horror story: My niece has a boyfriend who is the kind of computer nerd kid that you want to like - because he's a computer nerd, like us - but just can't.

Physical DVD drives might be an endangered species on PCs, but they live on in virtual format, thanks to ISO disk image files. ISO files are a common way to distribute software that would previously ...

Microsoft has licensed the software-download site Digital River to distribute Windows 7 ISO files for installing from a DVD or USB drive. The Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool enables you to create an ...

I'm not a big fan of optical drives, and haven't had one in my system for quite sometime now (probably around the time Windows Vista was released). How do you install Windows if you don't have an ...

If you are using Microsoft’s Windows Vista Home Premium, there are chances, you would like to upgrade to Windows 7. Since, Windows Vista basic or home premium cannot be upgraded to profession of ...

Download Windows 7 Disc Images (ISO Files) If you need to install or reinstall Windows 7, you can use this page to download a disc image (ISO file) to create your own installation media using either a ...

For a long time, Microsoft didn’t sell Windows install media in the form of bootable USB flash drives. Instead, it prefered to stick to old-school DVD media, despite the fact that many notebooks today ...

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Many users are reporting pesky issues with installing the downloadable $30 student upgrade copy of ...

Suppose you feel that a consistent lag bogs down your Windows 7 PC’s performance. It might be time to reinstall the OS. From registry issues to malware to being overstuffed with large amounts of ...