Microsoft's new OS gives you more options for viewing and manipulating windows and screen elements, and also ribbon-izes Paint and WordPad.

Windows 7 officially hits the streets on October 22, less than three years after the release of its unloved — particularly by businesses — predecessor, Windows Vista. Whether you took the Vista plunge ...

Although this technique unlocks an alternate interface for Windows 7 Build 6801, it does not mean that you will see the interface Microsoft showed off at PDC.

Over the past few months, I've snapped hundreds of screenshots of the Windows 7 interface, for use in galleries here at ZDNet and in an upcoming book. But static screenshots don’t do justice to ...

The dramatic changes to the Windows 10 interface, along with privacy concerns, are a couple of reasons that many were hesitant to make the switch until their hand was forced.

Microsoft plans to backport a new "ribbon" user interface it introduced in Windows 7 to Windows Vista.

In the first installment of this series, we explored aspects of the new Windows 7 interface. This time, we’ll take a look at how Windows 7 can make managing and finding files easier. Windows 7’s ...

You’ll launch them directly from the Windows 7 interface, but in fact, they’ll be running in an XP compatibility box. Not only that, but you won’t have to buy a copy of XP.

Microsoft took the wraps off of Windows Phone 7 Series (the official name for Windows Mobile 7) here Monday at Mobile World Congress. Slated to launch on handsets by holiday season 2010, Windows 7 ...

Windows 7 Release Candidate 1 (RC1), prematurely available on BitTorrent file-sharing sites and due to be more widely available on May 5, is a polished piece of work, ready for prime time. This ...