Microsoft's new OS gives you more options for viewing and manipulating windows and screen elements, and also ribbon-izes Paint and WordPad. Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as ...

A touch user interface turned out to be the big surprise in Windows 7, the latest operating system being developed by Microsoft. The OS is expected to appear in either late 2009 or early 2010, but it ...

Over the past few months, I’ve snapped hundreds of screenshots of the Windows 7 interface, for use in galleries here at ZDNet (like this one and this one) and in Windows 7 Inside Out. But static ...

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 hotly ...

Microsoft plans to backport a “ribbon” user interface feature it introduced in Windows 7 to Windows Vista, according to the company’s developer Web site. On the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN), ...

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 ...

It appears Microsoft wants to give the Windows interface a major overhaul in late 2021. No, for the love of God, no! I’m a lucky guy. I can pick up new operating systems and desktop interfaces at the ...

There's something timeless about Windows 7. From the smooth Aero Glass effects to the classic Start menu, it struck a rare balance between beauty and simplicity. Even years later, many still remember ...

QUESTION: I was forced to upgrade to Windows 10 and I hate it! Is there any way to make it work more like Windows 7? ANSWER: The dramatic changes to the Windows 10 interface, along with privacy ...

If you're familiar with the Zune HD's user interface, you'll feel right at home with Windows 7. Microsoft hinted that the Zune and Windows Mobile teams were working closely and you can definitely see ...

The New York Times' Nick Bilton poses an interesting question on the Bits blog on February 25: Should and could PC operating systems look more like mobile operating systems? In Microsoft's case, that ...