Microsoft is now all-in on Windows 10. The company has stopped selling OEM licenses of Windows 7 Professional and Windows 8.1 to manufacturing partners, effectively restricting all new systems to ...

Users who act now can save a bundle by upgrading from XP or Windows 7 before Windows 8.1 hits the streets Assuming you have Windows XP or 7 and want Windows 8.1 — by no means a given — it would ...

Microsoft still hasn't gone public with how much it plans to charge its PC maker partners (OEMs) or customers with Windows 10. But thanks to a document published on Microsoft's OEM Partner Center site ...

Microsoft has definitely moved on from Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, and designated Windows 10 as the future of its operating system offerings. Windows 10 is not only the primary PC operating system, it ...

Crapware is a fact of life for Windows PC buyers. Most of the time, it’s relatively harmless: limited anti-virus subscriptions you don’t want, WildTangent games and demoware you don’t need, and ...

Microsoft shipped its Windows 8 operating system in October, but the company is planning to update it in a big way with codename Blue. Designed for new hardware, including 7- and 8-inch devices, ...

Microsoft reported record first-quarter revenue that topped $18.5 billion, although WIndows OEM revenue dropped 7 percent during the three-month period. The latter number wasn’t quite as good as ...