Whether you call it Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 7, there's no doubt that this is a major Server product release for Microsoft. I'm not sure why Microsoft decided to deviate from the ...

Windows 7 has been a tightly controlled product from its first days on the drawing board. The last milestone is proving to be no exception: On July 22, at precisely 4:40 p.m. ET, Microsoft announced ...

Windows Server 2008 R2 will be the first mainstream Windows Server release to be 64-bit only, meaning that older servers that don’t support one of the families of 64-bit processor extensions won’t be ...

Almost three weeks ago, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 went into public beta. Millions have installed it since, but few have actually taken the time to see what has been improved when it comes ...

Windows Server 2008 was released this past February, over a year after the public release of Windows Vista. Windows Server 7 is "scheduled for release during 2010," according to the Windows Server ...

Microsoft is ending support for Windows 7 and Server 2008 early next year and will also stop delivery of security patches through the normal channel. But users have an alternative to get security ...

The end of support is near for Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2008 R2. All of these will stop receiving security updates and technical assistance after Jan. 14, 2020. Windows 7 end ...

LOS ANGELES--After two weeks of focus on the desktop version of Windows 7, it's server counterpart finally got a day in the sun. Vice President Bill Laing began on Thursday pointed out the obvious ...

SHA-2 code signing support will be added to Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 on March 12 and April 9 respectively, as part of dedicated standalone security updates.

When it comes to adopting new operating systems and applications, common practice among system administrators is to delay adoption until the release of the first service pack. Admins found plenty of ...

On Tuesday at Microsoft's "The New Efficiency" event in San Francisco, about 300 of the software giant's corporate customers gathered to watch CEO Steve Ballmer talk about the reality of today's ...

I do wonder sometimes about Microsoft’s quality assurance. No, I tell a lie. I always wonder about Microsoft’s quality assurance. As in, “How can they keep making mistakes like this?” In the latest, a ...