Microsoft is starting to push Windows 7 SP1 to Windows 7 users via Windows Update, ahead of the early April end-of-support date for the RTM version of the product. Mary Jo Foley has covered the tech ...

I’ll get right to it: anyone using a mature copy of Windows 7 (as opposed to a new computer or a newly installed copy) should not install Service Pack 1 (SP1). This is not a knock on Microsoft, ...

Microsoft's silence on the matter has made clear: There is not going to be a Service Pack 2 for either Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. (Instead, Microsoft has moved to delivering smaller upgrades ...

Microsoft has unleashed the first public betas of Service Pack 1 (SP1) for both Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. Unlike some previous Microsoft service packs, these add little in the way of new ...

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Microsoft still hasn't announced a release date for the first Windows 7 Service Pack, but apparently ...

Anyone who’s installed Windows 7 any time in the last, oh, five years or so probably didn’t enjoy the experience very much. Service Pack 1 for the operating system was released in 2011, meaning that a ...

Microsoft regularly releases major updates to its Windows operating systems. Formerly, those updates pushed through comprehensive service packs, but more often these days, they're semi-regular and ...

One of the most vexing aspects of a Windows 7 reinstall is that even after you install the operating system and Service Pack 1, you can expect to spend a ridiculous amount of time applying patches ...