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 made the first release candidate of Windows 7 available for free download on Thursday. In an unprecedented move for the company, the software will run on a user's PC for more than a year.

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 ...

Windows 7’s about ready to come out of the oven, and now everybody can shove their hands in the warm OS pie. And really, you should. Here’s everything you need to know to dive in. If you’ve already ...

Windows 7 RC1 doesn’t expire until June 1, but we found a catch, and it’s a pretty horrible one. Starting March 1, it’ll shut down every two hours. https ...

I’ve been really struck over the past few days by the difference in approaches between the Windows 7 RC1 and Vista SP2 releases. Windows 7 beta and RC1 have been handled much like the new Obama ...

So your copy of Window 7 RC1 is running out and you're not yet ready to go for the full purchase? You are going to buy it after all, right, but this month's games have stretched the budget too thin ...

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Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. The Windows 7 craze started early last year when the first public beta of the operating system became ...

Microsoft will make the release candidate of Windows 7, the next version of its desktop operating system, available as a free download on Tuesday. After the crushing server load brought on by ...