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, ...

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 ...

Microsoft has revealed that the first service pack for Windows 7 is on the way, but claims it will only offer "minor updates". With the phrase 'service pack' having strong echoes of the massive ...

An early build of Windows 7’s first service pack has been leaked, leading to thousands of downloads on a whole host of various torrent Web sites. As with every Windows operating system (OS) release, ...

Even though Microsoft has dropped a plan to wait nearly two years after Windows 7’s launch to issue a first service pack, it won’t deliver the update before the fourth quarter of this year, a site ...

Microsoft has apparently changed its mind about whether Internet Explorer 9 will require a yet-to-be-released update to Windows 7. Will Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 ...

Just as support for one Service Pack ends, Microsoft has announced that the first public beta of Windows 7 SP1 is now available. Revealed at the company’s Worldwide Partner Conference, a beta version ...

Microsoft sends first service pack for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 to original equipment manufacturers. Consumers get it later this month. Josh Lowensohn Former Senior Writer Josh Lowensohn ...

The blog Geeksmack earlier this week posted screen shots of a Windows SP1 beta compiled March 27, noting that the installation process is "much faster" than the process for Windows Vista, requiring ...

We already know Microsoft is hard at work on Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1, but beyond that there are few details to share. The Russian site wzor.net, which leaked ...

Anything interesting in it? It seems like from what I'm reading, it's just a bunch of hotfixes and security rollups. Not that that's a bad thing -- actually, it's saying quite a bit, considering the ...

One of the disadvantages to using an older Microsoft operating system is the need to install several hundred megabytes of patches after the initial OS is loaded. In the past, Microsoft ameliorated ...