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High-slider integrity planned for Windows 7 UAC Register, UK - 14 minutes ago The alerts and pop-up screens generated by UAC when new codes comes near Windows 7's predecessor, Windows Vista, have proved so frustrating that the ... More...

Microsoft Tightens Up Windows 7 UAC Microsoft Watch - 7 minutes ago I must be guilty, because in a January 2007 post, I called Windows Vista security a "petulant child." He started that way because Microsoft reduced Windows ... More...

EfluxMedia News Windows 7 Beta Gets Second Deadline Extension, Until Feb. 10 EfluxMedia News, New York - Jan 25, 2009 With the usual thank you for your interest, Microsoft announced on its blog this week that because enthusiasm continues to be so high, downloads should be ... More...

Windows 7 chiefs: We messed up ZDNet Blogs - 11 minutes ago Late in the day on Thursday, February 5, Microsoft’s top Windows brass made a second posting to the Engineering Windows 7 blog that showed they are, ... More...

Microsoft to tweak Windows 7 settings CNET News, CA - 9 minutes ago After getting lots of feedback that Windows Vista too often prompted users to approve changes, Microsoft had decided in Windows 7 to prompt users less ... More...

Microsoft Roasted Over Response To UAC Flaws ChannelWeb, NY - 8 minutes ago "In Windows 7 we have continued to focus on improving the ability to stop malware before it is installed or running on a PC." While Windows Vista had just ... More...

The IE8 feature Suggested Sites helps you discover related sites that can be helpful to get more information about your interests. Under the hood, Suggested Sites is a system that provides suggestions by using a collection of users’ visited sites. You may be wondering how Suggested Sites works with the investments we’ve made in privacy. Respecting user privacy and giving the user control over the data provided has been part of the design philosophy of Suggested Sites since the beginning. This blog post explains the methods we use to respect user privacy. On the client: .spaced li{margin-bottom:1em} [*]Requires user opt-in: Suggested Sites is off by default…

Microsoft's Mini-Microsoft hints at leaving company Seattle Post Intelligencer - 6 minutes ago "Windows survived Vista and it looks like Sinofsky/DeVaan have a Winning 7 to make amends." Mini-Microsoft's blog fueled strident rumors in mid-December ... More...

Microsoft's Mini-Microsoft hints at leaving company Seattle Post Intelligencer - 21 minutes ago "Windows survived Vista and it looks like Sinofsky/DeVaan have a Winning 7 to make amends." Mini-Microsoft's blog fueled strident rumors in mid-December ... More...

Hi all, for developing prupose i need do block a udp braodcast to a dedicated port. It is possible to configure such a rule, bit the firewall do not block the broadcasts. Any suggestions

Microsoft changes Windows 7 UAC after new exploit code surfaces Computerworld, MA - 6 minutes ago UAC, which debuted with Windows Vista in 2007, has been modified by Microsoft in Windows 7 in an attempt to dampen criticism of the feature, which has been ... More...

Intel employee warns on Windows 7 netbook pricing, SSD drives The Industry Standard, CA - 17 hours ago In the blog, Bancroft says that Microsoft's margins on XP netbooks are not strong, and the company will feel pressure to increase revenue from Windows 7 ... More...

Study: Admin Rights Cause ... InternetNews.com - 15 minutes ago In Windows Vista, a safeguard called User Account Control (UAC) springs into action when non-administrative users try to make administrator-level changes, ... More...

Have you already registered on the Windows 7 Beta Customer Preview Program? From the Microsoft site it indicates that it would be closing soon. The information on this programs is as follows: Time is running out! We’ll be closing the Customer Preview Program for new registrations soon. So if you want to try the Windows 7 [...] More...

TrustedReviews Wolfe's Den: Making Book On Windows 7 InformationWeek, NY - 5 hours ago This likely explains what appears to be an almost stealth-like roll-out plan for Windows 7. As explained recently on Microsoft's Engineering Windows 7 blog, ... Both Sides on the Win7 UAC Problem eWeek XP/Vista SP Blockers to ... InternetNews.com Channel Gets a Crack at Windows 7 Virtualization Review ZDNet Blogs - EfluxMedia News all 573 news articles More...

Microsoft has made the version of Windows 7 simpler compared to Windows Vista. Below are the editions:Windows 7 Starter - this should have the basic features namely: new taskbar, standard Windows Media Player, Jump Lists, Backup and Restore, Action Center, Device Stage, Fax and Scan, a few gamesWindows 7 Home Premium - the [...] More...

Making Book On Windows 7 InformationWeek, NY - 9 minutes ago This likely explains what appears to be an almost stealth-like roll-out plan for Windows 7. As explained recently on Microsoft's Engineering Windows 7 blog, ... More...

Microsoft changes Windows 7 UAC after new exploit code surfaces Computerworld, MA - 10 minutes ago UAC, which debuted with Windows Vista in 2007, has been modified by Microsoft in Windows 7 in an attempt to dampen criticism of the feature, which has been ... More...

Criticism mounting over Windows 7 security ZDNet Asia, Singapore - 10 minutes ago One of the chief complaints with Windows Vista is frustration with all the warnings that pop up to notify users that changes are being made to the operating ... More...

Windows 7's ability to selectively elevate privileges is under ... BetaNews - 13 minutes ago by Scott M. Fulton, III In Microsoft's ongoing effort to alleviate users' discomfort with Windows Vista's security nags, the company may be re-introducing a ... More...

While everyone seems to have given up on Windows Vista, a group of computer users are turning into the operating system.As reported:The Internet’s chattering classes may have already given up on Windows Vista, but two key segments of the PC population apparently haven’t.More than a third of online gamers are running Windows Vista, according [...] More...

New Zealand Herald Study: Admin Rights Cause Most Windows Holes InternetNews.com - 39 minutes ago In Windows Vista, a safeguard called User Account Control (UAC) springs into action when non-administrative users try to make administrator-level changes, ... Both Sides on the Win7 UAC Problem eWeek Channel Gets a Crack at Windows 7 Virtualization Review Windows 7 editions … too many, too few or just right? ZDNet Blogs The Industry Standard - Appscout all 547 news articles More...

Windows to join Windows Live Clubhouse, revamp imminent Ars Technica, MA - 17 minutes ago Starting next week, we're making the community and the Clubhouse bigger and better by including Windows Vista and Windows 7. ... More...

Survey: Ubuntu not just for desktop anymore ITworld.com, MA - 8 minutes ago Netbooks also run Windows XP, since Windows Vista's hardware footprint was too big for most netbooks. But Microsoft cited growth in the netbook market, ... More...

Microsoft Watch Live Search Answers Google Microsoft Watch - 28 minutes ago But Internet Explorer 7, like Windows Vista, was a grab bag of usability dysfunction, particularly the annoying security popups and application/Website ... More...