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Busted ATM shows Windows 7 login page on screen

By Jowi Morales Published

An ATM in Manchester, England, is still running the 17-year-old operating system for dispensing cash.

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Windows 7's activation by phone dialog
Microsoft silently kills Windows and Office phone activation and forces online activation with a Microsoft account

By Hassam Nasir Published

Nothing like the good ol' days.

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Windows insider creates Windows 7 install measuring just 69MB

By Mark Tyson Last updated

A bootable Windows 7 install that consumes a mere 69MB of disk space has been shared online. However, it isn't a very practical release, right now.

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40 years of Windows: How Windows 7 cleansed the sins of Vista

By Chris Hoffman Published

Premium Following the release of the poorly received Windows Vista, Microsoft had some work to do to reinstate trust in the operating system, and Windows 7 was a roaring success. Here's why.

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Windows 7 runs natively on the Steam Deck

By Mark Tyson Published

Windows 7 can run natively on the Steam Deck, according to testing by operating systems enthusiast Bob Pony.

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Windows 11 Insiders surprised by return of Vista startup sound — it’s a bug not a feature, says MS exec

By Mark Tyson Published

The latest Insider Build in the Windows 11 Beta and Dev channels plays the Windows Vista startup sound as it boots to the desktop.

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Windows 7
Windows 7 users with a solid background color faced delayed login process — it took four months for Microsoft to fix

By Mark Tyson Published

User thriftiness with system resources backfired, for a while.

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Windows 7 laptops
Zero-day Windows NTLM hash vulnerability gets patched by third-party

By Christopher Harper Published

A 0-day file explorer exploit that can steal a user's NTLM credentials gets an unofficial patch, documentation from 0patch.

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Steam drops Windows 7 and 8 support with the latest client

By Jowi Morales Published

No more Steam for Windows 7 8 holdouts.

PC Gaming
Windows Media Player playing "lonely otaku." by Okumura Music Group
Windows Media Player and Silverlight are losing legacy DRM services on Windows 7 and 8

By Christopher Harper Published

Microsoft deprecates legacy DRM services, crippling Windows Media Player and Silverlight.

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