My desktop occasionally fails to shut down properly. It seems to complete Windows’ shutdown process, but then just freezes–without actually turning off. Pressing the power button accomplishes nothing.

Windows 7 provides clearer controls over networking status, and simplifies sharing controls as well Now that Microsoft has made the Windows 7 beta available for public download, many people are trying ...

If you don't know how to deal with them, network issues are one of those things that can get extremely annoying. The worst part? You don't even know what's causing it. Over the years, I've been using ...

We’ve covered Windows 7 from rumor to golden master. Now—as we wait for its Oct. 22 arrival—it’s enchilada time: Here’s everything of value that we learned about Win 7, packed in a complete, ...

This is a follow up to my previous post about living in a dorm, and having a wireless router assigning invalid IP addresses to people. Short story, sometimes everyone on one of our 4 switches looses ...

I just built a new machine and Windows 7 runs beautifully on it. Last night, I was downloading a couple of games from Steam (HL2 and COD4) and after about 10-15 minutes of great speeds, it slowed to a ...

Overall the reports about the Windows 7 public beta are quite good. What do people like? It’s stable, especially for a beta. And it easily outshines Windows Vista in its stability, polish and ...

Windows recognizes two network types for networks without a domain server: private and public. On a private network, other ...