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 ...

A number of users attempting to install Microsoft's recent convenience rollup for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 have found various steps along the way rather ... inconvenient. There are some ...

Microsoft released Windows 7 Service Pack 1 today with a ton of bug fixes and security updates for your Windows PC. Service Pack 1 combines a number of updates and improvements into a single download, ...

Microsoft this week described installation instructions for volume licensing users of Windows 7 Service Pack 1 to get Extended Security Updates (ESU) activated on PCs. The ESU program provides access ...

Artwork: Chip Taylor Bug fixes and security patches don’t make for the most exciting Windows update, but they’re the high points of Windows 7 Service Pack 1, now widely available for download. * ...

It's the first major patch since Service Pack 1, launched in February, 2011, so it covers hundreds of security, stability and usability fixes. However, the rollup is not technically a service pack ...

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, ...

Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 FAQ originally stated that organizations looking to upgrade to IE9 would have to install Windows 7 Service Pack 1 first, and this gave the impression that customers ...

The status of Win 8.1 is still unclear, but it looks like updates to Win7 will (finally!) run much faster In a TechNet post called “Simplifying updates for Windows 7 and 8.1,” Microsoft engineer ...