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, ...

Windows has released the first service pack for Windows 7. It’s full of improvements to the company’s newest OS and is well worth downloading if you want everything to be up-to-date. To download the ...

Last week, Microsoft released Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. I’ve been monitoring the release in online forums and via individual reports since then. I’ve also talked, ...

Windows 7 Service Pack 1 has been out for a month. Here's a quick list of the known problems that warrant your attention If you’ve been waiting to install Windows 7 SP1 on your users’ machines or ...

Microsoft is starting to push Windows 7 SP1 to Windows 7 users via Windows Update, ahead of the early April end-of-support date for the RTM version of the product. Mary Jo Foley has covered the tech ...

Unlike Windows XP service pack 2, which included significant security updates, or Windows XP service pack 3 which is required for support from Microsoft, Windows 7 service pack 1 does not have any ...