The Microsoft Software Protection Platform, unveiled formally on Wednesday, requires that all customers consumers who buy PCs and business customers with volume licensing agreements activate their ...

The news, announced Wednesday evening, generated little initial concern from solution providers and system builders, which are preparing for general availability of those products on Jan. 30. "It ...

Windows Vista hasn’t changed the world after all, and compatibility issues have been a major concern. But it’s often quite simple to get around the conflicts. 1. Vista’s graphics engine is one element ...

Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday launched a beta of the new e-mail client designed to give the boot to Vista’s four-month-old built-in Windows Mail. Windows Live Mail Beta 2.0, touted by Microsoft three ...

Customers who want more information about what PCs will require to run Windows Vista will get some, but not much, from Microsoft at the company’s conference for hardware engineers next week. At ...

Unlucky Vista users using a driver known to break will be prevented by Windows Update from getting SP1 until the driver is fixed When Steve Sinchak’s new Intel network card became “really slow” after ...