As Microsoft moves toward shorter and shorter release cycles -- meaning a new version of Windows and other server products every 12 to 18 months, in all likelihood -- I'm wondering if their marketing ...

True to previously announced dates, the first service pack for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 is now available via Windows Update. For Windows 7 users, the service pack offers little more than a ...

We knew good and well it was coming, and here it is. Microsoft has today introduced the Release Candidate (RC) of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) to the public, and for those ...

On Wednesday Microsoft released Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 to its equipment manufacturing partners. SP1 has essentially hit the "RTM" milestone, in Microsoft's ...

Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology. Windows Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1is bold and ...

Windows Server 2008 R2 has had a development path parallel to that of Windows 7. So much so, that Server 2008 R2 is often dubbed, "Windows 7 Server." Both operating systems share the distinction of ...

In last week’s post, I outlined how the Windows Azure Pack can help developers write software once for both their Azure cloud platform and their in-house Windows Server 2012 servers. Since then, many ...

Get ready for it because the final release to manufacturing (RTM) of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) have just been handed off to Microsoft's OEM partners. What that means ...

Microsoft's silence on the matter has made clear: There is not going to be a Service Pack 2 for either Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. (Instead, Microsoft has moved to delivering smaller upgrades ...

Microsoft announced today that Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 was released to manufacturing. In contrast with many previous service packs, this newest operating system update ...

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 users rejoice! Service Pack 1 is now available for both flavors of Windows and is available via Windows Update any hour now as Microsoft are rolling it out now.

Microsoft has made service pack 1 (SP1) for both Windows 7 and Windows 2008 Server R2 operating systems generally available from today. The 1.9GB service pack is a multi-language (36) download ...