Fewer than 2.5 million copies of the beta have been downloaded since Microsoft launched the Windows 7 preview Jan. 10 Microsoft Thursday extended the deadline for downloading the public beta of ...

New downloads will be blocked today, but users who have started the download process have until Thursday to finish it Microsoft has shut off the Windows 7 beta spigot, but will allow users who have ...

Reports have put the Windows 7 beta release date at January 5th, 7th and the 13th, while a so-called "publishing error" saw a "Windows 7 beta" download link appear at Microsoft's Windows 7 site. C'mon ...

For many, it was a day of clicking and realoading Microsoft's Windows page to no avail. Two hours ago, around 3:00 p.m. ET, Microsoft officials said they were adding more servers to make sure users ...

All weekend as Windows 7 keys were hard to come by, people tried accessing Microsoft's TechNet site to access their unique activation keys. Originally with a 2.5m download limit, people expected keys ...

UPDATE: Microsoft has canceled the legal threat. I just got an email directly from DtecNet, the anti-piracy company working with Microsoft, saying they have formally withdrawn the notice. There was no ...

We expected this, but Microsoft has confirmed that there won’t be anymore Windows 7 beta releases. Just the hot little release you’re playing with. There will be a followup (possibly private) release ...

An early version of Windows 7, Microsoft’s follow-up to its ho-hum Vista operating software, may appear at a developers conference in mid-January. Developers attending the 11-city one-day MSDN ...