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Windows 7 RTM

Windows 7 is finally done. After a long process of testing each and every part of the Operating System, and ensuring all languages are ready, representatives from every area of the Windows team met to “sign-off” on the Release To Manufacturing build. (7600 for reference)
Windows 7 will be publicly available on store shelves and in [...]

The Windows team blog has just announced that Windows 7 will be available in stores beginning October 22nd 2009, and will be on MSDN in the 2nd half of July.
No details on pricing have been announced yet, however they have confirmed that OEMs and retailers will soon be able to offer a Windows 7 [...]

Microsoft recently released 3 completely free E-Learning clinics that cover many of the new features in Windows 7. Each clinic is targeted at a different type of user, so there will be overlapping content if you watch more than one.

Windows 7 for Consumers
Windows 7 for IT Professionals
Windows 7 for Information Workers

Be sure to check out [...]

Windows Virtual PC 7 is a feature of Windows 7 Pro, Enterprise and Ultimate designed to support the XP Mode feature, as well as running older or other versions of Windows within your Windows 7 environment.
Probably the best known feature coming is XP mode, where you get a fully integrated XP  virtual machine to run [...]

It is finally here, the Windows 7 RC (Release Candidate) is available for public download. For reference this is build 7100, and it is the Ultimate edition.
(It is also a day early, and has been up/down, so if it is not up, then it will be up at the official time, which would be [...]

Just announced today, Windows 7 will allow you to use a new feature called XP Mode. This is a version of Virtual PC that allows you to run your incompatible applications in an XP environment, but still on your desktop, and it will act as if it worked fine in Windows 7! So if you [...]