Some programs shouldn't be proprietary.

Application compatibility is one of the most difficult obstacles users face when migrating from Windows XP to Windows 7. Fortunately, Microsoft offers some solutions, including XP Mode. This week, as ...

Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) 5.5 — Inventory, assess, and prepare applications for Windows 7 and Windows Vista deployment projects. Windows 7 Application Quality Cookbook — Originally ...

Popular photo-editing app Paint.Net is dropping support for Windows 7, and Windows 8.1. The app will be limited to 64-bit on Windows 10 and Windows 11 heading into the future, the developer announced ...

Microsoft’s AppLocker, the application control feature included in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, is an improvement on the Software Restriction Policies (SRP) introduced with Windows XP ...

Intel has some 16-bit programs that won't work with Win 7, and is also delaying the deployment of IE7 and IE8 Intel faces challenges in migrating from Windows XP to Windows 7, including application ...

An issue with Windows prevents recovery discs created with the Backup and Restore (Windows 7) app from working. Systems running Windows updates from after January 11, 2022 are affected by the bug. The ...