One of the most vexing aspects of a Windows 7 reinstall is that even after you install the operating system and Service Pack 1, you can expect to spend a ridiculous amount of time applying patches ...

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Microsoft still hasn't announced a release date for the first Windows 7 Service Pack, but apparently ...

Microsoft announced that Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 has been finalized, with availability from next week. Desktop users won't find too much to excite them, however; the only ...

Microsoft is finally making it easier to reinstall Windows 7 from scratch with a new Service Pack (SP) that the company refuses to call a service pack. Windows 7 may not be available to most of us ...

The status of Win 8.1 is still unclear, but it looks like updates to Win7 will (finally!) run much faster In a TechNet post called “Simplifying updates for Windows 7 and 8.1,” Microsoft engineer ...

It's the first major patch since Service Pack 1, launched in February, 2011, so it covers hundreds of security, stability and usability fixes. However, the rollup is not technically a service pack ...

One of the disadvantages to using an older Microsoft operating system is the need to install several hundred megabytes of patches after the initial OS is loaded. In the past, Microsoft ameliorated ...