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 ...

The engineering team responsible for building and releasing service packs has reportedly been told there won't be another service pack for Windows 7. It marks the first time in multiple releases that ...

As Microsoft is preparing to launch its latest operating system in the form of its new Windows 8 tomorrow. Reports are circulating that Microsoft is not going to release a Service Pack 2 for its older ...

Microsoft has at long last released what's effectively Windows 7 Service Pack 2 (SP2): a "convenience rollup" of updates that makes a fresh install or format of the beloved operating system much ...

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 ...

For many, the official release of a new Microsoft operating system–such as Windows 7–is just the starting of a clock. They will not buy the new OS until Service Pack 1 is released. Why? Microsoft has ...