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The top 10 features of Windows 7

To mark the launch of Windows 7, we bring you the top 10 features of Microsoft's latest operating system. Please contact us with any technical questions or for upgrade pricing.

 
 

October 2009 saw the official launch of Windows 7, the shiny new operating system from Microsoft and the successor to Windows Vista. Public reaction so far has been as enthusiastic towards Windows 7 as it was suspicious of Vista, with many industry commentators concluding that this latest system is everything its predecessor tried and failed to be.

One of the most striking new features of Windows 7 and the one that has attracted most of the media coverage is Windows Touch. This new touch screen technology promises to replace ‘point and click’ with ‘touch and tap’ making navigation far more intuitive for users who have become accustomed to touch screen functionality on their smart phones. But there are many more features besides.

So to mark the launch, we will let Microsoft introduce the top ten features of Windows 7 in their own words:
 

* Please see glossary (right) for a more detailed explanation of highlighted items:
 

 

1)

Get quicker access to all of your stuff - use Pin and Jump Lists to keep the programs and files you use the most right at your fingertips.

2)

Manage open windows more easily resize and arrange windows simply by dragging their borders to edge of your screen

3)

Quickly find what you’re looking for use Windows Search to find a specific file, program, or email in a few seconds

4)

Share files and printers among multiple PCs from one Windows 7 - based PC to another, you can share files, music, photos, and even printers across your home network

5)

Stay entertained effortlessly with Windows Media Centre you get one place to enjoy your photos and music, watch and record live TV, and watch free Internet TV

6)

Easily create and share movies create great looking movies and slideshows and share them on YouTube in minutes

7)

Connect to networks easily view and connect to any available wireless network in as few as three clicks

8)

Do more and wait less - improvements that can accelerate sleep and resume and make your PC more responsive help you get more done

9)

Touch and tap rather than point and click - Windows 7 makes PCs with touch screens easier and intuitive to use

10)

Manage devices more easily - manage printers, cameras, music players and other devices from a single, consistent place


'Top 10' Courtesy of Microsoft:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/compare/top-ten-reasons.aspx


 

GLOSSARY:

Pin

Pin programs to the taskbar. Pin files to Jump Lists. Just like tacking notes on a bulletin board, you can use pin to keep the things you need close at hand.

Jump

Lists Got a file, photo, or website you use a lot? Open it in two clicks. Jump Lists keep the most recent things you've used handy for faster access than ever.

Windows Search

Instantly locate and open virtually any file on your PC< from documents to emails to songs, right from the Start menu just by typing a word or two

Windows Media Centre

Record TV. Watch Internet TV. Watch DVD’s Enjoy online entertainment. Play your music and watch your videos and slideshows. It’s all here.

View Available Networks

On the go? Find and connect to Wi-Fi mobile broadband, VPN, or dial-up networks with just a couple of clicks

Sleep and resume

Windows 7 is designed to help your PC sleep and resume more quickly. It’s easier to put your PC away and to get back to what you were doing when you’re ready

Windows Touch

Ever wish you could just point at what you want and move things around with your hand? With a touch-sensitive screen and Windows 7, you can.

Device Management

See everything you need to know about your printers, cameras and other devices in one place. And, your devices are much simpler to hook up and use.

 

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