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1 1 W elcome to Windows 7.
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3 3 Y our PC, simpli ed. Y ou told us what you wanted. W e listened. This Windows ® 7 Product Guide highlights the new and improved featur es that will help deliver the one thing you said you want.
INTRODUCTION T O WINDOWS 7 6 DESIGNING WINDOWS 7 8 Market T rends that Inspir ed Windows 7 9 WINDOWS 7 EDITIONS 10 Windows 7 Star ter 11 Windows 7 Home Basic 11 Windows 7 Home Premium 12 Windows 7 Pro.
INTRODUCTION T O WINDOWS 7 6 DESIGNING WINDOWS 7 8 Market T rends that Inspir ed Windows 7 9 WINDOWS 7 EDITIONS 10 Windows 7 Star ter 11 Windows 7 Home Basic 11 Windows 7 Home Premium 12 Windows 7 Pro.
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7 7 PCs are an integral part of the daily lives o f billions of people ar ound the world. They are used for more functions than anyone could have imagined just a few year s ago, and as PCs become more deeply woven into our ever yday lives, our expectations keep increasing.
Designing Windows 7 Mor e than a billion people use Micr oso f t ® Windows ever y day . Y ou use it in signi cant ways, like earning a living. Y ou use it in personally meaningful ways, such as using a webcam to visit with a faraway loved one.
8 9 Designing Windows 7 Market T rends that Inspired Windows 7 As we planned Windows 7, we took a hard look at how the world of technology is changing and what that means for you. In doing so, we identied some key themes that inuenced our engineering design effor ts and helped us to focus on where we could deliver the highest value to you.
Windows 7 Editions Differ ent people expect differ ent things fr om their PCs, which is why we o ffer multiple editions o f Windows 7. And because your needs can change over time, we have designed Windows 7 so that you can move up to editions with mor e features, without giving up the featur es you alr eady have.
10 11 Windows 7 Editions Windows 7 Star ter Windows 7 Star ter makes small notebook PCs and other PCs with limited hardwar e easier to use because it puts less between you and what you want to do—less waiting, less clicking, and less hassle connecting to networks.
Windows 7 Home Premium The bes t ed itio n fo r co nsum ers, Windo ws 7 Hom e Pre mium pro vide s the bes t entertain ment exper ienc e on your PC. Y ou’ ll nd eas y w ays to conn ect to ot her PCs a nd devi ces, al l i n a visua lly rich en vir onmen t th at make s e ver yda y u se sim pler an d mor e enga ging .
12 13 Windows 7 Enterprise / Windows 7 Ultimate Windows 7 Enterprise and Windows 7 Ultimate are the most versatile and powerful editions and are designed to address the needs of both enterprise customers and consumers who want ever y feature of Windows 7.
Windows Anytime Upgrade Sometimes you want to be able to do more with your PC. That’ s why we’ve made it easier for you to move fr om one edition o f Windows to the next. For example, you may have purchased a small notebook PC with Windows 7 Star ter but decide soon after that you want to customize your desktop or cr eate a homegr oup.
14 15 Key Featur es Star ter Home Premium Pro fessional Enterprise/Ultimate Windows T askbar and Jump Lists ✓✓✓✓ Internet Explorer 8 ✓✓✓✓ Join a homegroup ✓✓✓✓ Home media strea.
Getting Star ted with Windows 7 Whether you’re buying a new PC or upgrading your current PC to Windows 7, you pr obably want to get through the setup process as quickly as possible.
16 17 Getting Started with Windows 7 Migrating from Windows XP Windows 7 is best experienced on a new PC with the latest hardware, but if your computer meets the minimum speci cations, you can install Windows 7 on a PC running Windows XP . Windows 7 must be “ custom” installed (also known as a “ clean” installation) over Windows XP .
Windows Compatibility Cent er Y ou may want to know if your devices and so f tware will work with your computer , and that you have all the latest updates so your stuff works the way it’ s supposed to.
18 19 Getting Started with Windows 7 Windows Easy T ransfer Windows Easy T ransfer helps you move les, folders, program settings, and system settings from your old PC to your new one. With the newest version of Windows Easy T ransfer , you can leave the transfer unattended.
What’ s New in Windows 7 T op Features for Y ou W e’ve designed Windows 7 to be the easiest, fastest, and most engaging version o f Windows yet. We focused on helping your PC per form the way you want it to—quickly , easily , and with less effor t.
20 21 What’ s New in Windows 7 Key Featur e What Y ou Can Do Internet and Digital T V W atch Internet T V content and turn your PC into a digital video recor der by using the suppor t in Windows Media Center for many new broadcast TV tuners.* Internet Explorer 8: Visual Sear ch See rich, relevant, visual suggestions as you type sear ch terms.
T op Features for IT Pr ofessionals From networking to security and sear ch to user management, Windows 7 o ffers IT professionals a wide range o f new and improved featur es. These include the following: Key Featur e What Y ou Can Do AppLocker Control which applications ar e allowed to run on user PCs.
22 23 Application and Device Compatibility W e recognize that your PC experience involves programs and devices from many differ ent providers, so we’ve made a signicant effor t to ensure that the applications and devices you use and love ar e compat - ible with Windows 7 and work the way you’ d expect them to.
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25 25 Windows 7 for Y ou Windows 7 is more than just engineering and innovation—it’ s the product that you asked for . Y ou’ve told us you want ever ything you do on your PC to be faster and easier . Y ou’ve said that you’ d like it if the technology and devices in your home worked better together .
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Simplies Ever yday T asks Win dows 7 str eamli nes a nd si mpli es t he ta sks yo u do m ost o f t en. I ts en hanc ed Sta r t me nu an d Win dows T askba r p ut the les and pr ogram s y ou use mo st with in easy r eac h, so they do n’t clutt er your de skto p.
Windows 7 for Y ou: Simpli es Ever yday T asks In Windows 7, we set out to streamline and simplif y the things you do ever y day—and you’ll nd you can get more done with a lot less effor t. The user inter face is nimbler and more responsive, with navigation that gets you wher e you want to go—fast.
28 29 Windows 7 for Y ou: Simpli es Everyday T asks Simple to Navigate Windows T askbar The taskbar is one of the most familiar aspects of Windows. When you open les and programs, their icons show up on the taskbar so you can switch between them.
When you have a large number o f windows open for a program, the open windows for that program are displayed as a list. W e’ve enhanced this list view by adding the ability to peek at a highlighted window or even close a window directly fr om the list.
30 31 Windows 7 for Y ou: Simpli es Everyday T asks Simple to Navigate Jump Lists provide quick access to common tasks. Jump Lists Do you keep a lot of documents on the Windows desktop or in your Documents folder? If so, you know how har d it can be to nd that one le you need.
Desktop Enhancements One of the many bene ts o f Windows is the ability to work with large numbers o f documents and programs at the same time. But have you ever had to wade through a dozen open wi.
32 33 Snap allows for easy resizing o f windows. W ant to get all but one window out of the way ? T r y Aero Shake. Grab the top o f that window and shake it, and all the other windows on your screen will minimize to the taskbar . Shake the window again to restor e the windows to their original sizes.
Windows Explorer As you use your PC more and mor e, you may nd the number of les you have to manage getting larger . Windows Explorer in Windows 7 give you a central place to view and organize all the les on your PC.
34 35 Libraries If you store a large number o f les in differ ent le folders or on several PCs or devices, you might nd it hard to nd the exact le you’r e looking for or manage all your les ef ciently . Libraries can help.
Y ou can even arrange and view the les in your Libraries by some o f its metadata. For example the “Month” and “Day” views in the Pictur es Librar y gr oup together the photos taken on the same date. And the Videos Librar y features a way to arrange the les by length so you can separate the shor ter clips from the longer movies.
36 37 Improved Sear ch Relevance When searching for something, you probably want to nd it quickly without spending a lot of effor t wading thr ough extraneous items. Windows 7 makes search results more relevant and easier to under - stand. The search engine uses an improved algorithm to determine relevance and rank results.
Easy to Br owse the W eb As people spend mor e time online, their demands on the browser have increased. Since Microso f t delivered Internet Explorer 7, millions of people around the world have taken advantage of its tabbed browsing, the built -in search box, and other featur es to impr ove their W eb br owsing experience.
38 39 W eb Slices E-mail, weather , spor ts scores, stock quotes, or auction item status—there ar e W eb sites we visit multiple times during the day to get updates. W eb Slices in Internet Explorer 8 make it simple to access this information without having to navigate to the W eb site again and again.
Smar t Address Bar If you use Internet Explorer 7, you know that the Address Bar presents matching W eb addresses from your histor y as you type. However , you have to type the same beginning o f the Web addr ess to display the same results—and there’ s no way to delete an entr y if you’ve mistyped it.
40 41 Easy to Connect PCs and Manage Devices Mor e tha n hal f o f all U.S. hou seho lds have mor e than one PC. If you live in one of tho se house hold s, you may h ave e xper ienc ed tr oubl e set ting up a n etwo rk or foun d tha t the PCs i n you r hom e don ’t wo rk together as well as they could.
Af ter you’ve created your homegroup, accessing and sharing les among the various PCs—or other devices—in your home is like having all your data on a single hard disk drive. For example, you might have digital photos stored on a PC in your den.
42 43 Windows Connect Now The rst step in sharing information between PCs is to connect them to a network. Windows Connect Now is a featur e o f Windows 7 that makes it fast and easy to set up your home or o f ce network and connect additional PCs.
Devices and Printers provides a consolidated view of all your devices. The Add a Device wizard helps you easily add networked and wireless devices. The Devices and Printers Folder The Devices and Printers folder is a single location where you can access and interact with all your devices.
44 45 Device Stage Do you have a lot o f digital devices like phones, music player s, or digital cameras? Device Stage helps you manage all of your devices more ef ciently by showing you the status of each and displaying the common things you can do with them in a single familiar window .
Improv ed Suppor t for External Displays If you have a laptop, you may want to connect it to an external display to watch a movie at home or give a pr esentation at work. Windows 7 makes it easier to connect to external displays because all o f the common display-related features ar e gathered in one place, under Display in Control P anel.
46 47 Windows Live Mail Easy to Communicate and Shar e With Windows 7 and Windows Live Essentials, your PC will help you stay connected to the people and things you car e about and do it safely . Windows Live Essentials is a free suite of programs for e-mail, photos, instant messaging, and more.
Windows Live Messenger Windows Live Messenger makes it effor tless to connect to your favorite people or groups, chat via IM, video or voice, play games, shar e photos and monitor what’ s new with your circle o f friends.
48 49 Windows Live Photo Galler y Af ter you impor t photos to your PC running Windows 7, use Windows Live Photo Galler y to edit, organize, and publish them to the W eb. Y ou can even tag photos in Photo Galler y so that you can easily nd them later .
Windows 7 for Y ou: W orks the W ay Y ou W ant Mor e than anything else, you’ve told us that you care about the basics. No one has the time to deal with PCs that aren’t snappy and r esponsive or fall shor t o f expected per formance—like taking too long to wake up fr om sleep.
50 51 Star t, Shutdown, and Resume Windows 7 is ready when you are. It’ s designed to star t, hibernate, and shut down faster than Windows Vista. W e also focused on ways to resume from sleep more quickly and reliably .
Windows Experience Index The Windows Experience Index measur es the capabilities of your PC’ s hardwar e and so f twar e, and expresses this measurement as a number called a base score. A higher base score generally means that your computer will per form better and faster than a computer with a lower base scor e.
52 53 Windows 7 for Y ou: Works the W ay Y ou Want Speed, Reliability , and Responsiveness P ower -Saving DVD Playback With Windows 7, your PC will use less power when playing a DVD . Windows 7 requir es less processing power than previous versions o f Windows and is more ef cient when it spins discs.
64-Bit Computing Suppor t If you’ve gone PC shopping lately , you’ve pr obably noticed mor e computers with 64-bit pr ocessors and wondered what advantages they o ffer . Put simply , a 64-bit PC can handle larger amounts o f information than traditional 32-bit systems.
54 55 Mor e Secure Whether your hard disk drive contains irreplaceable family photos or the nancial data critical to your business, th e info rm ati on on you r PC is val ua ble . Vir use s, spy war e and ot her unw an ted so f t war e, r oot ki ts, and ph ish ing sc ams pos e a con st ant risk tod ay .
P arental Controls If you’re a par ent, Windows 7 P arental Contr ols can give you greater peace o f mind and con dence in your ability to manage what your kids can do on the PC. Y ou can specif y which PC games your children can play and which pr ograms they can use.
56 57 Internet Explorer Security The W eb can be a dangerous place, with sites that attempt to download malicious code, trick you into divulging personal information, or track your actions without your knowledge or consent.
Cross-Sit e Scripting Filter Y ou could do ever ything right with respect to security—such as always installing the latest security updates—yet still remain vulnerable to some types of security threats.
58 59 InPrivat e Filtering Y ou probably know that the W eb sites you visit can track your activity , but you may not be fully aware o f the degree to which additional W eb sites and content providers can track you as well. Most W eb sites today are mosaics of content that come fr om many different sites.
Windows Filtering Platform The Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) architecture in Windows 7 helps software companies cr eate rewalls, antivirus software, and other types of applications and ser vices that work with Windows.
60 61 Backup and restore Backup and Restore Even the most reliable PC can be subject to a hardwar e failure, and even the most careful person can delete a le by mistake. When these things happen, it’ s impor tant to have a recent backup of impor - tant data—yet many people forget to back up their PCs regularly .
Compatible With Y ou A clutte re d Wi ndow s de sktop is like a clutt ere d de sk—i t ca n ma ke it ha rd er t o fo cus on th e ta sk at ha nd. Whe n you star t usin g Window s 7, you’ll imme diat ely noti ce its clea n and unclu tter ed appear ance .
62 63 Desktop samples Place gadgets where you want them. Ever wanted to turn your desktop background into a photo slideshow? Then you’ll love Aero Background, the new featur e in Windows 7 that lets you choose photos from your PC and display them as your desk - top background.
Windows XP Mode Do you want all the bene ts of the latest PCs but still need to run older business and productivity programs? Windows 7 will run many Windows XP pr ograms with no problem. But for those programs that require a PC running Windows XP , small and medium-sized business customers can use Windows XP Mode.
64 65 Loading an application from a USB device in Windows XP Mode. Access Y our Windows 7-based PC’ s Network Connections Y ou can still access the Internet when you’r e working in Windows XP Mode because the network connec- tions o f your Windows 7-based PC ar e always accessible.
Better T roubleshooting and Pr oblem Solving W e created Windows 7 to help give you a tr ouble-free computing experience. But if problems do arise, Windows 7 noti es you in more intelligent ways and makes resolution easier and faster .
66 67 Windows T roubleshooting Windows T roubleshooting W ouldn’t it be nice if your PC could r ecognize and solve many common pr oblems, so that you could stay productive rather than calling for he.
Built -in T roubleshooters in Windows 7 T roubleshooter Description Aero T r oubleshoot problems that pr event you from experiencing Aero animations and effects. Browse the W eb T roubleshoot pr oblems that prevent you fr om browsing the W eb with Internet Explorer .
68 69 Star tup Repair Star tup problems can be dif cult to troubleshoot, because if you can’t star t the operating system you can’t use the built -in troubleshooting tools.
Windows 7 for Y ou: Makes New Things P ossible As new technologies emerge, we’re busy translating them into exciting new experiences that are sophisticated, yet fun and easy to use. W e’re pr oviding new ways for you to view T V , listen to and share music, and bring your PC to life with multi-touch technology .
70 71 Windows 7 for Y ou: Makes New Things P ossible Media the W ay Y ou W ant It Windows Media Center With a streamlined user inter face and suppor t for new content types and digital T V , Windows Media Center in Windows 7 makes viewing T V , movies, and other media content on your PC easier than ever .
Sharing T V ar ound the Home If you have multiple PCs running Windows Media Center in your homegroup, you can access recorded T V Libraries—in addition to your music, photos, and videos—on those different PCs. Y ou can also copy a T V show to your laptop to enjoy on the go.
72 73 Windows Media Player Windows Media Player in Windows 7 plays more media and delivers a richer media experience than earlier ver sions. Whether you want to listen to your favorite songs while you’re working or watch a DVD in full-scr een mode, playback star ts quickly and remains consistent.
Improv ed Content Filtering In Windows 7, content that cannot be played, such as Apple’ s Lossless .M4A or H.263 MPEG-4 content, will no longer appear in the music or video librar y view so you don’t get distracted by les that won’t work.
74 75 Media Streaming As you acquire more PCs and devices, you’ll have more physical places to store your music, photos, and video. But what if all your music is on a laptop, yet you want to play it on your main PC with the great speakers? Now , with Media Streaming, you can.
For example, say you’re sitting on your couch, using your laptop to read e-mail or sur f the Web, and you’ d like to listen to some music, but your laptop speakers don’t sound good enough.
76 77 R emote Media S treaming If you’re like most people, your home PC is the central place wher e you store and enjoy your photo, music, and video collections. But you probably also o f ten take your laptop to other locations such as hotels, airpor ts, or co ffee shops.
Outstanding Sound Whether you’re playing music, watching a video, or listening to voicemail through your PC, you want a high-quality sound experience. With improved sound management features in Windows 7, you’ll get great sound for both enter tainment and communications.
78 79 Games Explorer Games Explorer is the center for gaming on Windows 7. Just type games in the Wi ndow s Sear ch bo x, an d you ’ll see all your games org aniz ed in one cen tral locat ion. Games Explo re r pr ovid es inf orma tion about games, such as game play statistics, ratings, and r equi re ment s.
A noti cation appear s any time an update is available. 64-bit Gaming If you’re a gamer , you know how graphics, sound, and interaction capabilities ar e becoming richer . Y ou probably also know that the hardwar e limitations of 32-bit PCs can limit your gaming experience.
80 81 W ork Anywher e W e live in a mobile world, taking our laptops and devices with us as we move between home, work, and other places. With Windows 7, you can easily get online and stay online as you move from place to place.
DirectAccess With Windows 7, working from locations other than your of ce becomes even simpler . With DirectAc- cess, you can mor e securely connect to your corporate network over any Internet connection—without having to use VPN technology .
82 83 XPS Documents XML P aper Speci cation (XPS) documents are xed-format documents that you can share and archive in a high-quality , ef cient format. XPS documents can be opened without having the original program in which the document was created, so you can easily share your work.
New W ays to Engage As new technologies emer ge, Microso f t is working to translate them into exciting new experiences. Windows 7 builds on the work we’ve done in next -generation user inter faces, moving beyond the mouse and keyboard so that you can interact with your PC with multitouch gestures, handwriting, or voice.
84 85 Windows 7 is touch-friendly thr oughout. For instance, the Star t menu, Windows T askbar , and Windows Explorer all have bigger icons that are easier to select with your nger . Y ou can use your nger to arrange the pictures in a photo album or scr oll through and select r ecorded TV in Windows Media Center .
T ablet PC Enhancements Win dows 7 impr oves the T a blet PC with gr eat er accur acy and spee d for hand writ ing rec ogni tion , suppo r t for handwritten math expressions, personalized custom dictionaries for handwriting r ecognition, and more.
86 87 Accessibility Windows 7 enhances the accessibility options that ar e so impor tant to people with special needs. From mor e per sonalized speech recognition to a new on-screen layout, Windows 7 is more accessible to ever yone.
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89 89 Windows 7 for IT Pr os As people become incr easingly computer -savvy , they expect more from the technology they use at work. They expect to be able to work fr om home, from branch of ces, and on the road, all without a decrease in productivity .
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Make P eople Pr oductive Anywher e Windows 7 helps your people be productive no matter where they are or where the data they need resides. They won’t have to look in multiple places to nd information because a single sear ch can examine a Microso f t ShareP oint ® team ser vices site on a company intranet in addition to les on their PCs.
With Windows 7, you can respond to the need to make your workers pr oductive on a range o f applications, locations, and devices. They can access information more easily whether they’r e on the road or in branch o f ces, and they can search in more places, including r emote data sources and locations within the enterprise.
92 93 Search and Federated Sear ch In Windows 7, sear ch is better integrated with enterprise infrastructur es to help people mor e easily nd the information they need.
Enterprise Search Scopes Making it easy to discover and search intranet sites can help or ganizations maximize their return on these investments. With Windows 7, you can deploy up to ve pre-de .
94 95 Access Information fr om Anywher e Whether traveling for business, taking work home at night, or simply bringing a por table computer to a meeting in the conference room down the hall, mobility is essential to a worker ’ s computing experience.
By default, Windows 7 does not deploy DirectAccess automatically . If you choose to enable DirectAccess, you will need to deploy Windows 7 Enterprise Edition or Windows 7 Ultimate Edition on worker PCs. Y ou will also need to deploy Windows Ser ver 2008 R2 DirectAccess Ser ver on the edge of your network.
96 97 Folder Redirection and Ofine Files Using Folder Redir ection and Ofine Files is a convenient way for people not connected to the corporate network to access les stored on a central ser ver .
BranchCache For branch of ces, network bandwidth limitations and latency in application response times can nega- tively affect productivity . W e introduced Background Intelligent T ransfer Ser vice in Windows XP and the Distributed File System Replication ser vice in Windows Ser ver 2008 to help resolve these issues.
98 99 BranchCache suppor ts the same network protocols that are commonly used in enterprises—HT TP(S) and SMB—so that any applications based on these network protocols will automatically benet from the technology . Examples o f these applications include Microso f t Ofce ShareP oint 2007, Internet Explorer , CopyFile, and others.
As we become more connected and our IT infrastructur es become more complex, the risks to systems and data continue to increase. Windows 7 builds on the security we developed in Windows Vista, r etaining the multiple layers of defense that made Windows Vista the most secure version of the Windows client to date.
100 101 Easier Deployment and Management o f BitLocker In Windows 7, we enhanced core BitLocker functionality in many ways. One improvement is the ability to right -click a drive to enable BitLocker pr otection.
Pr otect W orker s and Infrastructur e P eople who run unauthorized software often experience a higher incidence of malware infections and generate more help desk calls. W e under stand how dif cult it can be for IT depar tments to make sure that user PCs ar e running only approved, licensed software.
102 103 Builds on Windows Vista Security Foundation Windows 7 builds on the pr oven security lineage o f Windows Vista, retaining the multiple layers o f defense that have made it the most secure version of the Windows client to date.
Improved Smart Card Suppor t Although password-based authentication has well-understood security limitations, deploying strong authentication technologies remains a challenge for many organizations.
104 105 Windows 7 for IT Pros: Manage Risk Through Enhanced Security and Control Builds on Windows Vista Security Foundation.
The PC life cycle has a direct impact on costs, ser vice levels, user pr oductivity , and the ability to deliver business value. Or ganizations ar e constantly struggling to streamline all stages of the PC life cycle, including operating system and application deployment, ongoing management, and tr oubleshooting.
106 107 Deployment Image Ser vicing and Management The Deployment Image Ser vicing and Management (DISM) tool in Windows 7 provides a central place for you to build and ser vice Windows images o fine.
User State Migration T ool The User State Migration T ool (USMT) is a command-line tool you can use to migrate user pr oles, les, and system and application settings fr om one operating system installation to another .
108 109 Flexible Deployment of Inter net Explorer 8 With Internet Explorer 8, or ganizations will get the exibility they need to deploy Internet Explorer 8 in ways that make sense for their par ticular needs.
K eep PCs Running Smoothly One of the best ways to minimize desktop suppor t costs is to maintain a stable, secure desktop con guration, but this can be a challenge. Windows 7 builds on enhancements in Windows Vista to help IT organizations more effectively manage desktop and mobile PCs.
110 111 • P owerShell R emoting. Windows P owerShell uses the standard management protocol WS Management (WS-MAN) to invoke cmdlets on client PCs. It suppor ts two types o f remoting: fan-out remoti.
Group P olicy Preferences Group P olicy Prefer ences extend the reach of what Group P olicy can manage and how settings are applied. With Group P olicy Prefer ences, system administrator s can manage Windows components that are not Gr oup P olicy-aware, such as mapped network drives and desktop shortcuts.
112 113 T roubleshooting and Suppor t Windows 7 provides richer built -in troubleshooting capabilities so consumers can resolve more technical issues on their own. If a call to the help desk is unavoidable, Windows 7 gives you the tools you need to resolve the issue quickly .
Windows T roubleshooting Platform Windows 7 delivers a comprehensive, extensible tr oubleshooting platform that uses a mechanism based on Windows P owerShell to troubleshoot problems. Key components of the Windows T roubleshooting Platform are as follows: • Windows T roubleshooting P acks.
114 115 Better Suppor t for Client Vir tualization With VDI, you can run user desktops running in vir tual machines on centralized ser vers. VDI provides an alternative to traditional desktop environm.
In addition to pr oviding new enterprise bene ts in each release o f Windows, Microso f t regularly delivers new enterprise technologies thr ough the Microso f t Desktop Optimization P ack (MDOP) for Software Assurance.
116 117 Microso f t Application Vir tualization Application vir tualization tur ns programs based on Windows into centrally managed virtual ser vices that can be delivered to any physical or vir tual desktop or portable computer worldwide.
Microso f t Asset Inventor y Ser vice T o remain compliant and optimize IT budgets, organizations must effectively manage their software- asset inventor y , and the rst step toward upgrading to a new version o f Windows is to get an accurate inventor y of all their applications.
118 119 Microso f t Advanced Group P olicy Management With Microso f t Advanced Group P olicy Management (AGPM), IT pro fessionals can take control of user PCs through effective change management, versioning, and rollbacks—all based on Group P olicy Objects (GPOs) and a robust, role-based administration and delegation model.
Microso f t Diagnostics and Recover y T oolset The Diagnostics and Recover y T oolset aids IT pro fessionals in quickly diagnosing critical infrastructure problems so you can reduce suppor t costs and keep people productive.
120 121 Microso f t Enterprise Desktop Vir tualization Microso f t Enterprise Desktop Vir tualization (MED-V), enables deployment and management of Microso f t vir tual PC Windows desktops to address key enterprise scenarios.
Windows 7 Har dwar e and So f twar e Logo Pr ogram With millions of choices in PCs, so f twar e, and devices, it can sometimes be time-consuming to nd high quality products that are easy to use.
122 123 Windows 7 Logo for PCs PCs with the Windows 7 Logo ar e tested to run and ship with Windows 7. If you see this logo, you’ll know that the PC meets the logo cer ti cation pr ocess, it has passed our comprehensive logo tests, and it can be upgraded to any edition of Windows 7.
Recommended System Requir ements Microso f t recommends the following minimum system requir ements to make sure you get all the bene ts o f Windows 7.
124 125 Recommended System Requirements • Music and sound requir e audio output • Windows XP Mode requir es the following: • Additional 1 GB o f RAM • Additional 15 GB o f available hard disk .
How to Find Mor e Information Although this guide provides a summar y of the new and improved features in Windows 7, we realize that some o f you might want to delve deeper into cer tain ar eas. A number o f great resources are available to you to fur ther your knowledge o f these subjects.
126 127 Resources for IT Pr os The Springboard Series on T echNet is the r esource for Windows desktop IT pro fessionals, offering dynamic content and monthly features about structured guidance and resour ces to ease your imple- mentation experience wherever you are in the Windows Client adoption and management life cycle.
Key Featur es Star ter Home Premium Pro fessional Enterprise/Ultimate Windows T askbar and Jump Lists ✓✓✓✓ Windows Search ✓✓✓✓ Join a homegroup ✓✓✓✓ Windows Media Player ^ ✓.
Appendix Key Featur es Star ter Home Premium Pro fessional Enterprise/Ultimate Switch between users without having to log on and o ff ✓✓✓ Connect to other PCs in your vicinity without a network .
^These features are not available in box for “N” or “KN” edition versions. * Windows Mobility Center is visible only on small notebook PCs. ** Windows 7 Ultimate is not licensed for VDI scenarios, but these features may be used to create a richer remote desktop experience when connecting to a PC running Windows 7 Ultimate.
130 131 Appendix The following table compares featur es of Windows 7 with those in Windows Vista with SP1 and Windows XP with SP3. Appendix B Featur e Comparison Char t Bene t Featur e Windows XP S.
Bene t Featur e Windows XP SP3 Windows Vista SP1 Windows 7 Speed, Reliability , and Responsivenes W ake on Wireless L AN no no yes Smar t Network P ower no no yes P ower Ef ciency Diagnostics no.
132 133 Appendix Bene t Featur e Windows XP SP3 Windows Vista SP1 Windows 7 Access Information from Anywher e RemoteApp and Desktop Connections yes yes improved Folder Redirection and Of ine Fil.
Appendix C New K eyboar d Shor tcuts Windows T askb ar + T Brings focus to the rst item in the taskbar . Press again to cycle through each item. + 1–9 If a program in the 1–9 slot is running, the keystr oke will launch it. If it is running with one window , the same keystroke will switch to that window .
134 135 Appendix Upgrade Custom Upgrade Upgrade Custom Custom Upgrade Custom Custom Windows XP/Windows Vista ® Star ter/32-bit to 64-bit Custom Custom Installation A custom installation enables dual boot or gives the option to replace your exist - ing operating system with Windows 7.
Index 64-Bit 9, 16, 54, 80, 122, 123, 124 64-bit Gaming 80 Accelerators 9, 39, 112 Access Information from Anywhere 95, 132 Accessibility 87, 126, 133, 134 Action Center 66, 67, 128, 132 Adaptive Disp.
136 137 Index Libraries 21, 35, 36, 37, 72, 74, 77,131 Location Aware Printing 12, 81, 129, 132 Magnier 87, 133 Manage Devices 41, 131 MDOP 91, 100, 106, 116 Media Streaming 12, 15, 20, 21, 75, 128.
Windows 7 Logo Program 122 Windows 7 Professional 10, 12 Windows 7 Starter 10, 11, 14, 123 Windows 7 Ultimate 10, 13, 96, 130 Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor 16, 17, 124 Windows Anytime Upgrade 14, 123, 131.
138 139 DISCLAIMER The information contained in this document represents the current view o f Microsoft Corp. on the issues discussed as of the date of publication.
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