New features in Windows 7

 Great New Features in Windows 7 

You may have read lot on Microsoft’s upcoming OS Windows 7. There are lots of great new features which make Windows 7 different from previous Windows versions.
I found that this time Microsoft has not just put old wine in new bottle its really new wine. This time Microsoft has not just focus on look but there are lots of small things which are added or improved in Windows 7.

•  Drag window against the left or right edge to fill half the screen, top edge to maximize.
•  Grab a maximized titlebar and pull to restore.
•  Shake the titlebar to minimize everybody else.
• Faster startup and shutdown times (Technically not a new feature, but very nice still)
• Windows 7 Libraries (I really like these ones myself).
• Desktop enhancements like Aero Peek, Aero Shake, a nice Wallpaper slideshow feature and gadgets no longer being restricted to a gadget bar.
• The new and brilliant taskbar with jump lists and previews. Also lets you pin programs so it is like a combined quick launch bar and task bar.
• A home group feature which makes it super simple to share files in your home network (seriously, I was surprised how easy it actually was to set up!)
• Better battery utilization.
• Support for touch and multi-touch.
• Much easier to connect to wlan hot spots.
• A very handy Resource Monitor 

 

AERO feature in Windows 7(click on image for larger preview)

AERO: The Aero desktop experience, available in the Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate editions of Windows 7, mixes cool graphics with useful new ways to manage your desktop.

Aero visual hallmarks include subtle animations and translucent glass windows, which you can personalize. Pick from the included color palette, or create your own custom tints with the color mixer.

There's more to Aero than style. Point to a taskbar icon, and you’ll see a thumbnail-sized preview—even for live video(see the first image of this post). Hover on a thumbnail, and it morphs into a full-screen preview. Aero Shake and Aero Peek cut through desktop clutter by quickly minimizing open windows or turning them invisible.

 

Preview while mininizing window to taskbar

Ribbon no Toolbar – Microsoft introduced Ribbon in office 2007 replacing menu bar and toolbar. This was the great move but there was nothing like that in Windows Vista but in Windows 7 Microsoft has added ribbon in its many program like WordPad, Paint etc which make them much better to work.

Snipping Tool – There was only one feature if you need to capture screen image which was using “Print Screen button on your keyboard and you have to paste that image to any Word processor of graphic software.If you want to capture only a part of screen then you have to use any third party software which can cost you.

Desktop Theme – Now you can customize Windows much better then before. Windows 7 comes with 6 different desktop themes and all are great.

Much Better Task Bar – Windows 7 taskbar is better then Vista taskbar if there are lot f application open then you will not run shot off taskbar space. In Windows 7 when you open an application a small square box is places for that application and which is much powerful.

Much Faster then Vista – I have not checked Windows 7 speed scientifically but when I used Windows 7 I found it running faster then Vista. Many Companies have taken Windows Vista and Windows 7 speed test and found Windows 7 is much faster then Vista.

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