Introduction to Windows 7 features for users

1. Windows 7:Community Launch Abhishek Kant MVP Lead http://www.abhishekkant.net

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4. Our Vision

5. Your PC, Simplified 5

6. Editions Ultimate No-compromise SKU for all Windows features, including managed environments, advanced data protection, networking. Professional – Rs. 11,199 (FPP) Business-focused SKU for small and lower mid-market companies and users who have networking, backup, and security needs and multiple PCs or servers. Home Premium – Rs. 6,799 (FPP) Standard consumer SKU; features advanced graphics effects, support for touch-screen interfaces, and Media Center, among other features. Home Basic – Rs 5,899/- (FPP) Simple version of Windows 7; offers a basic Windows interface and feature list. Home Basic is meant for accessing the internet and running basic productivity applications. Starter Aimed at beginning computer users; has the fewest features of the Windows 7 editions.

8. 1 GB of random access memory (RAM)

9. 16 GB of free disk space

10. Support for DX9 graphics with 128 MB of memory (for the Aero interface)

13. Look right through open windows to see the icons, gadgets, and anything else on your desktop, all with a simple move of your cursor.

14. Aero Shake

16. 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.

17. Pin

18. 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.

19. Taskbar

21. Size and arrange windows by simply dragging their borders to the edges of your screen. Instantly expand to full screen and back, or arrange two windows side by side.

22. Live Taskbar Previews

23. Manage lots of open programs, documents, and browser windows easily with thumbnail and full-screen previews of open windows.

24. Gadget Enhancements

26. Go beyond basic math with conversion features and handy calculations, like fuel economy and lease payments.

27. Paint

28. Includes new brush effects, and, if you have a touchscreen PC, you can even fingerpaint!

29. Multiplayer Games

30. Get started with online gaming with three popular games in Windows.

34. 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.

35. Improved Memory Use

36. Responds to your commands more quickly by using memory more efficiently.

37. Power Management

39. 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.

40. DirectX 11

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45. Windows Touch

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

47. Problem Steps Recorder

49. Get started from the beginning with the offical consumer site from Microsoft

51. English (September 28, 2009)

52. Worldwide (October 19, 2009)

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56. Appendix

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