Windows 7 Preview

Windows 7 has a glassy look which has been inherited from Vista, but has been added many more usability enhancements along with it. The UI features such as jump lists, themes, desktop gadgets, aero peek, aero shake and many more have been embedded.

Windows 7 overcomes the drawback of Windows Vista regarding the drivers with Device Stage which gives the flexibility to organize the pre-installed drivers. It gives you flexibility to have specialized icons, pop-up menus and XML pages with the help of which you can customize your devices like phone, camera, printer, pen drive etc.

The security feature of Windows 7 is much more powerful than Vista. The users are not allowed to access sensitive part of the programs as in Vista, but there is good balance and interaction in Windows 7 which makes the user feel more comfortable in accessing. Networking was another issue in case of Vista, which is taken care in Windows 7 with the help of ‘HomeGroup’ which gets multiple PCs on network and allow users to share files by forming a group.

Now Windows 7 has come up with Windows Media Player 12 which has abilities to stream music and videos on the network. The device compatibility is still being upgraded and will be released with future service packs for Windows 7. Its ‘Media Center’ feature is most eye catching which has been enhanced from Vista. You can easily set up the cable card with Media center.

There are other cool features like the calculator, Wi-Fi adapter for sharing the hot spot

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