One Hour With: Windows 7

As you probably know by now, a pre-beta version of Microsoft's future operating system, Windows 7, has been leaked to the “masses.” Of course, we couldn't let such an opportunity pass us by, and we decided to take a quick tour of this release, so we could come up with an... [ read more >> ]

The Start Menu and Getting Started window

From the Power Options window, you can create power plans

By dragging the window to the screen's edge you can rapidly resize it

The tray and Show Desktop button in the corner

You can now rearrange icons / windows / applications in your taskbar

Each of the browser's tabs is displayed as a separate window

The Windows Explorer demonstrates the progress bar feature, while the DVD Maker icon background color changes to highlight the pointer's position

In Windows 7, the Start Menu can be customized more than ever before

Windows DVD Maker allows you to fully customize your DVD's menu

Using the Snipping Tool you can rapidly capture a region of your screen

Windows Media Player 12, Internet Explorer 8 and the new Calculator

The Control Panel now contains a lot more components for you to discover

The Windows Solution Center helps you avoid and solve computer problems

A library gathers files and folders from different locations on your computer

Changing Homegroup settings is fast and easy to accomplish

Just by pressing the Windows key and the Up key simultaneously you can maximize a window

You can control Windows Media Player directly from its thumbnail

Jumplists can provide quick access to an application's tasks

From the Taskbar tab you can easily customize the taskbar appearance

You can easily customize which components should or shouldn't appear in the Start Menu

Customize the Start Menu appearance by selecting how its components should be displayed

Use the Customize Start Menu window to easily change the look and feel of your system's Start Menu

Windows DVD Maker allows you to rapidly add multimedia files to your DVD

The DVD menu's style can also be customized by selecting the font, foreground video and background video

In Windows DVD Maker, the Play, Scenes and Notes button texts can be changed in just a few seconds

Users can also add music in the background of their slideshow

Windows DVD Maker enables you to change video format, aspect ratio and playback settings for your DVD

The Snipping Tool options provide access to basic capture settings

The Sticky Notes in Windows 7 are very simple and, unfortunately, not very customizable

Users can finally burn ISO images directly from their Windows without installing additional software

Creating a homegroup takes a few seconds and you're good to go

You can easily create a customized power plan to make sure the laptop doesn't use too much resources

From the ClearType Text Tuner window in Control Panel you can easily make the text on your screen easier to read

By accessing the Credential Manager found in Control Panel, users will be able to save credentials, such as usernames and passwords

The Display Color Calibration feature of Control Panel will allow you to easily customize the color settings of your screen

Gadgets can be easily managed from the Windows 7 Control Panel

In System Icons window you can rapidly choose which icons should appear in the system tray

If you have any problem with your Windows 7, the Troubleshooting component found in Control Panel will help you find a solution

Image comment: From the Biometric Devices settings, you can easily choose when fingerprints should be used to logon Windows or domains

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