this blog is all about pc: What's New in Windows 7 and screenshot

Over the past few years, you've asked us to make some changes to Windows. We listened closely. Now it's time to share and early look at how we've used your feed back. Windows7 is faster, more reliable, and makes it easier to do what you want.

although at firs look it looks similar to Windows Vista and why should it not look as its using the same Kernel. But there are lots of enhancements and feature additions which makes it better than Vista as well as faster than Vista, no doubt. you can keep my words.

So without wasting any time, let us look some new features and options which make Windows 7, unique and better than earlier Windows version :

SETUP

Windows 7 setup is very same as Vista setup. Same interface, same options, same wizard, same timings. Everything is same except the setup background and the boot screen which is too awesome. "Starting Windows" is displayed along with a glassy scrollbar in the middle of the boot screen. The setup background is the same image which is use a desktop wallpaper in the last Windows 7 build.

It look almost 25-30 minutes in installing Windows 7. Nothing was asked during the setup. A few thinks like time zone, etc were asked at last. So you can make a coffe or drink water after running the setup.

WINDOWS EXPLORER

Windows Explorer has also been modified a bit. New command bar (without icons as usual), new left-side pane containing Libraries, Favorites, etc, new Details Pane, a few new options, in " View" menu like Content and at last re-sizeable Searchbar.

Overall new Explorer looks better and more simple. Also they have moved the "Group By" arrow to the left from right.

DESKTOP CONTEXT MENU

Desktop context menu is similar to Vista but you get 3 new options:

Share with is used for new Home Groups, Display Settings directly launches the Graphics card Properties tab and Gadgets launches the Sidebar Gadget list.

NEW CONTROL PANEL

Control Panel window has also been modified. The left sidebar takes very less space and resizes itself whenever any control panel item is opened in the window. It provides more space.

You can also switch to Small Icons view by right-clicking in empty area and selecting the option:

As you can see now you can save the view settings which was not possible in Vista and people complained a lot about it.

SYSTEM TRAY

Now icons in System tray are highlighted when you move the cursor over them. Also you can see a little difference in icons when you click on them. The little arrow at start shows the hidden/inactive icons.

The empty space at last of the taskbar is new "Show Desktop" shortcut. It minimizes all opened window and shows the Desktop. Very handy and cool feature:

NEW TASKBAR OPTION

Now Taskbar and Start Menu Properties contains a few new options and has a re-designed interface.

As you can see now you can change the taskbar location directly from the drop-down box.

PS: Classic Start Menu has been removed. I hope it'll be added in later builds.

RIBBONS IN MSPAINT AND WORDPAD

As you all know about Ribbon interface implementation in Paint and Wordpad applications:

MSPAINT

WORDPAD

NEW WINDOWS DEFENDER INTERFACE

Windows Defender got a new interface in Windows 7.

They have removed the "Windows Defender logo" from right and also changed the colors of window.

IMPROVED FIREWALL

Windows Firewall has been improved a lot in Windows 7. Now its more customizable and provides more security:

RE DESIGNED CALCULATOR

Calculator has also been re-designed. It provides 2 new options: Programmer and Statistics.

NEW OPTIONS IN "FOLDER OPTIONS"

There are 2 new options in "Folder Options

Hide empty drives in the Computer folder
Try to search the content of unknown file types

NEW OPTIONS IN "SYSTEM PROPERTIES"

"System Properties" also provides 2 new options:

Save taskbar thumbnail preview
Show shadows under windows

If you disable "Show shadows under windows" option, then all window loose the shadow around them and it looks very ugly at the moment but its a nice addition.

As you can see the black corners around window which doesn't look good but since its a testing build. Such GUI glitches would be fixed in later builds.

NEW BOOT SCREEN, LOGIN SCREEN AND LITTLE MODIFIED AERO THEME

As mentioned at start, Windows 7 contains a new Boot screen showing "Starting Windows" along with a glassy progressbar in the middle.

Login screen is similar to Vista except the background. Vista login screen background is same as its default Aurora wallpaper. Same case with Windows 7, its login screen background is same as its default wallpaper which is also used during the setup.

And Aero theme is very same as Vista theme. Only a little tweaked start menu and taskbar. Also the maximized windows don't loose transparency.

So that's the end of this review. There is much more to share which is coming in near future. So stay tuned with us...

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