TOPICS

Introduction

Editions

Hardware Requirements and Limits

Features

Updates

Reception

INTRODUCTION

• Development started in 2006.

• Launched in 2009.

• Primarily intended to be an incremental upgrade to Vista.

• Retains similar appearance to Vista.

• Interface streamlined.

• Increased performance , more intuitive interface.

• A major success for improvement.

Editions

Ultimate

• No compromise SKU for all Windows features, including managed environments, advanced data protection, networking.

Professional

• Business focused SKU for small and lower mid market companies and users who have networking, backup and security.

Home Premium

• Standard consumer SKU; features advanced graphics effects, support for touch-screen interfaces, and media center, among other features.

Home Basic

• 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.

System Requirements and Limits

ComponentOperating system architecture

32-bit 64-bit

Processor 1 GHz IA-32 processor 1 GHz x86-64 processor

Memory (RAM) 1 GB 2 GB

Graphics cardDirectX 9 graphics processor with WDDM driver model

1.0

(Not absolutely necessary; only required for Aero)

Free hard drive space16 GB 20 GB

Optical driveDVD-ROM drive[94] (Only to install from DVD-ROM

media)

Minimum hardware requirements for Windows 7

System Requirements and Limits (contd.)

EditionProcessor architecture

x86 (32-bit) x64 (64-bit)

Ultimate4 GB 192 GB

Enterprise

Professional

Home Premium 16 GB

Home Basic 8 GB

Starter 2 GB N/A

Physical memory limits of Windows 7 edition

Features

Aero

Desktop productivity

Better access

Networking

Performance

Security Enhancements

Extra features

Aero

Aero Peek

• Look right through open window to see the icons, gadgets and anything else on your desktop, all with a sample move of your cursor.

Aero Shake

• Want to focus on one window? Shake it, and all the other open windows on your desktop will be hidden. Shake again, and they’re all back.

Desktop Productivity• Jump Lists

• Jump lists keep the most recent things you’ve used handy for faster access.• Pin

• Pin programs to the taskbar. • Pin files to Jump lists.• Keep the things we need close at hand.

• Taskbar• Open files and get around your PC faster. • Pin programs you use often to the taskbar so you can launch them in just one

click.• Snap

• Size and arrange windows by simply dragging their borders to the edges of the screen.

• Instantly expand to full screen and back.• Arrange two Windows side by side.

• Live Taskbar previews• Full screen preview • Miniature live preview of running application.

• Gadgets• Many utility gadgets have been provided such as currency calculator, weather or

slideshow of photos.

Better Access

• Device stage

• See everything you need to know about your printers, camera etc. in one place. Devices much easier to install and use.

• Libraries

• Easily find the files and manage them as if they were in one location- even when they are in different folders.

• New Trouble Shooting interface

Networking

• Home-Group• Allows the PC to connect the home network, facilitate the sharing

and locate the files and printers easily.

• View Available Networks• Find and connect to Wifi, mobile broadband, VPN. Or dial up

network easily.

• Location Aware Printers• Easily identify different printers you are working with and

automatically find them.

Performance

• Sleep and Resume• Designed to help your PC sleep and resume more quickly with

improved power management.

• Improved Memory Use• Responds to commands more quickly by using memory more

efficiently.

• Power Management• Windows 7 helps you keep going longer charges.

• Windows Search & Federated Search• Option to search from Start menu and also search in the current

directory using search option in top right side of screen.

• DirectX 11• In addition to richer images in general, it enhances the gaming

experience to its best.

Powercfg Tool

Background Activities Reduced

Intelligent Display Brightness

Performance (Power Management)

Low Battery Notifications

Security Enhancements

• User Account Control

• Improvements to this feature mean you’ll get fewer messages than before.

• Parental Controls

• You can keep them away from wrong kind of games or sites and also set limits for how much time they are on PC.

• Action Center

• Respond to system notifications and keep the PC running smoothly from a single location.

New Features

• Windows XP Mode

• Get all benefits of Windows 7 and continue to leverage your investments in older business and productivity programs that require a PC running Windows XP.

• Windows Touch

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

• Problem Step Recorder

• Enables you to record your interactions with an application and provide a detailed screen by screen view with steps.

Update• Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1)

announced on in March 2010 and beta released in July 2010.

• Final launch in February 2011.

• Windows Update cleanup

• It is now succeeded by Windows 8.

Bibliography

• www.microsoft.com

• www.wikipedia.com

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