7 Pleasing Windows 7 features

Today Windows 7 hits the GA or general availability milestone. That means that you’ll be able to pick up a PC with the OS pre-installed on it, or pick up a disc from your favorite virtual or bricks-and-mortar outlet. To celebrate, here are my top 7 favorite Windows 7 features.

1 - Performance boost
Without a doubt the top Windows 7 feature is performance. On every computer that from monster quad core rigs to humble netbooks, it is seen as a performance boost.
2 – Enhanced Desktop
With Windows 7, it is easier to work on desktop. It comes with three powerful features named Aero Shake, Aero Peek, and Aero Snap. The user who works on modem operating system often complaints about the hassle of juggling of too many windows. Aero peek helps the user by showing the desktop field in the right of the taskbar and displays the outline of the currently open windows, which is mostly the cause of chaos. It provides you with the power of X-ray vision which allows you to peer past all your open windows to the desktop. Point to the taskbar and it will reveal all your hidden icons and gadgets. You can check out for the two new related features that are Aero Shake and Aero Snap.
3 - 64-bit becomes the new default
A recent trend has given much leeway to the 64-bit version, and in the past three years or so, all new PCs have the 64-bit hardware. But with the introduction of Vista, the trend had shifted to mass adoption of the 32-bit version because the Vista could not handle the 64-bit version partition when it came to running programs and accessories like printers and scanners.
If you are working with 32-bit drivers then it will no longer work on 64-bit Windows 7. Now, you need to discard poorly supported hardware as it will no longer be usable.

4 - Improved troubleshooting tools
The Windows Troubleshooting is capable of diagnosing the common operating system related issues, thereby providing solutions to these problems. The new Windows 7 is able to resolve various common problems, so as to make you productive all the time.
The tool makes use of the built-in troubleshooter which carries the solution for different problems. Let us take an example to explain this, the issues related to your local printers can be resolved by using the printing troubleshooter. The troubleshooter provides help in removing the jobs which are clung in the print queue. Also, the problem related to the networked printers can also be resolved by using the printing troubleshooter.
No troubleshooter is perfect, but the work that Microsoft has done in Windows 7 will help many customers fix issues for themselves without having to resort to tech support or trawling the web for answers.
5 - UI improvements
Windows 7 allows you to customize more options than any previous versions of Windows. It allows you to take control over annoying pop-up system messages, and also you can home brew “search connectors” that lets you run web searches directly from Windows Explorer.
- It helps users find the applications and documents they want to work with
- Also once the user has found what they want, the UI fades into the background and allows the user to get on with things
6 - Touch support
Now, you can control what happens on your screen just by using your finger. You can scroll through web pages along with opening programs and launching applications with this simple-to-use technology.
Also, you can sort and resize photos in a more natural way. For all this, you should have the new Windows 7 operating system and a touch enabled monitor. For instance, any program which is compatible with the Windows operating system will now respond to your touch.
7 - XP Mode
XP Mode is a licensed copy of Windows XP with Service Pack 3 constituted in a virtual hard disk (VHD) that runs under Windows Virtual PC. With Windows XP Mode, you can run Windows XP within Windows 7. USB devices can be added and you can consistently access drives on the host Windows 7 system. What you should notice is that Windows XP Mode allows you to use Windows 7 by offering you a platform to use legacy hardware that is not compatible with Windows 7.

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