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Microsoft’s Changes AutoRun and AutoPlay in Windows Features

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What are AutoRun and AutoPlay?

When Microsoft was coming out with its previous Windows releases before Windows 7 this year, the AutoRun and AutoPlay features were a small but powerful little application that were intended to allow more ease for the user when using optical and external drives. So if you inserted a DVD into your DVD drive, a small window automatically opens up and asks you whether you want to open up the contents on the DVD. It give you options, whether you want to open files using a specific default application for that kind of file; using Windows Explorer to search for files; or if you didn’t want to take any action at all

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Windows 7 Feature – Provides Better Customization of Notification Icons and Wallpapers

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Windows 7 the latest version of Windows a Microsoft application needs to be providing better features that is what people around the world expect. After all, new should be better than the previous one. At least people expect that from Windows 7 after they are not comfortable with Windows Vista the previous version. Windows 7 has been a promising version with not many saying much negative about them. Here the features of Windows 7 customizing Notification Icons and Wallpaper for the display are discussed to show how these features are better and advanced in Windows 7

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Features In Windows 7 For Better Customized Taskbar, Desktop and Start Menu

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Appearance wise Windows 7 GUI is very similar to Windows Vista when you look at it from a distance but on having a closer look you will realize that Windows 7 has improved GUI in a big way. Windows 7 has provided more power along with better customization. You can have better ways to keep frequently-used programs and files to use them easily. The procedures to use the power of windows 7 in the areas of Taskbar, Desktop and Start menu are as follows:

Using Live Thumbnails

The taskbar icons represent currently-running and pinned programs. The two ways by which you can know about icons representing currently-running programs are:

When you move mouse over an icon, each program’s live thumbnails are displayed. In case there are more windows open then live thumbnail of every open window can be seen. If you move your mouse over its thumbnail then full size program window’s preview can be seen. Double clicking its thumbnail will open the program window.

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Added Features Of Windows 7 On Desktop, Start Menu And Taskbar

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The Windows 7 GUI if you look from a distance is similar to the previous version Windows Vista. It is on having closer look you realize that Windows 7 has done a big improvement by providing more power as well as customization and improved ways to open programs and files that are used number of times.

Gadgets – Getting Maximum out of them

Windows 7 just like Windows Vista has many desktop gadgets like customizable clock, mini Windows Media Player and RSS feed aggregator. Windows 7 does not keep desktop gadgets on the edge of the display at a fixed point rather it allows them to be placed any where on the display. Here is how you can place a gadget at a location on desktop where you desire with the display options you need.

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Using Windows 7 on Older PCs (3)

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Windows 7 has been proven to work on older computers 2 or 3 generations away from contemporary models. Microsoft has apparently fixed what was wrong with Vista and gave us a new OS free from the bloat and objectionable pop-ups that was the hallmark of the Vista user experience. Microsoft even announced that Windows 7 will work on netbooks. This is significant knowing that beginning in 2008, more portable computers were sold compared to desktop units.

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Using Windows 7 on Older PCs (1)

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When you encounter a Pentium 4 computer running contemporary applications or acting as a server, chances are the computer is running on Linux. Breathing new life into old computers has been the exclusive domain of the Linux operating system because it demands little on computer hardware, has robust security such that you can eschew resource hungry anti-virus software, and most of all, because it is open source and free.

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Windows 7 Review: The Clash of the Three Windows (4)

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Windows 7 is a step forward in usability, security and support for the latest in hardware and technology. Computer enthusiasts and power users coming from the camp of Windows XP users reluctant to make the switch, and the horde of eager Vista owners hoping to make a change, will find in Windows 7 a compelling package worth the price of admission alone. Noteworthy features include the new taskbar that streamlines the user interface and prevents annoying clutter that results from having too many open windows. Improved security and finally, a non-obtrusive User Account Control (UAC), should convince many XP users to make the switch. Real improvements to the Windows kernel that extracts more performance from multiple core CPUs plus full featured support for DirectX 10 and 11 results in a more convincing gaming experience.

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Windows 7 review: The Clash of Three Windows (3)

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To the fence sitters out there, to those who are still clinging to their copies of Windows XP, read on. There is one good reason why Windows 7 should be in your radar screen – performance. The latest version of Windows, due for release October this year, promises improved performance and usability over Windows Vista, but is this enough to convince Windows XP users to make the switch?

To find out, three generations of Microsoft’s operating system were tested side by side on three identical PCs – Windows XP upgraded to service pack 3, Windows Vista 64 Service Pack 2 and the 64 bit edition of Windows 7. Early on in the tests, it was obvious that with Windows 7, the hard disk indicator light did not blink as much as it did when running Vista.

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