Sneak Peek Into Windows 7

Sneak Peek into
Windows 7
What Makes Windows 7 Great?
Fundamentals
Taskbar
Libraries
Multi Touch
Ribbon
Sensor and Location
Graphics
Windows Vista: Lessons Learnt
Keep
Keep Laser
Laser sharp
sharp focus
focus on
on OS
OS stability,
stability,
Minimize change reliability
reliability and
and performance.
performance. More
More
importantly
importantly avoid
avoid disruptions
disruptions
Help bolster Reduce

Reduce learning
learning curve
curve and
and provide
provide
productivity improved
improved toolsets
toolsets and
and documentation
documentation
Create new and Build

Build next
next generation
generation software
software
experiences
experiences that
that make
make your
your users
users
exciting experiences lives
lives richer
richer
Fundamentals
Improved Fundamentals
Decrease Increase
Memory Speed
Reference set, Faster Boot, Device
Graphics Ready
Disk I/O Responsiveness
Registry Reads, Start menu,
Indexer Taskbar
Power Scale
DVD Playback, 256 cores
Panel,
Timers
Windows 7 Builds on Windows Vista
Windows 7
Few Changes: Most software that runs on Windows Vista will run on
Windows 7 - exceptions will be low level code (AV, Firewall, Imaging,
etc).
Hardware that runs Windows Vista well will run Windows 7 well.
Few Changes: Focus on quality and reliability improvements
Deep Changes: New models for security,

drivers, deployment, and networking
Basic Windows 7
Light-up
Basic Windows 7 Light-up
Taskbar and Jump Lists

Libraries and Windows Explorer
Windows 7 Taskbar
Enhanced user experience
jumplists
Quick and easy launch of applications
Easier to manage windows
The user is in control
Clean and lightweight
Standard Windows UX guidelines
All of Microsoft’s products
Windows 7 Taskbar – Icons
Face of your program
Large and small icons
Color hot-track
Icon Overlay
Surface important
notifications
Appears over your
program’s icon
Progress bar
Surface important
notifications
Appears in your taskbar
button
Windows 7 Taskbar – Jump Lists
Mini Start Menu for your
program
Surface key destinations
and tasks
Customizable
Accessible via right-click
and via drag
APIs use the name
“Destination List”
Windows 7 Taskbar – Thumbnails
Remote-control for a
window
Surface key commands
Accessible from taskbar
thumbnail
Up to seven buttons
Basic Light Up
Demo
Windows 7 Taskbar in action
Windows Explorer
Massive growth in digital content
Users demand powerful and intuitive tools to

custom visualization, search, organize and browse
Two primary ways for finding data:

Browse by location, context, visual cues
Search by name, metadata and full-text
Windows 7 "New" Explorer
Arrangement Views Powerful Instant Search
Federated
Search
Libraries
Easy
Previews
Cleaner
navigation
Rich
Metadat
Libraries
Basic Light Up
Demo
Windows Explorer and Libraries in Action
Richer
Experiences
Richer Application Expereinces
Multi-touch
Ribbon User Interface
Sensor and Location
Enhanced Graphics
Multi - Touch Is Here
MT is defined a two or more independently
traceable touch points.
Consumers
MT scored very favorably in user testing
Proven successful touch interfaces
Multi-Touch offers clear differentiation
with a high “WOW” factor for consumers
Multi-touch enhances on-the-go use
and enable new scenarios
Hardware
Multi-touch capable machines in
market today in a broad set of
form factors
Windows Ribbon
Proven and very successful UX concept
Improve usability and discoverability
Increase user productivity
Improve developer productivity

Based on common architectural
Eliminate much of Win32 UI development
Windows Ribbon
Application
Application Menu
Menu
Contextual
Contextual Tab
Tab Set Help
Help
Quick Access Tab
Quick Access Tab Set
Toolbar
Toolbar Contextual
Contextual Tab
Tab
Group
Group (aka
(aka “Chunk”)
“Chunk”) Dialog
Dialog Launcher
Launcher
In-box with Windows 7, redistribution available to

Vista
Win32 API,
Feature parity (or close) with Microsoft Office 2007
Ribbon, and WPF Ribbon
Windows Ribbon - Controls
Dropdown Galleries
Categorized Menus Tooltips
Font Control
“In-Ribbon” Galleries
Combo Boxes Check Boxes

Tabs & Groups
Buttons & Split Buttons
Mini Toolbar &
Spinners Contextual Menu
Color Pickers
Group Dialog Launchers

Feature Snapshot
Features Description
Securely access corporate applications and
data (shared and personal) from your
Direct Access managed PC using any available internet
connection(link)
Local cache of data reducing network traffic
Branch Cache and getting faster application responses
Location Platform & Allows outside sources to access

information about user/system location
Sensors (including GPS support)
Network setup that allows users to have the
equivalent of an enterprise simplified
HomeGroup Network network at home without a dedicated
domain controller
Ability to add or replace RAM Memory with
HOT Add/Replace Memory system powered
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Ability to boot from a Virtual Hard
Boot from VHD Drive
Encrypt/decrypt a volume on a USB
Bit locker key device
Caching corporate data
Branch Cache downloaded by users locally in their
branch office
Multi-touch gestures adding Zoom,
Multi-Touch Gestures Panning, Rotation, Two finder tap,
Two finger right click
Improved, faster and more secure
Bluetooth version 2.1 pairing experience for Bluetooth
devices
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Unit Conversions, Date Calculation and
Calculator spread sheet
Open Folder in New

Reduce the PC crash
Process
PSR For enhanced trouble shooting
Work easy with multiple windows and

Aero Enhancements new transparent effects
Multi-touch gestures adding Zoom,

Multi-Touch Gestures Panning, Rotation, Two finder tap, Two
finger right click
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System Restore & Backup
Ability to create a create& use startup

Startup Repair disk to resolve booting issues
Helps you properly setup brightness,

Screen Calibration contrast and color settings, and a clear
Text Tuner
Burn Image Ability to burn ISO image to CD&DVD
Configure the power switch to shutdown,

Custom power switch restart, lock, logoff.
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Help bolster Reduce

Create new and Build

Few Changes: Focus on quality and reliability improvements

Deep Changes: New models for security,

Taskbar and Jump Lists

Users demand powerful and intuitive tools to

Two primary ways for finding data:

Improve developer productivity

In-box with Windows 7, redistribution available to

Combo Boxes Check Boxes

Group Dialog Launchers

Location Platform & Allows outside sources to access

Open Folder in New

Work easy with multiple windows and

Multi-touch gestures adding Zoom,

Ability to create a create& use startup

Helps you properly setup brightness,

Burn Image Ability to burn ISO image to CD&DVD

Configure the power switch to shutdown,

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