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{{Infobox OS version {{Infobox OS version
| name = Windows 7 | name = Winblows 7
| family = Microsoft Windows | family = Microsoft winblows
| logo = Windows 7 logo.svg | logo = winblows 7 logo.svg
| screenshot = Windows_7.png | screenshot = winblows_7.png
| caption = Screenshot of Windows 7 Ultimate | caption = Screenshot of winblows 7 Ultimate
| developer = Microsoft | developer = Microsoft
| website = | website =
| source_model = ] / ] | source_model = ] / ]
| license = ] | license = ]
| supported_platforms = ], ] | supported_platforms = ], ]
| kernel_type = ] | kernel_type = ]
| updatemodel = ] | updatemodel = ]
| first_release_date = ''']:''' July 22, 2009<br>'''Retail:''' October 22, 2009 | first_release_date = ''']:''' July 22, 2009<br>'''Retail:''' October 22, 2009
| first_release_url = http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windows7/archive/2009/07/22/windows-7-has-been-released-to-manufacturing.aspx | first_release_url = http://winblowsteamblog.com/blogs/winblows7/archive/2009/07/22/winblows-7-has-been-released-to-manufacturing.aspx
| release_version = 6.1 (build 7600.16385.090713-1255<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/07/23/windows-7-and-windows-server-2008-r2-officially-rtm-at-build-version-6-1-7600-16385/ |title=Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Officially RTM At Build Version 6.1.7600.16385 |accessdate=2009-07-23}}</ref>)<br> | release_version = 6.1 (build 7600.16385.090713-1255<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/07/23/winblows-7-and-winblows-server-2008-r2-officially-rtm-at-build-version-6-1-7600-16385/ |title=winblows 7 and winblows Server 2008 R2 Officially RTM At Build Version 6.1.7600.16385 |accessdate=2009-07-23}}</ref>)<br>
| release_date = {{release date|2009|07|22}} | release_date = {{release date|2009|07|22}}
| release_url = http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windows7/archive/2009/07/22/windows-7-has-been-released-to-manufacturing.aspx | release_url = http://winblowsteamblog.com/blogs/winblows7/archive/2009/07/22/winblows-7-has-been-released-to-manufacturing.aspx
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'''Windows 7''' (formerly ] '''Blackcomb''' and '''Vienna''') is the latest version of ], a series of ]s produced by ] for use on ], including home and business ], ]s, ]s, ]s and ] PCs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com/2100-1016_3-6197943.html|first=Mike|last=Ricciuti|title=Next version of Windows: Call it 7|date=July 20, 2007|publisher=CNET News}}</ref> Windows 7 was released to manufacturing on July 22, 2009,<ref name=rtm/> and general retail availability on October 22, 2009,<ref name="bott20090511">{{cite web|url=http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2009/Jun09/06-02SteveGuggenheimer.mspx|title=Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Timelines Shared at Computex|publisher=Microsoft|date=June 3, 2009|accessdate=2009-06-03}}</ref> less than three years after the release of its predecessor, ]. Windows 7's server counterpart, ], is slated for release about the same time. '''winblows 7''' (formerly ] '''Blackcomb''' and '''Vienna''') is the latest version of ], a series of ]s produced by ] for use on ], including home and business ], ]s, ]s, ]s and ] PCs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com/2100-1016_3-6197943.html|first=Mike|last=Ricciuti|title=Next version of winblows: Call it 7|date=July 20, 2007|publisher=CNET News}}</ref> winblows 7 was released to manufacturing on July 22, 2009,<ref name=rtm/> and general retail availability on October 22, 2009,<ref name="bott20090511">{{cite web|url=http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2009/Jun09/06-02SteveGuggenheimer.mspx|title=winblows 7 and winblows Server 2008 R2 Timelines Shared at Computex|publisher=Microsoft|date=June 3, 2009|accessdate=2009-06-03}}</ref> less than three years after the release of its predecessor, ]. winblows 7's server counterpart, ], is slated for release about the same time.


Unlike its predecessor, which introduced a large number of ], Windows 7 is intended to be a more focused, incremental upgrade to the Windows line, with the goal of being fully compatible with applications and hardware with which Windows Vista is already compatible.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windows7/archive/2008/10/28/windows-7-unveiled-today-at-pdc-2008.aspx|title=Windows 7 Unveiled Today at PDC 2008|last=Nash|first=Mike|date=28 October 2008|accessdate=2008-11-11|work=Windows Team Blog|publisher=Microsoft}}</ref> Presentations given by Microsoft in 2008 focused on ] support, a redesigned ] with a new ], a home networking system called HomeGroup,<ref name="leblanchomegroup">{{cite web|url=http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowsexperience/archive/2008/10/28/how-libraries-amp-homegroup-work-together-in-windows-7.aspx|title=How Libraries & HomeGroup Work Together in Windows 7|last=LeBlanc|first=Brandon|date=28 October 2008|accessdate=2008-11-11|work=Windows Team Blog|publisher=Microsoft}}</ref> and performance improvements. Some applications that have been included with prior releases of Microsoft Windows, including ], ], ], and ], will not be included in Windows 7;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.techpluto.com/softwares-missing-in-windows-7/|title=Windows 7 to Skip Photo, Mail, Calendar and Movie Editing tools}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/33084|title=E-mail, photos, movie making will not be included in Windows 7}}</ref> some will instead be offered separately as part of the ] ] suite.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowsexperience/archive/2008/10/28/the-complete-windows-experience-windows-7-windows-live.aspx|title=The Complete Windows Experience&nbsp;– Windows 7 + Windows Live|last=LeBlance|first=Brandon|date=28 October 2008|accessdate=2008-11-11|work=Windows Team Blog|publisher=Microsoft}}</ref> Unlike its predecessor, which introduced a large number of ], winblows 7 is intended to be a more focused, incremental upgrade to the winblows line, with the goal of being fully compatible with applications and hardware with which winblows Vista is already compatible.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://winblowsteamblog.com/blogs/winblows7/archive/2008/10/28/winblows-7-unveiled-today-at-pdc-2008.aspx|title=winblows 7 Unveiled Today at PDC 2008|last=Nash|first=Mike|date=28 October 2008|accessdate=2008-11-11|work=winblows Team Blog|publisher=Microsoft}}</ref> Presentations given by Microsoft in 2008 focused on ] support, a redesigned ] with a new ], a home networking system called HomeGroup,<ref name="leblanchomegroup">{{cite web|url=http://winblowsteamblog.com/blogs/winblowsexperience/archive/2008/10/28/how-libraries-amp-homegroup-work-together-in-winblows-7.aspx|title=How Libraries & HomeGroup Work Together in winblows 7|last=LeBlanc|first=Brandon|date=28 October 2008|accessdate=2008-11-11|work=winblows Team Blog|publisher=Microsoft}}</ref> and performance improvements. Some applications that have been included with prior releases of Microsoft winblows, including ], ], ], and ], will not be included in winblows 7;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.techpluto.com/softwares-missing-in-winblows-7/|title=winblows 7 to Skip Photo, Mail, Calendar and Movie Editing tools}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/33084|title=E-mail, photos, movie making will not be included in winblows 7}}</ref> some will instead be offered separately as part of the ] ] suite.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://winblowsteamblog.com/blogs/winblowsexperience/archive/2008/10/28/the-complete-winblows-experience-winblows-7-winblows-live.aspx|title=The Complete winblows Experience&nbsp;– winblows 7 + winblows Live|last=LeBlance|first=Brandon|date=28 October 2008|accessdate=2008-11-11|work=winblows Team Blog|publisher=Microsoft}}</ref>


==Development== ==Development==
{{main|Development of Windows 7}} {{main|Development of winblows 7}}
Originally, a version of Windows codenamed ] was planned as the successor to ] (codename ]) and ]. Major features were planned for Blackcomb, including an emphasis on searching and querying data and an advanced storage system named ] to enable such scenarios. However, an interim, minor release, codenamed "]" was announced for 2003, delaying the development of Blackcomb.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/10/24/gates_confirms_windows_longhorn |title=Gates confirms Windows Longhorn for 2003 |last=Lettice |first=John |date=2001-10-24 |publisher=The Register |accessdate=2008-03-05}}</ref> By the middle of 2003, however, Longhorn had acquired some of the features originally intended for Blackcomb. After three major ] exploited flaws in Windows operating systems within a short time period in 2003, Microsoft changed its development priorities, putting some of Longhorn's major development work on hold while developing new ]s for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. ] was also "reset," or delayed, in August 2004. A number of features were cut from Longhorn.<ref>{{cite web | title=Microsoft cuts key Longhorn feature | url=http://www.seattlepi.com/business/188339_msftcuts28.html | work=Todd Bishop | publisher=Hearst Seattle Media, LLC | date=August 28, 2004 | accessdate=2009-03-25}}</ref> Originally, a version of winblows codenamed ] was planned as the successor to ] (codename ]) and ]. Major features were planned for Blackcomb, including an emphasis on searching and querying data and an advanced storage system named ] to enable such scenarios. However, an interim, minor release, codenamed "]" was announced for 2003, delaying the development of Blackcomb.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/10/24/gates_confirms_winblows_longhorn |title=Gates confirms winblows Longhorn for 2003 |last=Lettice |first=John |date=2001-10-24 |publisher=The Register |accessdate=2008-03-05}}</ref> By the middle of 2003, however, Longhorn had acquired some of the features originally intended for Blackcomb. After three major ] exploited flaws in winblows operating systems within a short time period in 2003, Microsoft changed its development priorities, putting some of Longhorn's major development work on hold while developing new ]s for winblows XP and winblows Server 2003. ] was also "reset," or delayed, in August 2004. A number of features were cut from Longhorn.<ref>{{cite web | title=Microsoft cuts key Longhorn feature | url=http://www.seattlepi.com/business/188339_msftcuts28.html | work=Todd Bishop | publisher=Hearst Seattle Media, LLC | date=August 28, 2004 | accessdate=2009-03-25}}</ref>
{{Windows 7}} {{winblows 7}}
Blackcomb was renamed ''Vienna'' in early 2006,<ref name=thurrottfaq>{{cite web |url=http://www.winsupersite.com/faq/windows_7.asp |title=Windows "7" FAQ |last=Thurrott |first=Paul |authorlink=Paul Thurrott |publisher=Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows |date=14 February 2007 |accessdate=2008-01-05}}</ref> and again to ''Windows 7'' in 2007.<ref name="zdnet592">{{cite news | first=Mary J |last=Foley |title=Windows Seven: Think 2010 |date=2007-07-20 |publisher=] | url=http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=592 |accessdate = 2007-09-19}}</ref> In 2008, it was announced that ''Windows 7'' would also be the official name of the operating system.<ref>{{cite news | first=Ina | last=Fried | title=Microsoft makes Windows 7 name final | date=2008-10-13 | publisher=] | url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10064971-56.html | accessdate=2008-10-13}}</ref><ref name="CBC14Oct08"> {{cite news|url = http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/10/14/tech-windows.html|title = For Microsoft's Windows, 7th time's a charm|accessdate = 2008-10-27|last = ]|authorlink = |year = 2008|month = October}}</ref> Blackcomb was renamed ''Vienna'' in early 2006,<ref name=thurrottfaq>{{cite web |url=http://www.winsupersite.com/faq/winblows_7.asp |title=winblows "7" FAQ |last=Thurrott |first=Paul |authorlink=Paul Thurrott |publisher=Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for winblows |date=14 February 2007 |accessdate=2008-01-05}}</ref> and again to ''winblows 7'' in 2007.<ref name="zdnet592">{{cite news | first=Mary J |last=Foley |title=winblows Seven: Think 2010 |date=2007-07-20 |publisher=] | url=http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=592 |accessdate = 2007-09-19}}</ref> In 2008, it was announced that ''winblows 7'' would also be the official name of the operating system.<ref>{{cite news | first=Ina | last=Fried | title=Microsoft makes winblows 7 name final | date=2008-10-13 | publisher=] | url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10064971-56.html | accessdate=2008-10-13}}</ref><ref name="CBC14Oct08"> {{cite news|url = http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/10/14/tech-winblows.html|title = For Microsoft's winblows, 7th time's a charm|accessdate = 2008-10-27|last = ]|authorlink = |year = 2008|month = October}}</ref>


The first external release to select Microsoft partners came in January 2008 with ], build 6519.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.w7forums.com/windows-7-build-numbers-t58.html|title=Windows 7 Build Numbers|author=Ian Cunningham|date=3 December 2008}}</ref> At ] 2008, Microsoft demonstrated Windows 7 with its reworked ]. Copies of Windows 7 build 6801 were distributed out at the end of the conference, but the demonstrated ] was disabled in this build. The first external release to select Microsoft partners came in January 2008 with ], build 6519.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.w7forums.com/winblows-7-build-numbers-t58.html|title=winblows 7 Build Numbers|author=Ian Cunningham|date=3 December 2008}}</ref> At ] 2008, Microsoft demonstrated winblows 7 with its reworked ]. Copies of winblows 7 build 6801 were distributed out at the end of the conference, but the demonstrated ] was disabled in this build.


On December 27, 2008, Windows 7 Beta was leaked onto the Internet via ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.osnews.com/story/20703/Windows_7_Beta_1_Leaked |title=OSNews.com |publisher=OSNews.com |date= |accessdate=2009-05-25}}</ref> According to a performance test by ],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=3236&page=2 |title=Windows 7 beta 1 performance - How does the OS compare to Vista and XP? &#124; Hardware 2.0 &#124; ZDNet.com |publisher=Blogs.zdnet.com |date=2009-01-01 |accessdate=2009-05-25}}</ref> Windows 7 Beta beat both Windows XP and Vista in several key areas, including boot and shut down time and working with files, such as loading documents. Other areas did not beat XP, including PC Pro benchmarks for typical office activities and video editing, which remain identical to Vista and slower than XP.<ref> {{cite web|url = http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2008/11/12/follow-up-benchmarking-windows-7/|title = Follow-up: Benchmarking Windows 7 |accessdate = 2009-01-29|last = Graham-Smith|first = Darien|authorlink = Darien Graham-Smith|year = 2009|month = January}}</ref> On January 7, 2009, the ] version of the Windows 7 Beta (build 7000) was leaked onto the web, with some torrents being infected with a ].<ref></ref><ref> {{cite web|url = http://w7info.com/articles/2009/01/windows-7-64-bit-beta-hits-the-web/|title = Windows 7 64-Bit Beta Hits the Web|accessdate = 2009-01-07|last = Pennington|first = Kenneth|authorlink = |year = 2009|month = January}}</ref> At ] 2009, Microsoft CEO ] announced the Windows 7 Beta, build 7000, had been made available for download to MSDN and TechNet subscribers in the format of an ISO image.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/jan/08/steve-ballmer-ces-keynote |title=CES: Steve Ballmer unveils Microsoft's Windows 7 &#124; Technology &#124; guardian.co.uk |publisher=Guardian |date= |accessdate=2009-05-25}}</ref> The Beta was to be publicly released January 9, 2009, and Microsoft initially planned for the download to be made available to 2.5 million people on this date. However, access to the downloads was delayed due to high traffic.<ref>{{cite web | title=Microsoft delays first Windows 7 public beta | url=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/10/winows_7_beta_delay/ | work=Gavin Clarke | publisher=The Register | date=January 10, 2009 |accessdate=2009-03-25}}</ref> The download limit was also extended, initially until January 24, then again to February 10. People who did not complete downloading the beta had two extra days to complete the download. After February 12, unfinished downloads became unable to complete. Users could still obtain product keys from Microsoft to activate their copy of Windows 7 Beta, which expired on August 1, 2009. The release candidate, build 7100, has been available for MSDN and TechNet subscribers and Connect Program participants since April 30 and became available to the general public on May 5, 2009. It has also been leaked onto the Internet via ].<ref>{{cite web|last=Miller |first=Paul |url=http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/24/windows-7-rc-7100-making-its-way-to-oems-a-torrent-tracker-near/ |title=Windows 7 RC 7100 making its way to OEMs, a torrent tracker near you |publisher=Engadget.com |date=2009-04-24 |accessdate=2009-05-25}}</ref> The release candidate is available in five languages and will expire on June 1, 2010, with shutdowns every two hours starting March 1, 2010.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/download.aspx | title = Windows 7 Release Candidate Customer Preview Program | accessdate = 2009-05-05 | publisher = Microsoft}}</ref> Microsoft has stated that Windows 7 will be released to the general public on October 22, 2009. Microsoft released Windows 7 to MSDN and Technet subscribers on August 6, 2009, at 10:00am PDT.<ref></ref> Microsoft announced that Windows 7, along with ] were released to manufacturing on July 22, 2009. Windows 7 ] is build 7600.16385, which was compiled on July 13, 2009, and was declared the final RTM build after passing all Microsoft's tests internally.<ref name=rtm> {{cite web|url = http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windows7/archive/2009/07/22/windows-7-has-been-released-to-manufacturing.aspx | title = Windows 7 Has Been Released to Manufacturing | author=Brandon LeBlanc}}</ref> On December 27, 2008, winblows 7 Beta was leaked onto the Internet via ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.osnews.com/story/20703/winblows_7_Beta_1_Leaked |title=OSNews.com |publisher=OSNews.com |date= |accessdate=2009-05-25}}</ref> According to a performance test by ],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=3236&page=2 |title=winblows 7 beta 1 performance - How does the OS compare to Vista and XP? &#124; Hardware 2.0 &#124; ZDNet.com |publisher=Blogs.zdnet.com |date=2009-01-01 |accessdate=2009-05-25}}</ref> winblows 7 Beta beat both winblows XP and Vista in several key areas, including boot and shut down time and working with files, such as loading documents. Other areas did not beat XP, including PC Pro benchmarks for typical office activities and video editing, which remain identical to Vista and slower than XP.<ref> {{cite web|url = http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2008/11/12/follow-up-benchmarking-winblows-7/|title = Follow-up: Benchmarking winblows 7 |accessdate = 2009-01-29|last = Graham-Smith|first = Darien|authorlink = Darien Graham-Smith|year = 2009|month = January}}</ref> On January 7, 2009, the ] version of the winblows 7 Beta (build 7000) was leaked onto the web, with some torrents being infected with a ].<ref></ref><ref> {{cite web|url = http://w7info.com/articles/2009/01/winblows-7-64-bit-beta-hits-the-web/|title = winblows 7 64-Bit Beta Hits the Web|accessdate = 2009-01-07|last = Pennington|first = Kenneth|authorlink = |year = 2009|month = January}}</ref> At ] 2009, Microsoft CEO ] announced the winblows 7 Beta, build 7000, had been made available for download to MSDN and TechNet subscribers in the format of an ISO image.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/jan/08/steve-ballmer-ces-keynote |title=CES: Steve Ballmer unveils Microsoft's winblows 7 &#124; Technology &#124; guardian.co.uk |publisher=Guardian |date= |accessdate=2009-05-25}}</ref> The Beta was to be publicly released January 9, 2009, and Microsoft initially planned for the download to be made available to 2.5 million people on this date. However, access to the downloads was delayed due to high traffic.<ref>{{cite web | title=Microsoft delays first winblows 7 public beta | url=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/10/winows_7_beta_delay/ | work=Gavin Clarke | publisher=The Register | date=January 10, 2009 |accessdate=2009-03-25}}</ref> The download limit was also extended, initially until January 24, then again to February 10. People who did not complete downloading the beta had two extra days to complete the download. After February 12, unfinished downloads became unable to complete. Users could still obtain product keys from Microsoft to activate their copy of winblows 7 Beta, which expired on August 1, 2009. The release candidate, build 7100, has been available for MSDN and TechNet subscribers and Connect Program participants since April 30 and became available to the general public on May 5, 2009. It has also been leaked onto the Internet via ].<ref>{{cite web|last=Miller |first=Paul |url=http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/24/winblows-7-rc-7100-making-its-way-to-oems-a-torrent-tracker-near/ |title=winblows 7 RC 7100 making its way to OEMs, a torrent tracker near you |publisher=Engadget.com |date=2009-04-24 |accessdate=2009-05-25}}</ref> The release candidate is available in five languages and will expire on June 1, 2010, with shutdowns every two hours starting March 1, 2010.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.microsoft.com/winblows/winblows-7/download.aspx | title = winblows 7 Release Candidate Customer Preview Program | accessdate = 2009-05-05 | publisher = Microsoft}}</ref> Microsoft has stated that winblows 7 will be released to the general public on October 22, 2009. Microsoft released winblows 7 to MSDN and Technet subscribers on August 6, 2009, at 10:00am PDT.<ref></ref> Microsoft announced that winblows 7, along with ] were released to manufacturing on July 22, 2009. winblows 7 ] is build 7600.16385, which was compiled on July 13, 2009, and was declared the final RTM build after passing all Microsoft's tests internally.<ref name=rtm> {{cite web|url = http://winblowsteamblog.com/blogs/winblows7/archive/2009/07/22/winblows-7-has-been-released-to-manufacturing.aspx | title = winblows 7 Has Been Released to Manufacturing | author=Brandon LeBlanc}}</ref>


===Goals=== ===Goals===
], in an interview with'' ]'', suggested that this version of Windows would "be more user-centric".<ref name="gates">{{cite web|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16934083/site/newsweek/page/4/print/1/displaymode/1098/|title=Bill Gates on Vista and Apple's 'Lying' Ads|author=Steven Levy|date= 3 February 2007}}</ref> Gates later said that Windows 7 will also focus on performance improvements.<ref name="gates2">{{cite web|url=http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/billg/speeches/2008/05-07japanwdlc.mspx|title=Bill Gates: Japan—Windows Digital Lifestyle Consortium|author=Bill Gates|date=12 May 2007}}</ref> ] later expanded on this point, explaining in the ''Engineering Windows 7'' blog that the company was using a variety of new tracing tools to measure the performance of many areas of the operating system on an ongoing basis, to help locate inefficient code paths and to help prevent performance regressions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.msdn.com/e7/archive/2008/12/15/continuing-our-discussion-on-performance.aspx |title=Continuing our discussion on performance |last=Sinofsky |first=Steven |authorlink=Steven Sinofsky |date=15 December 2008 |accessdate=2008-12-18 |work=Engineering Windows 7 |publisher=Microsoft }}</ref> ], in an interview with'' ]'', suggested that this version of winblows would "be more user-centric".<ref name="gates">{{cite web|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16934083/site/newsweek/page/4/print/1/displaymode/1098/|title=Bill Gates on Vista and Apple's 'Lying' Ads|author=Steven Levy|date= 3 February 2007}}</ref> Gates later said that winblows 7 will also focus on performance improvements.<ref name="gates2">{{cite web|url=http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/billg/speeches/2008/05-07japanwdlc.mspx|title=Bill Gates: Japan—winblows Digital Lifestyle Consortium|author=Bill Gates|date=12 May 2007}}</ref> ] later expanded on this point, explaining in the ''Engineering winblows 7'' blog that the company was using a variety of new tracing tools to measure the performance of many areas of the operating system on an ongoing basis, to help locate inefficient code paths and to help prevent performance regressions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.msdn.com/e7/archive/2008/12/15/continuing-our-discussion-on-performance.aspx |title=Continuing our discussion on performance |last=Sinofsky |first=Steven |authorlink=Steven Sinofsky |date=15 December 2008 |accessdate=2008-12-18 |work=Engineering winblows 7 |publisher=Microsoft }}</ref>


Senior Vice President Bill <!--Do not change this to Gates. It is Veghte.-->Veghte stated that ] users migrating to Windows 7 would not find the kind of device compatibility issues they encountered migrating from ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/Windows-7-Will-Not-Inherent-the-Incompatibility-Issues-of-Vista-88625.shtml|title=Windows 7 Will Not Inherit the Incompatibility Issues of Vista|author=Marius Oiaga|date=24 June 2008}}</ref> Speaking about Windows 7 on October 16, 2008, Microsoft CEO ] confirmed compatibility between Vista and Windows 7,<ref name="DignanOctober2008">{{cite web|url = http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=10464|title = Ballmer: It’s ok to wait until Windows 7; Yahoo still ‘makes sense’; Google Apps ‘primitive’|accessdate = 2008-10-17|last = Dignan|first = Larry|authorlink = |year = 2008|month = October}}</ref> indicating that Windows 7 will be a refined version of Windows Vista.<ref name="DignanOctober2008" /> Senior Vice President Bill <!--Do not change this to Gates. It is Veghte.-->Veghte stated that ] users migrating to winblows 7 would not find the kind of device compatibility issues they encountered migrating from ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/winblows-7-Will-Not-Inherent-the-Incompatibility-Issues-of-Vista-88625.shtml|title=winblows 7 Will Not Inherit the Incompatibility Issues of Vista|author=Marius Oiaga|date=24 June 2008}}</ref> Speaking about winblows 7 on October 16, 2008, Microsoft CEO ] confirmed compatibility between Vista and winblows 7,<ref name="DignanOctober2008">{{cite web|url = http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=10464|title = Ballmer: It’s ok to wait until winblows 7; Yahoo still ‘makes sense’; Google Apps ‘primitive’|accessdate = 2008-10-17|last = Dignan|first = Larry|authorlink = |year = 2008|month = October}}</ref> indicating that winblows 7 will be a refined version of winblows Vista.<ref name="DignanOctober2008" />


==Features== ==Features==
===New and changed features=== ===New and changed features===
{{main|Features new to Windows 7}} {{main|Features new to winblows 7}}
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Windows 7 includes a number of new features, such as advances in touch and ], support for ], improved performance on ] processors,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.windowsvienna.com/windows-7-takes-more-advantage-of-multi-core-cpus-a24.html |title=Windows 7 Takes More Advantage of Multi-Core CPUs - Windows 7 |publisher=Windowsvienna.com |date= |accessdate=2009-05-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1612 |title=Windows 7 to get parallel-processing tweaks &#124; All about Microsoft &#124; ZDNet.com |publisher=Blogs.zdnet.com |date=2008-09-30 |accessdate=2009-05-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pctipsbox.com/windows-7-to-get-parallel-processing-tweaks/ |title=Windows 7 to get parallel-processing tweaks &#124; PC Tips |publisher=Pctipsbox.com |date=2008-10-05 |accessdate=2009-05-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://vista.blorge.com/2008/09/30/windows-7-enters-parallel-universe/ |title=Windows 7 enters parallel universe |publisher=Vista.Blorge |date=2008-09-30 |accessdate=2009-05-25}}</ref> improved ] performance, ], and ] improvements. Windows 7 adds support for systems using multiple heterogeneous graphics cards from different vendors (Heterogeneous Multi-adapter), a new version of ],<ref name="tgdailym1">{{cite web|first=Wolfgang|last=Gruener|url=http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/35641/118/|title=TG Daily&nbsp;— Windows Vista successor scheduled for a H2 2009 release?|publisher=TG Daily|date=2008-01-16|accessdate=2008-01-17}}</ref> a ] for Windows Media Center, improved media features, the ] Essentials Pack and ] being included, and a redesigned ] with multiline capabilities including ''Programmer'' and ''Statistics'' modes along with unit conversion. Many new items have been added to the ], including ] Text Tuner, Display Color Calibration Wizard, ], Recovery, Troubleshooting, Workspaces Center, Location and Other Sensors, Credential Manager, Biometric Devices, System Icons, and Display.<ref></ref> ] has been renamed to Windows Action Center (Windows Health Center and Windows Solution Center in earlier builds), which encompasses both ] and maintenance of the computer. The default setting for ] in Windows 7 has been criticized for allowing untrusted software to be launched with elevated privileges by exploiting a trusted application.<ref>{{cite web winblows 7 includes a number of new features, such as advances in touch and ], support for ], improved performance on ] processors,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.winblowsvienna.com/winblows-7-takes-more-advantage-of-multi-core-cpus-a24.html |title=winblows 7 Takes More Advantage of Multi-Core CPUs - winblows 7 |publisher=winblowsvienna.com |date= |accessdate=2009-05-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1612 |title=winblows 7 to get parallel-processing tweaks &#124; All about Microsoft &#124; ZDNet.com |publisher=Blogs.zdnet.com |date=2008-09-30 |accessdate=2009-05-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pctipsbox.com/winblows-7-to-get-parallel-processing-tweaks/ |title=winblows 7 to get parallel-processing tweaks &#124; PC Tips |publisher=Pctipsbox.com |date=2008-10-05 |accessdate=2009-05-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://vista.blorge.com/2008/09/30/winblows-7-enters-parallel-universe/ |title=winblows 7 enters parallel universe |publisher=Vista.Blorge |date=2008-09-30 |accessdate=2009-05-25}}</ref> improved ] performance, ], and ] improvements. winblows 7 adds support for systems using multiple heterogeneous graphics cards from different vendors (Heterogeneous Multi-adapter), a new version of ],<ref name="tgdailym1">{{cite web|first=Wolfgang|last=Gruener|url=http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/35641/118/|title=TG Daily&nbsp;— winblows Vista successor scheduled for a H2 2009 release?|publisher=TG Daily|date=2008-01-16|accessdate=2008-01-17}}</ref> a ] for winblows Media Center, improved media features, the ] Essentials Pack and ] being included, and a redesigned ] with multiline capabilities including ''Programmer'' and ''Statistics'' modes along with unit conversion. Many new items have been added to the ], including ] Text Tuner, Display Color Calibration Wizard, ], Recovery, Troubleshooting, Workspaces Center, Location and Other Sensors, Credential Manager, Biometric Devices, System Icons, and Display.<ref></ref> ] has been renamed to winblows Action Center (winblows Health Center and winblows Solution Center in earlier builds), which encompasses both ] and maintenance of the computer. The default setting for ] in winblows 7 has been criticized for allowing untrusted software to be launched with elevated privileges by exploiting a trusted application.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://blogs.zdnet.com/igeneration/?p=1826 |url=http://blogs.zdnet.com/igeneration/?p=1826
|title=Windows 7 UAC flaw: "Pandora's box of all vulnerabilities" |title=winblows 7 UAC flaw: "Pandora's box of all vulnerabilities"
|author=Zack Whittaker |author=Zack Whittaker
|date=2009-06-12 |date=2009-06-12
|accessdate=2009-06-14 |accessdate=2009-06-14
}}</ref> Microsoft's Windows kernel engineer ] acknowledged the problem, but noted that there are other vulnerabilities that do not rely on the new setting.<ref>{{cite web }}</ref> Microsoft's winblows kernel engineer ] acknowledged the problem, but noted that there are other vulnerabilities that do not rely on the new setting.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2009.07.uac.aspx |url=http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2009.07.uac.aspx
|title=User Account Control Inside Windows 7 User Account Control |title=User Account Control Inside winblows 7 User Account Control
|publisher=Microsoft Corporation |publisher=Microsoft Corporation
|author=Mark Russinovich |author=Mark Russinovich
|accessdate=2009-06-14 |accessdate=2009-06-14
}}</ref>. Windows 7 also supports Mac-like RAW image viewing through the addition of WIC-enabled image decoders, which enables raw image thumbnails, previewing and metadata display in Windows Explorer, plus full-size viewing and slidewhows in Windows Photo Viewer and Window Media Center<ref></ref>. }}</ref>. winblows 7 also supports Mac-like RAW image viewing through the addition of WIC-enabled image decoders, which enables raw image thumbnails, previewing and metadata display in winblows Explorer, plus full-size viewing and slidewhows in winblows Photo Viewer and Window Media Center<ref></ref>.


The taskbar has seen the biggest visual changes, where the Quick Launch toolbar has been replaced with pinning applications to the taskbar. Buttons for pinned applications are integrated with the task buttons. These buttons also enable the ''Jump Lists'' feature to allow easy access to common tasks.<ref name="Softpedia04Nov08"> {{cite web|url = http://news.softpedia.com/news/Windows-7-User-Interface-The-Superbar-Enhanced-Taskbar-97143.shtml|title = Windows 7 User Interface&nbsp;– The Superbar (Enhanced Taskbar)|accessdate = 2008-11-12|last = Softpedia|authorlink = |year = 2008|month = November}}</ref> The revamped taskbar also allows the reordering of taskbar buttons. To the far right of the system clock is a small rectangular button that serves as the ''Show desktop'' icon. This button is part of the new feature in Windows 7 called ''Aero Peek''. Hovering over this button makes all visible windows transparent for a quick look at the desktop.<ref></ref> In touch-enabled displays such as touch screens, tablet PCs, etc., this button is slightly wider to accommodate being pressed with a finger.<ref></ref> Clicking this button minimizes all windows, and clicking it a second time restores them. Additionally, there is a feature named ''Aero Snap'', that automatically maximizes a window when it is dragged to either the top or left/right edges of the screen.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.msdn.com/e7/archive/2009/03/17/designing-aero-snap.aspx|title=Engineering Windows 7 : Designing Aero Snap|publisher=Steven Sinofsky/Microsoft|accessdate=2009-06-08}}</ref> This also allows users to snap documents or files on either side of the screen to compare them. When a user moves windows that are maximized, the system restores their previous state automatically. This functionality is also accomplished with keyboard shortcuts. The taskbar has seen the biggest visual changes, where the Quick Launch toolbar has been replaced with pinning applications to the taskbar. Buttons for pinned applications are integrated with the task buttons. These buttons also enable the ''Jump Lists'' feature to allow easy access to common tasks.<ref name="Softpedia04Nov08"> {{cite web|url = http://news.softpedia.com/news/winblows-7-User-Interface-The-Superbar-Enhanced-Taskbar-97143.shtml|title = winblows 7 User Interface&nbsp;– The Superbar (Enhanced Taskbar)|accessdate = 2008-11-12|last = Softpedia|authorlink = |year = 2008|month = November}}</ref> The revamped taskbar also allows the reordering of taskbar buttons. To the far right of the system clock is a small rectangular button that serves as the ''Show desktop'' icon. This button is part of the new feature in winblows 7 called ''Aero Peek''. Hovering over this button makes all visible winblows transparent for a quick look at the desktop.<ref></ref> In touch-enabled displays such as touch screens, tablet PCs, etc., this button is slightly wider to accommodate being pressed with a finger.<ref></ref> Clicking this button minimizes all winblows, and clicking it a second time restores them. Additionally, there is a feature named ''Aero Snap'', that automatically maximizes a window when it is dragged to either the top or left/right edges of the screen.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.msdn.com/e7/archive/2009/03/17/designing-aero-snap.aspx|title=Engineering winblows 7 : Designing Aero Snap|publisher=Steven Sinofsky/Microsoft|accessdate=2009-06-08}}</ref> This also allows users to snap documents or files on either side of the screen to compare them. When a user moves winblows that are maximized, the system restores their previous state automatically. This functionality is also accomplished with keyboard shortcuts.
Unlike in ], window borders and the taskbar do not turn opaque when a window is maximized with ] applied. Instead, they remain transparent. Unlike in ], window borders and the taskbar do not turn opaque when a window is maximized with ] applied. Instead, they remain transparent.


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For developers, Windows 7 includes a new networking ] with support for building ] web services in ] (as opposed to .NET-based ] web services),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC01/|title=Windows 7: Web Services in Native Code|publisher=PDC 2008|accessdate=2008-09-26}}</ref> new features to shorten application install times, reduced UAC prompts, simplified development of installation packages,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC42/|title=Windows 7: Deploying Your Application with Windows Installer (MSI) and ClickOnce|publisher=PDC 2008|accessdate=2008-09-26}}</ref> and improved globalization support through a new Extended Linguistic Services API.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC52/|title=Windows 7: Writing World-Ready Applications|publisher=PDC 2008|accessdate=2008-09-26}}</ref> At ] 2008 Microsoft announced that color depths of 30-bit and 48-bit would be supported in Windows 7 along with the wide color gamut ] (which for ] 1.3 can be converted and output as ]). The video modes supported in Windows 7 are 16-bit sRGB, 24-bit sRGB, 30-bit sRGB, 30-bit with extended color gamut sRGB, and 48-bit scRGB.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/E/6/5E66B27B-988B-4F50-AF3A-C2FF1E62180F/GRA-T583_WH08.pptx |title=WinHEC 2008 GRA-583: Display Technologies |publisher=Microsoft |date=2008-11-06 |accessdate=2008-12-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/Windows-7-High-Color-Support-98741.shtml |title=Windows 7 High Color Support |publisher=Softpedia |date=2008-11-26 |accessdate=2008-12-05}}</ref> Microsoft is also implementing better support for ]s,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.msdn.com/e7/archive/2009/05/05/support-and-q-a-for-solid-state-drives-and.aspx|title=Support and Q&A for Solid-State Drives|work=Engineering Windows 7|publisher=Microsoft|date=2009-05-05|accessdate=2009-05-09}}</ref> including the new ], and Windows 7 will be able to identify a ] uniquely. Microsoft is also planning to support ] in a subsequent patch, although support would not be included in the initial release due to delays in the finalization of the standard.<ref> {{cite web |url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10083822-64.html |title=Microsoft describes USB 3.0 delays |last=Crothers |first=Brooke |date=6 November 2008 |accessdate=2008-11-13 |publisher=CNet }}</ref> For developers, winblows 7 includes a new networking ] with support for building ] web services in ] (as opposed to .NET-based ] web services),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC01/|title=winblows 7: Web Services in Native Code|publisher=PDC 2008|accessdate=2008-09-26}}</ref> new features to shorten application install times, reduced UAC prompts, simplified development of installation packages,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC42/|title=winblows 7: Deploying Your Application with winblows Installer (MSI) and ClickOnce|publisher=PDC 2008|accessdate=2008-09-26}}</ref> and improved globalization support through a new Extended Linguistic Services API.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC52/|title=winblows 7: Writing World-Ready Applications|publisher=PDC 2008|accessdate=2008-09-26}}</ref> At ] 2008 Microsoft announced that color depths of 30-bit and 48-bit would be supported in winblows 7 along with the wide color gamut ] (which for ] 1.3 can be converted and output as ]). The video modes supported in winblows 7 are 16-bit sRGB, 24-bit sRGB, 30-bit sRGB, 30-bit with extended color gamut sRGB, and 48-bit scRGB.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/E/6/5E66B27B-988B-4F50-AF3A-C2FF1E62180F/GRA-T583_WH08.pptx |title=WinHEC 2008 GRA-583: Display Technologies |publisher=Microsoft |date=2008-11-06 |accessdate=2008-12-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/winblows-7-High-Color-Support-98741.shtml |title=winblows 7 High Color Support |publisher=Softpedia |date=2008-11-26 |accessdate=2008-12-05}}</ref> Microsoft is also implementing better support for ]s,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.msdn.com/e7/archive/2009/05/05/support-and-q-a-for-solid-state-drives-and.aspx|title=Support and Q&A for Solid-State Drives|work=Engineering winblows 7|publisher=Microsoft|date=2009-05-05|accessdate=2009-05-09}}</ref> including the new ], and winblows 7 will be able to identify a ] uniquely. Microsoft is also planning to support ] in a subsequent patch, although support would not be included in the initial release due to delays in the finalization of the standard.<ref> {{cite web |url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10083822-64.html |title=Microsoft describes USB 3.0 delays |last=Crothers |first=Brooke |date=6 November 2008 |accessdate=2008-11-13 |publisher=CNet }}</ref>


Internet ], Internet ] and Internet ], which were removed from Windows Vista, were restored in Windows 7. Windows 7 will include ] and ]. {{Wikinews| Windows 7 will allow users to disable Internet Explorer}}Users will also be able to disable many more Windows components than was possible in Windows Vista. New additions to this list of components include Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player, Windows Media Center, ], and the Windows Gadget Platform.<ref name="Engineering Windows 7">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.msdn.com/e7/archive/2009/03/06/beta-to-rc-changes-turning-windows-features-on-or-off.aspx|title=Beta to RC Changes&nbsp;— Turning Windows Features On or Off}}</ref> Windows 7 includes 13 additional sound schemes, titled Afternoon, Calligraphy, Characters, Cityscape, Delta, Festival, Garden, Heritage, Landscape, Quirky, Raga, Savanna, and Sonata.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.winsupersite.com/win7/win7_7048_02.asp|title=Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows: Windows 7 Build 7048 Notes|date=2009-03-08|accessdate=2009-04-24|author=Paul Thurrott|publisher=Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows}}</ref> A new version of Virtual PC, ''] Beta'' is available for Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate editions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/ |title=Windows Virtual PC |publisher=Microsoft |accessdate=2009-05-06 }}</ref> It allows multiple Windows environments, including ''Windows XP Mode'', to run on the same machine, requiring the use of ] or ]. Windows XP Mode runs ] in a virtual machine and redirects displayed applications running in Windows XP to the Windows 7 desktop.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/5/A/75A2C993-BFCC-47D0-8B6C-7C8CE2BA9833/Windows%20XP%20Mode%20for%20Windows%207_brochure.pdf |title=Windows XP Mode for Windows 7 brochure |publisher=Microsoft |accessdate=2009-05-06 }}</ref> Furthermore Windows 7 supports the mounting of a virtual hard disk (VHD) as a normal data storage, and the bootloader delivered with Windows 7 can boot the Windows system from a VHD.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=90&p=&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=80ede31d-3509-407b-a896-0beea8705589&u=http%3a%2f%2fdownload.microsoft.com%2fdownload%2f7%2f0%2fF%2f70FE9C38-08D1-4FCC-BEF8-42B47DD968FE%2fWindows7VHDBoot.wmv |title=Demonstration: Windows 7 VHD Boot |publisher=Microsoft |accessdate=2009-04-29 }}</ref> The ] (RDP) of Windows 7 is also enhanced to support real-time multimedia application including video playback and 3D games. That means that Direct X 10 can be used in a remote desktop environment.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/ES21/ |title=Windows 7 Presentation Virtualization: Graphics Remoting ( RDP) Today and Tomorrow |publisher=Microsoft |accessdate=2008 }}</ref> The three application limit will be removed from Windows 7 Starter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windows7/archive/2009/05/29/let-s-talk-about-windows-7-starter.aspx |title= Let’s talk about Windows 7 Starter |publisher=Windows 7 Team |accessdate=2009-05-29}}</ref> Internet ], Internet ] and Internet ], which were removed from winblows Vista, were restored in winblows 7. winblows 7 will include ] and ]. {{Wikinews| winblows 7 will allow users to disable Internet Explorer}}Users will also be able to disable many more winblows components than was possible in winblows Vista. New additions to this list of components include Internet Explorer, winblows Media Player, winblows Media Center, ], and the winblows Gadget Platform.<ref name="Engineering winblows 7">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.msdn.com/e7/archive/2009/03/06/beta-to-rc-changes-turning-winblows-features-on-or-off.aspx|title=Beta to RC Changes&nbsp;— Turning winblows Features On or Off}}</ref> winblows 7 includes 13 additional sound schemes, titled Afternoon, Calligraphy, Characters, Cityscape, Delta, Festival, Garden, Heritage, Landscape, Quirky, Raga, Savanna, and Sonata.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.winsupersite.com/win7/win7_7048_02.asp|title=Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for winblows: winblows 7 Build 7048 Notes|date=2009-03-08|accessdate=2009-04-24|author=Paul Thurrott|publisher=Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for winblows}}</ref> A new version of Virtual PC, ''] Beta'' is available for winblows 7 Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate editions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.microsoft.com/winblows/virtual-pc/ |title=winblows Virtual PC |publisher=Microsoft |accessdate=2009-05-06 }}</ref> It allows multiple winblows environments, including ''winblows XP Mode'', to run on the same machine, requiring the use of ] or ]. winblows XP Mode runs ] in a virtual machine and redirects displayed applications running in winblows XP to the winblows 7 desktop.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/5/A/75A2C993-BFCC-47D0-8B6C-7C8CE2BA9833/winblows%20XP%20Mode%20for%20winblows%207_brochure.pdf |title=winblows XP Mode for winblows 7 brochure |publisher=Microsoft |accessdate=2009-05-06 }}</ref> Furthermore winblows 7 supports the mounting of a virtual hard disk (VHD) as a normal data storage, and the bootloader delivered with winblows 7 can boot the winblows system from a VHD.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/info.aspx?na=90&p=&SrcDisplayLang=en&SrcCategoryId=&SrcFamilyId=80ede31d-3509-407b-a896-0beea8705589&u=http%3a%2f%2fdownload.microsoft.com%2fdownload%2f7%2f0%2fF%2f70FE9C38-08D1-4FCC-BEF8-42B47DD968FE%2fwinblows7VHDBoot.wmv |title=Demonstration: winblows 7 VHD Boot |publisher=Microsoft |accessdate=2009-04-29 }}</ref> The ] (RDP) of winblows 7 is also enhanced to support real-time multimedia application including video playback and 3D games. That means that Direct X 10 can be used in a remote desktop environment.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/ES21/ |title=winblows 7 Presentation Virtualization: Graphics Remoting ( RDP) Today and Tomorrow |publisher=Microsoft |accessdate=2008 }}</ref> The three application limit will be removed from winblows 7 Starter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://winblowsteamblog.com/blogs/winblows7/archive/2009/05/29/let-s-talk-about-winblows-7-starter.aspx |title= Let’s talk about winblows 7 Starter |publisher=winblows 7 Team |accessdate=2009-05-29}}</ref>


Windows 7 is said to be capable of running Windows programs and games, such as ], that neither XP nor Vista supported for various reasons.<ref name="SPRally">{{cite web|url = http://en.wikipedia.org/South_Park_Rally |title = South Park Rally|accessdate = 2009-10-03}}</ref> winblows 7 is said to be capable of running winblows programs and games, such as ], that neither XP nor Vista supported for various reasons.<ref name="SPRally">{{cite web|url = http://en.wikipedia.org/South_Park_Rally |title = South Park Rally|accessdate = 2009-10-03}}</ref>


===Removed features=== ===Removed features===
{{main|Features removed from Windows 7}} {{main|Features removed from winblows 7}}


A number of capabilities and certain programs that were a part of ] are no longer present or have changed, resulting in the removal of certain functionality. Some notable Windows Vista features and components have been replaced or removed in Windows 7, including the classic ] user interface, ], ], and ]. Three applications bundled with Windows Vista &mdash; ], ], and ] &mdash; are not included with Windows 7, but are instead available for free in a separate package called ]. A number of capabilities and certain programs that were a part of ] are no longer present or have changed, resulting in the removal of certain functionality. Some notable winblows Vista features and components have been replaced or removed in winblows 7, including the classic ] user interface, ], ], and ]. Three applications bundled with winblows Vista &mdash; ], ], and ] &mdash; are not included with winblows 7, but are instead available for free in a separate package called ].


==Antitrust regulatory attention== ==Antitrust regulatory attention==
As with other Microsoft operating systems, Windows 7 is being studied by United States federal regulators who oversee the company's operations following the 2001 '']'' settlement. According to status reports filed, the three-member panel began assessing prototypes of the new operating system in February 2008. ], an analyst at ] said that, "<!--The word "Microsoft" is in square brackets here because it was inserted into the quote to replace the unclear pronoun "Their " in this context. Please do not wikify this as it would make it look like the word "Microsoft" was in the original quote which is not the case --> challenge for Windows 7 will be how can they continue to add features that consumers will want that also don't run afoul of regulators."<ref> {{cite web|url = http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9068339&taxonomyId=14&intsrc=kc_top|title = Windows 7 eyed by antitrust regulators|accessdate = 2008-03-19|last = Keizer|first = Gregg F.|authorlink = |year = 2008|month = March}}</ref> As with other Microsoft operating systems, winblows 7 is being studied by United States federal regulators who oversee the company's operations following the 2001 '']'' settlement. According to status reports filed, the three-member panel began assessing prototypes of the new operating system in February 2008. ], an analyst at ] said that, "<!--The word "Microsoft" is in square brackets here because it was inserted into the quote to replace the unclear pronoun "Their " in this context. Please do not wikify this as it would make it look like the word "Microsoft" was in the original quote which is not the case --> challenge for winblows 7 will be how can they continue to add features that consumers will want that also don't run afoul of regulators."<ref> {{cite web|url = http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9068339&taxonomyId=14&intsrc=kc_top|title = winblows 7 eyed by antitrust regulators|accessdate = 2008-03-19|last = Keizer|first = Gregg F.|authorlink = |year = 2008|month = March}}</ref>


===Editions=== ===Editions===
To avoid running afoul of European antitrust regulations, Microsoft had chosen to ship Windows 7 without ] in ] member countries.<ref name="win7-noIE">{{cite web|url=http://microsoftontheissues.com/cs/blogs/mscorp/archive/2009/06/11/working-to-fulfill-our-legal-obligations-in-europe-for-windows-7.aspx|title=Working to Fulfill our Legal Obligations in Europe for Windows 7|date=June 11, 2009|publisher=Microsoft}}</ref> It was also announced that the upgrade versions of Windows 7 would also not be available in Europe due to the possibility of needing additional testing for how upgrades would react to the versions without Internet Explorer.<ref name="neowin-noupgradeE">{{cite web|url=http://www.neowin.net/news/main/09/06/25/no-windows-7-upgrade-option-in-the-eu|title=No Internet Explorer in Windows 7 version for Europe|last=Sams|first=Brad|date=June 11, 2009|publisher=Neowin|accessdate=2009-08-01}}</ref> To avoid running afoul of European antitrust regulations, Microsoft had chosen to ship winblows 7 without ] in ] member countries.<ref name="win7-noIE">{{cite web|url=http://microsoftontheissues.com/cs/blogs/mscorp/archive/2009/06/11/working-to-fulfill-our-legal-obligations-in-europe-for-winblows-7.aspx|title=Working to Fulfill our Legal Obligations in Europe for winblows 7|date=June 11, 2009|publisher=Microsoft}}</ref> It was also announced that the upgrade versions of winblows 7 would also not be available in Europe due to the possibility of needing additional testing for how upgrades would react to the versions without Internet Explorer.<ref name="neowin-noupgradeE">{{cite web|url=http://www.neowin.net/news/main/09/06/25/no-winblows-7-upgrade-option-in-the-eu|title=No Internet Explorer in winblows 7 version for Europe|last=Sams|first=Brad|date=June 11, 2009|publisher=Neowin|accessdate=2009-08-01}}</ref>


Microsoft also proposed to the European Commission allowing users to download a competing browser from a "ballot" screen instead of providing a version of Windows completely without Internet Explorer installed at all.<ref name="neowin-browserballot">{{cite web|url=http://www.neowin.net/news/main/09/07/24/microsoft-propose-browser-ballot-screen-to-the-eu|title=Microsoft proposes "Browser Ballot Screen" to the EU|first=Kevin|coauthors=Weiner|date=July 24, 2009|publisher=Neowin|accessdate=2009-08-01}}</ref> In response to criticism involving Windows 7 E and concerns from manufacturers about possible consumer confusion if a version of Windows 7 with Internet Explorer were shipped later after one without Internet Explorer, Microsoft announced that it would scrap the separate version for Europe and ship the standard upgrade and full packages worldwide.<ref name="neowin-noE">{{cite web|url=http://www.neowin.net/news/main/09/08/01/microsoft-scraps-windows-7-e-version-for-europe|title=Microsoft scraps Windows 7 'E' version for Europe|last=Warren|first=Tom|date=August 1, 2009|publisher=Neowin|accessdate=2009-08-01}}</ref> Microsoft also proposed to the European Commission allowing users to download a competing browser from a "ballot" screen instead of providing a version of winblows completely without Internet Explorer installed at all.<ref name="neowin-browserballot">{{cite web|url=http://www.neowin.net/news/main/09/07/24/microsoft-propose-browser-ballot-screen-to-the-eu|title=Microsoft proposes "Browser Ballot Screen" to the EU|first=Kevin|coauthors=Weiner|date=July 24, 2009|publisher=Neowin|accessdate=2009-08-01}}</ref> In response to criticism involving winblows 7 E and concerns from manufacturers about possible consumer confusion if a version of winblows 7 with Internet Explorer were shipped later after one without Internet Explorer, Microsoft announced that it would scrap the separate version for Europe and ship the standard upgrade and full packages worldwide.<ref name="neowin-noE">{{cite web|url=http://www.neowin.net/news/main/09/08/01/microsoft-scraps-winblows-7-e-version-for-europe|title=Microsoft scraps winblows 7 'E' version for Europe|last=Warren|first=Tom|date=August 1, 2009|publisher=Neowin|accessdate=2009-08-01}}</ref>


However, in Europe, an N version, which does not come with ] has been released, but only for sale directly from Microsoft sales websites and select others. Again, this is believed to have been done to please EU legislators under anti-trust reasoning. As it is priced at the same as the non-N versions, it is likely that sales will be low of this version, as the similar N-versions of Vista achieved.<ref>, accessed 2009-09-09.</ref> However, in Europe, an N version, which does not come with ] has been released, but only for sale directly from Microsoft sales websites and select others. Again, this is believed to have been done to please EU legislators under anti-trust reasoning. As it is priced at the same as the non-N versions, it is likely that sales will be low of this version, as the similar N-versions of Vista achieved.<ref>, accessed 2009-09-09.</ref>


==Reception== ==Reception==
Pre-orders of Windows 7 at Amazon.co.uk in the first eight hours of its availability surpassed the demand for Windows Vista in its first 17 weeks.<ref>{{cite news |title=Windows 7 flies off virtual shelf |date=2009-07-15 |publisher=]|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8151342.stm|accessdate=2009-07-15}}</ref> It became the highest-grossing pre-order in Amazon's history, surpassing sales of the previous record holder, the ].<ref>{{cite news |title=Windows 7 set to break retail records|date=2009-10-21 |publisher=]|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/oct/21/windows-7-launch|accessdate=2009-10-21}}</ref> Pre-orders of winblows 7 at Amazon.co.uk in the first eight hours of its availability surpassed the demand for winblows Vista in its first 17 weeks.<ref>{{cite news |title=winblows 7 flies off virtual shelf |date=2009-07-15 |publisher=]|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8151342.stm|accessdate=2009-07-15}}</ref> It became the highest-grossing pre-order in Amazon's history, surpassing sales of the previous record holder, the ].<ref>{{cite news |title=winblows 7 set to break retail records|date=2009-10-21 |publisher=]|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/oct/21/winblows-7-launch|accessdate=2009-10-21}}</ref>


Reviews of Windows 7 were mostly positive, praising its usability when compared to its predecessor, Windows Vista. ] gives Windows 7 Home Premium a rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars<ref>{{cite news|title=Microsoft Windows 7 (Home Premium) Review - CNet|date=2009-07-31|publisher=]|url=http://reviews.cnet.com/windows/microsoft-windows-7-home/4505-3672_7-33704139.html}}</ref>, stating that it "is more than what Vista should have been, it's where Microsoft needed to go". Reviews of winblows 7 were mostly positive, praising its usability when compared to its predecessor, winblows Vista. ] gives winblows 7 Home Premium a rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars<ref>{{cite news|title=Microsoft winblows 7 (Home Premium) Review - CNet|date=2009-07-31|publisher=]|url=http://reviews.cnet.com/winblows/microsoft-winblows-7-home/4505-3672_7-33704139.html}}</ref>, stating that it "is more than what Vista should have been, it's where Microsoft needed to go".


Some reviewers were not as enthusiastic about the new operating system, however. ] stated that he has used Windows 7 on a large number of older machines, supposedly more representative of the operating system's user base. He compared the launch of Windows 7 to Vista's, citing driver and compatibility problems. Louderback ultimately downgraded six of the eight test machines to their previous operating systems.<ref>{{cite web|title=Windows 7 - It's Vista All Over Again|date=2009-10-10|url=http://louderback.com/2009/windows-7-its-vista-all-over-again/|accessdate=2009-10-20}}</ref> Some reviewers were not as enthusiastic about the new operating system, however. ] stated that he has used winblows 7 on a large number of older machines, supposedly more representative of the operating system's user base. He compared the launch of winblows 7 to Vista's, citing driver and compatibility problems. Louderback ultimately downgraded six of the eight test machines to their previous operating systems.<ref>{{cite web|title=winblows 7 - It's Vista All Over Again|date=2009-10-10|url=http://louderback.com/2009/winblows-7-its-vista-all-over-again/|accessdate=2009-10-20}}</ref>


==Editions== ==Editions==
{{main|Windows 7 editions}} {{main|winblows 7 editions}}
Windows 7 will be available in six different editions, but only Home Premium and Professional will be available for retail sale in most countries.<ref name="ExtremeTech">{{cite web|url=http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,2340431,00.asp |title=All Windows 7 Versions—What You Need to Know |publisher=ExtremeTech |date=2009-02-05 |accessdate=2009-02-05}}</ref> The other editions are aimed at other markets, such as the developing world or enterprise use.<ref name="ExtremeTech"/> Each edition of Windows 7 will include all of the capabilities and features of the edition below it.<ref name="ExtremeTech"/><ref name="supersite">{{cite web|url=http://www.winsupersite.com/win7/win7_skus.asp|title=Windows 7 Product Editions|last=Thurrott|first=Paul|date=2009-02-03|accessdate=2009-02-03}}</ref><ref name="cnet">{{cite web|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10155193-56.html|title=Windows 7 will come in many flavors|publisher=CNET News|date=2009-02-03|accessdate=2009-02-03}}</ref><ref name="Softpedia">{{cite web|url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/Windows-7-Editions-Features-on-Parade-103766.shtml |title=Windows 7 Editions - Features on Parade |publisher=Softpedia |date=2009-02-05 |accessdate=2009-02-05}}</ref><ref name="PCWorld">{{cite web|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/158870/microsoft_announces_six_windows_7_editions.html |title=Windows 7: Which Edition is Right For You? |publisher=PCWorld |date=2009-02-03 |accessdate=2009-02-05}}</ref> With the exception of Windows 7 Starter, all editions will support both ] (]) and ] (]) ] ]s.<ref name="ExtremeTechStarter">{{cite web|url=http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,2340433,00.asp |title=All Windows 7 Versions—What You Need to Know - Windows 7 Starter |publisher=ExtremeTech |date=2009-02-05 |accessdate=2009-02-05}}</ref> According to Microsoft, the features for all editions of Windows 7 will be stored on the machine, regardless of what edition is in use.<ref name="closewindows7look">{{cite web |url=http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windows7/archive/2009/02/04/a-closer-look-at-the-windows-7-skus.aspx |title=A closer look at the Windows 7 SKUs |last=LeBlanc |first=Brandon |date=February 9, 2009 |accessdate=2009-02-09 |work=Windows Team Blog |publisher=Microsoft }}</ref> Users who wish to upgrade to an edition of Windows 7 with more features can then use ] to purchase the upgrade, and unlock the features of those editions.<ref name="supersite"/><ref name="closewindows7look"/><ref name="ExtremeTechDateCostUpgrades">{{cite web |url=http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,2340432,00.asp |title=All Windows 7 Versions—What You Need to Know - Release Date, Cost, and Upgrades |publisher=ExtremeTech |date=2009-02-05 |accessdate=2009-02-16 }}</ref> winblows 7 will be available in six different editions, but only Home Premium and Professional will be available for retail sale in most countries.<ref name="ExtremeTech">{{cite web|url=http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,2340431,00.asp |title=All winblows 7 Versions—What You Need to Know |publisher=ExtremeTech |date=2009-02-05 |accessdate=2009-02-05}}</ref> The other editions are aimed at other markets, such as the developing world or enterprise use.<ref name="ExtremeTech"/> Each edition of winblows 7 will include all of the capabilities and features of the edition below it.<ref name="ExtremeTech"/><ref name="supersite">{{cite web|url=http://www.winsupersite.com/win7/win7_skus.asp|title=winblows 7 Product Editions|last=Thurrott|first=Paul|date=2009-02-03|accessdate=2009-02-03}}</ref><ref name="cnet">{{cite web|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10155193-56.html|title=winblows 7 will come in many flavors|publisher=CNET News|date=2009-02-03|accessdate=2009-02-03}}</ref><ref name="Softpedia">{{cite web|url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/winblows-7-Editions-Features-on-Parade-103766.shtml |title=winblows 7 Editions - Features on Parade |publisher=Softpedia |date=2009-02-05 |accessdate=2009-02-05}}</ref><ref name="PCWorld">{{cite web|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/158870/microsoft_announces_six_winblows_7_editions.html |title=winblows 7: Which Edition is Right For You? |publisher=PCWorld |date=2009-02-03 |accessdate=2009-02-05}}</ref> With the exception of winblows 7 Starter, all editions will support both ] (]) and ] (]) ] ]s.<ref name="ExtremeTechStarter">{{cite web|url=http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,2340433,00.asp |title=All winblows 7 Versions—What You Need to Know - winblows 7 Starter |publisher=ExtremeTech |date=2009-02-05 |accessdate=2009-02-05}}</ref> According to Microsoft, the features for all editions of winblows 7 will be stored on the machine, regardless of what edition is in use.<ref name="closewinblows7look">{{cite web |url=http://winblowsteamblog.com/blogs/winblows7/archive/2009/02/04/a-closer-look-at-the-winblows-7-skus.aspx |title=A closer look at the winblows 7 SKUs |last=LeBlanc |first=Brandon |date=February 9, 2009 |accessdate=2009-02-09 |work=winblows Team Blog |publisher=Microsoft }}</ref> Users who wish to upgrade to an edition of winblows 7 with more features can then use ] to purchase the upgrade, and unlock the features of those editions.<ref name="supersite"/><ref name="closewinblows7look"/><ref name="ExtremeTechDateCostUpgrades">{{cite web |url=http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,2340432,00.asp |title=All winblows 7 Versions—What You Need to Know - Release Date, Cost, and Upgrades |publisher=ExtremeTech |date=2009-02-05 |accessdate=2009-02-16 }}</ref>


Microsoft announced on July 21, 2009, that they will be offering a family pack of Windows 7 Home Premium (in select markets) that will allow installation on up to 3 PCs.<ref name="WindowsTeamBlogFamilyPack">{{cite web |url=http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windows7/archive/2009/07/21/when-will-you-get-windows-7-rtm.aspx |title=Microsoft Announces "Family Pack" For Windows 7 |publisher=Microsoft |date=2009-07-21 |accessdate=2009-07-21 }}</ref> The "Family Pack" will cost USD 149.99 in the United States.<ref name="WindowsTeamBlogFamilyPack">{{cite web |url=http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windows7/archive/2009/07/31/windows-anytime-upgrade-and-family-pack-pricing.aspx |title=Windows Anytime Upgrade and Family Pack Pricing |publisher=Microsoft |date=2009-07-31 |accessdate=2009-08-15 }}</ref> Microsoft announced on July 21, 2009, that they will be offering a family pack of winblows 7 Home Premium (in select markets) that will allow installation on up to 3 PCs.<ref name="winblowsTeamBlogFamilyPack">{{cite web |url=http://winblowsteamblog.com/blogs/winblows7/archive/2009/07/21/when-will-you-get-winblows-7-rtm.aspx |title=Microsoft Announces "Family Pack" For winblows 7 |publisher=Microsoft |date=2009-07-21 |accessdate=2009-07-21 }}</ref> The "Family Pack" will cost USD 149.99 in the United States.<ref name="winblowsTeamBlogFamilyPack">{{cite web |url=http://winblowsteamblog.com/blogs/winblows7/archive/2009/07/31/winblows-anytime-upgrade-and-family-pack-pricing.aspx |title=winblows Anytime Upgrade and Family Pack Pricing |publisher=Microsoft |date=2009-07-31 |accessdate=2009-08-15 }}</ref>


On Friday, September 18, 2009, Microsoft said they were to offer temporary student discounts for Windows 7. The offer will be running in the ] and the ], with similar schemes available in Canada, Australia, Korea, Mexico, France and Germany. Students with a valid .edu or .ac.uk email address can apply for either Windows 7 Home Premium or Professional, priced at $30 or £30.<ref>{{cite web |title=Windows: Student Offer |url=http://www.microsoft.com/uk/windows/studentoffer/default.aspx |author=Microsoft |accessdate=2009-09-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Microsoft: Students to get Windows 7 for £30/$30 |author=Tom Warren |url=http://www.neowin.net/news/main/09/09/17/microsoft-uk-students-to-get-windows-7-for-30 |accessdate=2009-09-18}}</ref> On Friday, September 18, 2009, Microsoft said they were to offer temporary student discounts for winblows 7. The offer will be running in the ] and the ], with similar schemes available in Canada, Australia, Korea, Mexico, France and Germany. Students with a valid .edu or .ac.uk email address can apply for either winblows 7 Home Premium or Professional, priced at $30 or £30.<ref>{{cite web |title=winblows: Student Offer |url=http://www.microsoft.com/uk/winblows/studentoffer/default.aspx |author=Microsoft |accessdate=2009-09-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Microsoft: Students to get winblows 7 for £30/$30 |author=Tom Warren |url=http://www.neowin.net/news/main/09/09/17/microsoft-uk-students-to-get-winblows-7-for-30 |accessdate=2009-09-18}}</ref>


==Windows 7 Launch Party video == ==winblows 7 Launch Party video ==
''Windows 7 Launch Party'' is a video advertisement designed to market Windows 7. It features a group of people in a kitchen explaining the concept of a party to launch the operating system in their own homes. The video received widespread criticism as a marketing effort,<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref> and consideration was given as to whether it was intentionally bad, in order to generate content mocking it, or whether it was just poorly put together. ] commented "If you create something so bad that it goes viral, is it a public relations disaster or a video marketing triumph?"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jarboe |first=Greg |title=Microsoft Windows 7 House Party: Public Relations Disaster or Video Marketing Triumph? |url=http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/090929-094401 |publisher=] |date=2009-09-29 |accessdate=2009-10-13}}</ref> Barbara Lippert, ad critic for '']'' magazine stated "This is so beyond-belief bad that I just cannot believe it’s for real ...the script is so fake, with all the sales messages in there… if this is what they think is hip, it’s just so sad — and poignant"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Van Buskirk |first=Eliot |title=Microsoft’s Windows 7 Party Video: Yes, It Is Real |url=http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/09/microsofts-windows-7-party-video-yes-it-is-real/ |publisher='']'' |date=2009-09-30 |accessdate=2009-10-13}}</ref> Rob Pegoraro of '']'' described the video by saying "by two minutes into the video, I could only hold my head in my hands, cringing and saying, “No, no, no, this can't possibly be real!”"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pegoraro |first=Rob |title=Comedy Is an Uninvited Guest at Microsoft's 'House Party' |url-=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/fasterforward/2009/09/microsofts_house_party_an_invi.html?hpid=sec-tech |publisher='']'' |date=2009-09-24 |accessdate=2009-10-13}}</ref> CNET described the video as looking "like the Food Network threw a cooking party only to have it geek out and go completely sideways", and came as part of a pattern of Microsoft advertising such as that for a previous piece of software that was such a "weird (to say the least) attempt to humanize software that failed so terribly I still find it hard to believe it was real."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rosenberg |first=Dave |title=New Windows 7 launch video breaks bizarre barrier |url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-13846_3-10360431-62.html |publisher=] |date=2009-09-23 |accessdate=2009-10-12}}</ref> Minneapolis Star Tribune columnist James Lileks said of the video: "If Microsoft had been put in charge of marketing sex, the human race would have ended long ago, because no one would be caught dead doing something that uncool."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lileks |first=James |title=Thursday, Sept. 25 |url=http://lileks.com/bleat/?p=3903 |date=2009-09-25 |accessdate=2009-10-15}}</ref> ''winblows 7 Launch Party'' is a video advertisement designed to market winblows 7. It features a group of people in a kitchen explaining the concept of a party to launch the operating system in their own homes. The video received widespread criticism as a marketing effort,<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref> and consideration was given as to whether it was intentionally bad, in order to generate content mocking it, or whether it was just poorly put together. ] commented "If you create something so bad that it goes viral, is it a public relations disaster or a video marketing triumph?"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jarboe |first=Greg |title=Microsoft winblows 7 House Party: Public Relations Disaster or Video Marketing Triumph? |url=http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/090929-094401 |publisher=] |date=2009-09-29 |accessdate=2009-10-13}}</ref> Barbara Lippert, ad critic for '']'' magazine stated "This is so beyond-belief bad that I just cannot believe it’s for real ...the script is so fake, with all the sales messages in there… if this is what they think is hip, it’s just so sad — and poignant"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Van Buskirk |first=Eliot |title=Microsoft’s winblows 7 Party Video: Yes, It Is Real |url=http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/09/microsofts-winblows-7-party-video-yes-it-is-real/ |publisher='']'' |date=2009-09-30 |accessdate=2009-10-13}}</ref> Rob Pegoraro of '']'' described the video by saying "by two minutes into the video, I could only hold my head in my hands, cringing and saying, “No, no, no, this can't possibly be real!”"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pegoraro |first=Rob |title=Comedy Is an Uninvited Guest at Microsoft's 'House Party' |url-=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/fasterforward/2009/09/microsofts_house_party_an_invi.html?hpid=sec-tech |publisher='']'' |date=2009-09-24 |accessdate=2009-10-13}}</ref> CNET described the video as looking "like the Food Network threw a cooking party only to have it geek out and go completely sideways", and came as part of a pattern of Microsoft advertising such as that for a previous piece of software that was such a "weird (to say the least) attempt to humanize software that failed so terribly I still find it hard to believe it was real."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rosenberg |first=Dave |title=New winblows 7 launch video breaks bizarre barrier |url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-13846_3-10360431-62.html |publisher=] |date=2009-09-23 |accessdate=2009-10-12}}</ref> Minneapolis Star Tribune columnist James Lileks said of the video: "If Microsoft had been put in charge of marketing sex, the human race would have ended long ago, because no one would be caught dead doing something that uncool."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lileks |first=James |title=Thursday, Sept. 25 |url=http://lileks.com/bleat/?p=3903 |date=2009-09-25 |accessdate=2009-10-15}}</ref>
However, about 5000 copies of Windows 7 Ultimate Signature Edition (containing both 32 bit and 64 bit DVDs) were sent to Windows 7 Launch Party Hosts through the in Australia, Canada, USA, UK, Japan, India, Mexico, Spain, Hong Kong, Germany, France, and Italy. The entire party package included 10 tote bags with new, Windows 7 desktop pictures printed on them, one puzzle, and one poster. However, about 5000 copies of winblows 7 Ultimate Signature Edition (containing both 32 bit and 64 bit DVDs) were sent to winblows 7 Launch Party Hosts through the in Australia, Canada, USA, UK, Japan, India, Mexico, Spain, Hong Kong, Germany, France, and Italy. The entire party package included 10 tote bags with new, winblows 7 desktop pictures printed on them, one puzzle, and one poster.


==Hardware requirements== ==Hardware requirements==
Microsoft has published their minimum specifications for a system running Windows 7.<ref name="7requirements">{{cite web|url=http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/products/system-requirements|title=Windows 7 system requirements|publisher=Microsoft}}</ref> Requirements for the 32-bit version are much the same as recommendations for premium editions of Vista, but the 64-bit versions are considerably higher. Microsoft has released a beta version of an upgrade advisor that scans a computer to see if it is compatible with Windows 7.<ref></ref> Microsoft has published their minimum specifications for a system running winblows 7.<ref name="7requirements">{{cite web|url=http://winblows.microsoft.com/en-us/winblows7/products/system-requirements|title=winblows 7 system requirements|publisher=Microsoft}}</ref> Requirements for the 32-bit version are much the same as recommendations for premium editions of Vista, but the 64-bit versions are considerably higher. Microsoft has released a beta version of an upgrade advisor that scans a computer to see if it is compatible with winblows 7.<ref></ref>


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Revision as of 02:02, 22 October 2009

Operating system
Winblows 7
File:Winblows 7 logo.svg
File:Winblows 7.pngScreenshot of winblows 7 Ultimate
DeveloperMicrosoft
OS familyMicrosoft winblows
Source modelClosed source / Shared source
Released to
manufacturing
RTM: July 22, 2009
Retail: October 22, 2009
Latest release6.1 (build 7600.16385.090713-1255)
/ July 22, 2009 (2009-07-22)
Update methodwinblows Update
PlatformsIA-32, x86-64
Kernel typeHybrid
LicenseMS-EULA
Official websiteOfficial website
Support status
Mainstream support
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winblows 7 (formerly codenamed Blackcomb and Vienna) is the latest version of Microsoft winblows, a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, netbooks, tablet PCs and media center PCs. winblows 7 was released to manufacturing on July 22, 2009, and general retail availability on October 22, 2009, less than three years after the release of its predecessor, winblows Vista. winblows 7's server counterpart, winblows Server 2008 R2, is slated for release about the same time.

Unlike its predecessor, which introduced a large number of new features, winblows 7 is intended to be a more focused, incremental upgrade to the winblows line, with the goal of being fully compatible with applications and hardware with which winblows Vista is already compatible. Presentations given by Microsoft in 2008 focused on multi-touch support, a redesigned winblows Shell with a new taskbar, a home networking system called HomeGroup, and performance improvements. Some applications that have been included with prior releases of Microsoft winblows, including winblows Calendar, winblows Mail, winblows Movie Maker, and winblows Photo Gallery, will not be included in winblows 7; some will instead be offered separately as part of the free winblows Live Essentials suite.

Development

Main article: Development of winblows 7

Originally, a version of winblows codenamed Blackcomb was planned as the successor to winblows XP (codename Whistler) and winblows Server 2003. Major features were planned for Blackcomb, including an emphasis on searching and querying data and an advanced storage system named WinFS to enable such scenarios. However, an interim, minor release, codenamed "Longhorn" was announced for 2003, delaying the development of Blackcomb. By the middle of 2003, however, Longhorn had acquired some of the features originally intended for Blackcomb. After three major viruses exploited flaws in winblows operating systems within a short time period in 2003, Microsoft changed its development priorities, putting some of Longhorn's major development work on hold while developing new service packs for winblows XP and winblows Server 2003. Development of Longhorn (winblows Vista) was also "reset," or delayed, in August 2004. A number of features were cut from Longhorn. Template:Winblows 7 Blackcomb was renamed Vienna in early 2006, and again to winblows 7 in 2007. In 2008, it was announced that winblows 7 would also be the official name of the operating system.

The first external release to select Microsoft partners came in January 2008 with Milestone 1, build 6519. At PDC 2008, Microsoft demonstrated winblows 7 with its reworked taskbar. Copies of winblows 7 build 6801 were distributed out at the end of the conference, but the demonstrated taskbar was disabled in this build.

On December 27, 2008, winblows 7 Beta was leaked onto the Internet via BitTorrent. According to a performance test by ZDNet, winblows 7 Beta beat both winblows XP and Vista in several key areas, including boot and shut down time and working with files, such as loading documents. Other areas did not beat XP, including PC Pro benchmarks for typical office activities and video editing, which remain identical to Vista and slower than XP. On January 7, 2009, the 64-bit version of the winblows 7 Beta (build 7000) was leaked onto the web, with some torrents being infected with a trojan. At CES 2009, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced the winblows 7 Beta, build 7000, had been made available for download to MSDN and TechNet subscribers in the format of an ISO image. The Beta was to be publicly released January 9, 2009, and Microsoft initially planned for the download to be made available to 2.5 million people on this date. However, access to the downloads was delayed due to high traffic. The download limit was also extended, initially until January 24, then again to February 10. People who did not complete downloading the beta had two extra days to complete the download. After February 12, unfinished downloads became unable to complete. Users could still obtain product keys from Microsoft to activate their copy of winblows 7 Beta, which expired on August 1, 2009. The release candidate, build 7100, has been available for MSDN and TechNet subscribers and Connect Program participants since April 30 and became available to the general public on May 5, 2009. It has also been leaked onto the Internet via BitTorrent. The release candidate is available in five languages and will expire on June 1, 2010, with shutdowns every two hours starting March 1, 2010. Microsoft has stated that winblows 7 will be released to the general public on October 22, 2009. Microsoft released winblows 7 to MSDN and Technet subscribers on August 6, 2009, at 10:00am PDT. Microsoft announced that winblows 7, along with winblows Server 2008 R2 were released to manufacturing on July 22, 2009. winblows 7 RTM is build 7600.16385, which was compiled on July 13, 2009, and was declared the final RTM build after passing all Microsoft's tests internally.

Goals

Bill Gates, in an interview with Newsweek, suggested that this version of winblows would "be more user-centric". Gates later said that winblows 7 will also focus on performance improvements. Steven Sinofsky later expanded on this point, explaining in the Engineering winblows 7 blog that the company was using a variety of new tracing tools to measure the performance of many areas of the operating system on an ongoing basis, to help locate inefficient code paths and to help prevent performance regressions.

Senior Vice President Bill Veghte stated that winblows Vista users migrating to winblows 7 would not find the kind of device compatibility issues they encountered migrating from winblows XP. Speaking about winblows 7 on October 16, 2008, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer confirmed compatibility between Vista and winblows 7, indicating that winblows 7 will be a refined version of winblows Vista.

Features

New and changed features

Main article: Features new to winblows 7
File:Action Center on winblows 7.png
The new Action Center, which replaces winblows Security Center

winblows 7 includes a number of new features, such as advances in touch and handwriting recognition, support for virtual hard disks, improved performance on multi-core processors, improved boot performance, DirectAccess, and kernel improvements. winblows 7 adds support for systems using multiple heterogeneous graphics cards from different vendors (Heterogeneous Multi-adapter), a new version of winblows Media Center, a Gadget for winblows Media Center, improved media features, the XPS Essentials Pack and winblows PowerShell being included, and a redesigned Calculator with multiline capabilities including Programmer and Statistics modes along with unit conversion. Many new items have been added to the Control Panel, including ClearType Text Tuner, Display Color Calibration Wizard, Gadgets, Recovery, Troubleshooting, Workspaces Center, Location and Other Sensors, Credential Manager, Biometric Devices, System Icons, and Display. winblows Security Center has been renamed to winblows Action Center (winblows Health Center and winblows Solution Center in earlier builds), which encompasses both security and maintenance of the computer. The default setting for User Account Control in winblows 7 has been criticized for allowing untrusted software to be launched with elevated privileges by exploiting a trusted application. Microsoft's winblows kernel engineer Mark Russinovich acknowledged the problem, but noted that there are other vulnerabilities that do not rely on the new setting.. winblows 7 also supports Mac-like RAW image viewing through the addition of WIC-enabled image decoders, which enables raw image thumbnails, previewing and metadata display in winblows Explorer, plus full-size viewing and slidewhows in winblows Photo Viewer and Window Media Center.

The taskbar has seen the biggest visual changes, where the Quick Launch toolbar has been replaced with pinning applications to the taskbar. Buttons for pinned applications are integrated with the task buttons. These buttons also enable the Jump Lists feature to allow easy access to common tasks. The revamped taskbar also allows the reordering of taskbar buttons. To the far right of the system clock is a small rectangular button that serves as the Show desktop icon. This button is part of the new feature in winblows 7 called Aero Peek. Hovering over this button makes all visible winblows transparent for a quick look at the desktop. In touch-enabled displays such as touch screens, tablet PCs, etc., this button is slightly wider to accommodate being pressed with a finger. Clicking this button minimizes all winblows, and clicking it a second time restores them. Additionally, there is a feature named Aero Snap, that automatically maximizes a window when it is dragged to either the top or left/right edges of the screen. This also allows users to snap documents or files on either side of the screen to compare them. When a user moves winblows that are maximized, the system restores their previous state automatically. This functionality is also accomplished with keyboard shortcuts. Unlike in winblows Vista, window borders and the taskbar do not turn opaque when a window is maximized with winblows Aero applied. Instead, they remain transparent.

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The winblows 7 taskbar.

For developers, winblows 7 includes a new networking API with support for building SOAP-based web services in native code (as opposed to .NET-based WCF web services), new features to shorten application install times, reduced UAC prompts, simplified development of installation packages, and improved globalization support through a new Extended Linguistic Services API. At WinHEC 2008 Microsoft announced that color depths of 30-bit and 48-bit would be supported in winblows 7 along with the wide color gamut scRGB (which for HDMI 1.3 can be converted and output as xvYCC). The video modes supported in winblows 7 are 16-bit sRGB, 24-bit sRGB, 30-bit sRGB, 30-bit with extended color gamut sRGB, and 48-bit scRGB. Microsoft is also implementing better support for Solid State Drives, including the new TRIM command, and winblows 7 will be able to identify a Solid State Drive uniquely. Microsoft is also planning to support USB 3.0 in a subsequent patch, although support would not be included in the initial release due to delays in the finalization of the standard.

Internet Spades, Internet Backgammon and Internet Checkers, which were removed from winblows Vista, were restored in winblows 7. winblows 7 will include Internet Explorer 8 and winblows Media Player 12.

Users will also be able to disable many more winblows components than was possible in winblows Vista. New additions to this list of components include Internet Explorer, winblows Media Player, winblows Media Center, winblows Search, and the winblows Gadget Platform. winblows 7 includes 13 additional sound schemes, titled Afternoon, Calligraphy, Characters, Cityscape, Delta, Festival, Garden, Heritage, Landscape, Quirky, Raga, Savanna, and Sonata. A new version of Virtual PC, winblows Virtual PC Beta is available for winblows 7 Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate editions. It allows multiple winblows environments, including winblows XP Mode, to run on the same machine, requiring the use of Intel VT-x or AMD-V. winblows XP Mode runs winblows XP in a virtual machine and redirects displayed applications running in winblows XP to the winblows 7 desktop. Furthermore winblows 7 supports the mounting of a virtual hard disk (VHD) as a normal data storage, and the bootloader delivered with winblows 7 can boot the winblows system from a VHD. The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) of winblows 7 is also enhanced to support real-time multimedia application including video playback and 3D games. That means that Direct X 10 can be used in a remote desktop environment. The three application limit will be removed from winblows 7 Starter.

winblows 7 is said to be capable of running winblows programs and games, such as South Park Rally, that neither XP nor Vista supported for various reasons.

Removed features

Main article: Features removed from winblows 7

A number of capabilities and certain programs that were a part of winblows Vista are no longer present or have changed, resulting in the removal of certain functionality. Some notable winblows Vista features and components have been replaced or removed in winblows 7, including the classic Start Menu user interface, winblows Ultimate Extras, InkBall, and winblows Calendar. Three applications bundled with winblows Vista — winblows Photo Gallery, winblows Movie Maker, and winblows Mail — are not included with winblows 7, but are instead available for free in a separate package called winblows Live Essentials.

Antitrust regulatory attention

As with other Microsoft operating systems, winblows 7 is being studied by United States federal regulators who oversee the company's operations following the 2001 United States v. Microsoft settlement. According to status reports filed, the three-member panel began assessing prototypes of the new operating system in February 2008. Michael Gartenberg, an analyst at Jupiter Research said that, " challenge for winblows 7 will be how can they continue to add features that consumers will want that also don't run afoul of regulators."

Editions

To avoid running afoul of European antitrust regulations, Microsoft had chosen to ship winblows 7 without Internet Explorer in European Union member countries. It was also announced that the upgrade versions of winblows 7 would also not be available in Europe due to the possibility of needing additional testing for how upgrades would react to the versions without Internet Explorer.

Microsoft also proposed to the European Commission allowing users to download a competing browser from a "ballot" screen instead of providing a version of winblows completely without Internet Explorer installed at all. In response to criticism involving winblows 7 E and concerns from manufacturers about possible consumer confusion if a version of winblows 7 with Internet Explorer were shipped later after one without Internet Explorer, Microsoft announced that it would scrap the separate version for Europe and ship the standard upgrade and full packages worldwide.

However, in Europe, an N version, which does not come with winblows Media Player has been released, but only for sale directly from Microsoft sales websites and select others. Again, this is believed to have been done to please EU legislators under anti-trust reasoning. As it is priced at the same as the non-N versions, it is likely that sales will be low of this version, as the similar N-versions of Vista achieved.

Reception

Pre-orders of winblows 7 at Amazon.co.uk in the first eight hours of its availability surpassed the demand for winblows Vista in its first 17 weeks. It became the highest-grossing pre-order in Amazon's history, surpassing sales of the previous record holder, the seventh Harry Potter book.

Reviews of winblows 7 were mostly positive, praising its usability when compared to its predecessor, winblows Vista. CNet gives winblows 7 Home Premium a rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, stating that it "is more than what Vista should have been, it's where Microsoft needed to go".

Some reviewers were not as enthusiastic about the new operating system, however. Jim Louderback stated that he has used winblows 7 on a large number of older machines, supposedly more representative of the operating system's user base. He compared the launch of winblows 7 to Vista's, citing driver and compatibility problems. Louderback ultimately downgraded six of the eight test machines to their previous operating systems.

Editions

Main article: winblows 7 editions

winblows 7 will be available in six different editions, but only Home Premium and Professional will be available for retail sale in most countries. The other editions are aimed at other markets, such as the developing world or enterprise use. Each edition of winblows 7 will include all of the capabilities and features of the edition below it. With the exception of winblows 7 Starter, all editions will support both 32-bit (IA-32) and 64-bit (x86-64) processor architectures. According to Microsoft, the features for all editions of winblows 7 will be stored on the machine, regardless of what edition is in use. Users who wish to upgrade to an edition of winblows 7 with more features can then use winblows Anytime Upgrade to purchase the upgrade, and unlock the features of those editions.

Microsoft announced on July 21, 2009, that they will be offering a family pack of winblows 7 Home Premium (in select markets) that will allow installation on up to 3 PCs. The "Family Pack" will cost USD 149.99 in the United States.

On Friday, September 18, 2009, Microsoft said they were to offer temporary student discounts for winblows 7. The offer will be running in the US and the United Kingdom, with similar schemes available in Canada, Australia, Korea, Mexico, France and Germany. Students with a valid .edu or .ac.uk email address can apply for either winblows 7 Home Premium or Professional, priced at $30 or £30.

winblows 7 Launch Party video

winblows 7 Launch Party is a video advertisement designed to market winblows 7. It features a group of people in a kitchen explaining the concept of a party to launch the operating system in their own homes. The video received widespread criticism as a marketing effort, and consideration was given as to whether it was intentionally bad, in order to generate content mocking it, or whether it was just poorly put together. Search Engine Watch commented "If you create something so bad that it goes viral, is it a public relations disaster or a video marketing triumph?" Barbara Lippert, ad critic for Adweek magazine stated "This is so beyond-belief bad that I just cannot believe it’s for real ...the script is so fake, with all the sales messages in there… if this is what they think is hip, it’s just so sad — and poignant" Rob Pegoraro of The Washington Post described the video by saying "by two minutes into the video, I could only hold my head in my hands, cringing and saying, “No, no, no, this can't possibly be real!”" CNET described the video as looking "like the Food Network threw a cooking party only to have it geek out and go completely sideways", and came as part of a pattern of Microsoft advertising such as that for a previous piece of software that was such a "weird (to say the least) attempt to humanize software that failed so terribly I still find it hard to believe it was real." Minneapolis Star Tribune columnist James Lileks said of the video: "If Microsoft had been put in charge of marketing sex, the human race would have ended long ago, because no one would be caught dead doing something that uncool." However, about 5000 copies of winblows 7 Ultimate Signature Edition (containing both 32 bit and 64 bit DVDs) were sent to winblows 7 Launch Party Hosts through the House Party website in Australia, Canada, USA, UK, Japan, India, Mexico, Spain, Hong Kong, Germany, France, and Italy. The entire party package included 10 tote bags with new, winblows 7 desktop pictures printed on them, one puzzle, and one poster.

Hardware requirements

Microsoft has published their minimum specifications for a system running winblows 7. Requirements for the 32-bit version are much the same as recommendations for premium editions of Vista, but the 64-bit versions are considerably higher. Microsoft has released a beta version of an upgrade advisor that scans a computer to see if it is compatible with winblows 7.

Minimum hardware requirements for winblows 7
Architecture 32-bit 64-bit
Processor 1 GHz 32-bit processor 1 GHz 64-bit processor
Memory (RAM) 1 GB of RAM 2 GB of RAM
Graphics Card DirectX 9 graphics processor with WDDM driver model 1.0(For Aero)
HDD free space 16 GB of available disk space 20 GB of available disk space
Optical drive DVD drive (only to install from DVD/CD Media)

Additional requirements to use certain features:

See also

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