Microsoft QLF-00195 manual What’s New in Windows

What’s New in Windows 7

Key Feature	What You Can Do
Internet and Digital TV	Watch Internet TV content and turn your PC into a digital
	video recorder by using the support in Windows Media Center
	for many new broadcast TV tuners.*
Internet Explorer 8: Visual Search	See rich, relevant, visual suggestions as you type search terms.
Internet Explorer 8: Web Slices	Get the information you want from the Web updated and avail-
	able at your fingertips, without leaving the page you’re on.
Jump Lists	Reduce clutter and quickly get to tasks and your favorite,
	recent, and frequently used files.
Live Thumbnail Previews	Manage lots of open windows easily with live thumbnail
	previews of active windows
Location Aware Printing	Set different default printers for your home and work
	networks.
Mobile Broadband	Eliminate the need to install additional software when you use
	your data card for Internet access.
Remote Media Streaming	Access your home-based digital media libraries over the Inter-
	net from another PC running Windows 7 outside the home.
Snap	Resize and expand windows more quickly and easily compare
	the contents of two different windows.
View Available Network (VAN)	See and connect to available networks—including Wi-Fi,
	broadband, dial-up, and virtual private network (VPN)—in just
	a few clicks.
VPN Reconnect	Get consistent VPN connectivity by automatically reestablish-
	ing a VPN connection whenever the Internet connection is
	temporarily lost.
Windows Search and Libraries	Search your own PC and the PCs and devices connected
	to your network to find items regardless of where they’re
	stored.
Windows Touch	Interact with your PC with a touch-screen monitor by using
	your fingers and multitouch gestures.
Windows Troubleshooting	Resolve common issues quickly without having to call for help.
Windows XP Mode	Run many older Windows XP productivity applications right on
	your Windows 7 desktop.

Note: For certain aspects of Windows Media Center functionality, a TV tuner and additional hardware may be required. To watch Internet TV, Internet access is required. Free Internet TV content varies by geography. Some content may require additional fees.

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