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 |
| 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 |
| broadband, |
| 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 |
| 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. |
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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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