My Favourite 5 Windows 7 Features
January 18, 2010 by Marc Liron MVP
Filed under Windows 7
Windows 7 has become my default operating system for both work and home – I still use XP SP3 and Vista SP2 for my business.
Below are my favourite 5 Windows 7 features:
#1 – ISO Burner in Windows 7
The ability to burn ISO images natively within Windows is new to Windows 7. This has proved to be a great feature for me as I often download ISO files from MSDN/Technet, and having the ability to create a disc directly in Windows 7 is fantastic.
More information at: www.win7articles.com/burn-iso-images-in-windows-7.html
#2 – Windows 7 DVD Maker
Windows 7 DVD Maker enables you to create professional-looking video DVDs of your home movies and photos that can be viewed on your DVD players, regardless of geographical region codes.
(Windows 7 Home Premium and above editions)
More information at: www.win7articles.com/windows-7-dvd-maker.html
#3 – Windows 7 Action Center
The Windows 7 Action Center consolidates message traffic from key Windows maintenance and security features, including Windows Defender and User Account Control. If Windows requires your attention, the Action Center icon appears in the taskbar.
This means NO MORE annoying balloons appearing in the bottom right hand side of the screen!
More information at: www.win7articles.com/windows-7-action-center.html
#4 – Windows 7 Resource Monitor
The resource monitor in Windows 7 is one of a few handy tools for monitoring your systems performance. In the case of this tool it does this in real time.
It can both collect and display real time information about the: CPU, Disk, Network and Memory.
It now provides a greater level of information and monitoring, in addition to the change in layout – for instance the graphs are now on the right hand side of the window.
More information at: www.win7articles.com/windows-7-resource-monitor.html
#5 – Windows 7 Performance
Not so much of a “feature” you can physically see on your PC, BUT the fact that Windows 7 has been optimised to start and run to much faster than Windows Vista/XP, Windows 7 is just so much more responsive!
You might find this article and interesting read: Upgrading a 5 Year Old Laptop to Windows 7
Well there mine, have you got a favourite?
…let me know below!
Regards
Marc Liron – Microsoft MVP
