Since its high-profile launch at the end of October, Windows 7 has been hailed by many as Microsoft's best operating system. But there is no perfect operating system in the world, and Windows 7 is the same. Windows 7 has won praise from many users. Some users said in the Microsoft forum that Windows 7 has greatly improved the startup time, can better recover from hibernation, and has faster network access. Others praise Windows 7 for its superior disk performance, simpler design, longer battery life, and the list goes on.
Although Windows 7 has many advantages, it is not perfect. Here are the seven major flaws in Windows 7:
1. Windows 7 does not contain some early Windows elements
In order to reduce the amount of bloated software and improve performance, Windows 7 has removed products such as Windows Messenger, Movie Maker and Live Mail. Live Mail is an email client launched in 2007 as a replacement for XP's Outlook Express and Vista's Windows Mail.
If you never use these products, you won't care because you can always reinstall the software in the future. But if you're a long-time Windows Messenger user and didn't expect Microsoft to remove the software, you may be worried about where to find it.
2. Windows 7 lacks support for older printers and other peripherals
Due to Microsoft's stricter peripheral compatibility review process, drivers for many peripherals are not yet available in Windows 7, even though the operating system has been released for a full six weeks. If you first come into contact with a 64-bit operating system through Windows 7, the peripheral problems will be even worse.
If your hardware supports 64-bit Windows, like 64-bit Vista before it, 64-bit Windows 7 will also require drivers to be digitally signed for security reasons. So if you have an older printer or camera, you may have to give it up.
3. Windows 7 forces users to adapt to the new interface
During the development process, Microsoft made many modifications to the Windows 7 interface, adding functions such as Jump Lists, One-Click WiFi, HomeGroup, and Device Stage, and also made certain improvements to the user interface. Improvements such as Aero Snap and Aero shake.
Some of these features are really useful. For example, HomeGroup makes it very convenient to create a home network, while Device Stage can help users manage peripherals such as printers and phones. Aero Snap can quickly resize the desktop window. However, any change requires a certain adaptation process, so if you are currently tight on time, you may choose to postpone upgrading Windows 7 until you have enough time.
4. Windows 7 is not “immune” to viruses
In fact, no operating system is immune to computer viruses. But in its test of Windows 7, security company Sohpos tested a total of 10 viruses. The results showed that if the default User Account Control (UAC) settings of Windows 7 were used, the system would be infected with 8 of the 10 viruses.
British security company Prevx also recently stated that Windows 7, Vista and XP users experienced a black screen of death after installing the latest patches. But the number of affected users is very small, only a few thousand or even a few hundred. Prevx eventually admitted that the problem had nothing to do with Microsoft patches and apologized to Microsoft. The Trojan virus may be the real cause of the black screen of death.
But like previous Windows versions, Microsoft does not have any built-in anti-virus software in Windows 7. This is one area where Microsoft has failed to learn lessons.
5. Installing Windows 7 is very troublesome, especially upgrading from XP to Windows 7
Although many users were able to successfully install Windows 7, many others encountered some troubles, including endless reboots and invalid product keys. Upgrading from XP is particularly painful. Microsoft officially does not even support upgrading from XP to Windows 7.
Some users said in the Microsoft support forum that Windows 7 may be to solve the problems faced by Vista users. So XP upgrades are not supported, which is disappointing.
Another user said that upgrading from XP to Windows 7 is not a task that ordinary users can complete. In the past, when upgrading from an old system to XP, you just kept clicking "Next" and then entering the registration code, and then continuing to click "Next". But Windows 7 requires very cumbersome procedures.
6. Windows 7 is too expensive and too complex
Businesses and families are cutting budgets right now, so why does Microsoft insist on charging $100 to $300? Windows 7 testers can get upgrade discs for just $50, and the latest version of Mac OS only costs $29, and Linux The distro is even free to download. While some discounts do exist, and users can buy cheaper OEM versions, Microsoft doesn't heavily promote these promotions.
In addition, why does Microsoft have to divide an operating system into so many versions with different functions and prices? Isn’t the installation of Windows 7 complicated enough?
7. Windows 7 customer service is not in place
Many users have said that they were forced to visit Microsoft's user forum after multiple failed calls to Microsoft customer service. Generally speaking, if you can't reach a customer service representative through the hotline, it indicates that there is a problem with customer service.
Even after Windows 7 was officially launched, the work of Microsoft TechNet customer service forum was still not in place. The customer service representatives did answer some user questions very well, but there are still many questions that remain unanswered. Sometimes there may even be multiple different answers to a question. One user said: "It says I can only upgrade Vista to the same version of Windows 7, but the Microsoft homepage says I can upgrade from any version. Which one is correct?"
Microsoft once revealed that the initial sales of Windows 7 far exceeded that of Vista, but has Microsoft deployed enough customer service personnel to solve corresponding problems?
To its credit, Microsoft is currently deploying some new customer service channels, including built-in troubleshooting procedures, new supplementary articles, and providing customer service through Twitter. Related forums can usually answer user questions within hours. But when users encounter serious system errors, they still cannot be properly handled