◆Taskbar icons have keyboard shortcuts
Users who want to open these applications through shortcut keys only need to hold down the Windows key and then press the number corresponding to the icon on the keyboard. For example, if Internet Explorer is the first icon, the user can just hold down Windows-1 to open IE.
◆Users can move items on the taskbar arbitrarily
Perhaps users may think that this feature already exists in Windows xp and Vista, but in fact this is a new feature in Windows 7.
◆Both the drawing program and WordPad use the new ribbon interface
Additionally, new improvements are included in the Paint program, although users still won't be able to open multiple documents or images at once.
◆Windows 7 includes a powerful new tool that makes it easier for users to support family and friends far away
Click the Start button and type PSR to open the Problem Steps Recorder. This tool can capture one's workflow step by step (even taking screenshots).
◆Users can display more than one time in the system notification area
This is a very nice feature for those who work with colleagues across time zones. The notification area of the Windows 7 system can display clocks in different regions.
Click the clock in the notification area and select Change date and time settings, select the Additional clocks tab to display up to two clocks and set the time zone. In fact, Microsoft had already added this feature as early as Windows Vista, but few people noticed it.
◆Quickly run an application with administrator privileges
In previous Windows operating systems, if a user wanted to open an application with administrator rights, they would usually need to right-click the application through the Start menu and select Run as administrator. However, in the Windows operating system, users can also simply type the name of the instant search bar in the Start menu and hold down the Ctrl-Shift-Enter key to quickly run an application with administrator privileges.
◆Replace the previous “Security Center” with “Action Center”
"Action Center" is located in the system's control panel, which can ensure the security of the user's operating system and provide maintenance information to the user. Additionally, Action Center provides users with many other features such as backup settings.
◆There is a new UAC (User Account Control) slider in Windows 7 for users to set the desired prompt level
Users can type UAC in the instant search bar to quickly open the User Account Control function. Through the new UAC slider control function, users can control the frequency of UAC prompts. In this way, UAC in Windows 7 will not interfere with the user's normal work like UAC in Vista.
◆Users can quickly open and close specific Windows applications
To turn on and off built-in applications, such as IE browser, DVD player and media player, users can enter the name of this function in the instant search bar and select the Windows Features Turn On or Off link under the Control Panel, and then Find this function.
◆Users can run a private version of IE
If a user is attending a meeting or in a public place and wants to run a private version of IE, they can quickly jump to InPRivate browsing mode to achieve this goal.
◆Users can turn off their location and other browser-like information
Sometimes, when a user visits a site, it may ask the user if they want to know their location and weather information for the area, which may make the user feel awkward. In Windows 7, a new IE feature called "InPrivate Filter" will solve this trouble for you.
◆Users can build a quick home network
By using the HomeGroups feature in Windows 7, users can quickly share files, pictures, and printers with other Windows 7 members on their home network.
◆Help find the source of reliability problems
If the user's computer has a problem, such as crashing or application hanging, the user can type reliability in the instant search bar to open the Reliability Monitor, which will display the reliability history of the user's system over a period of time.
◆Users can easily see computer diagnostics within 60 seconds
In Windows 7, users do not need to use management tools, performance monitors and data collector sets. They can directly open an administrator command prompt by starting the system diagnostic distributed control system, and then type perfmon /report to see the computer diagnostic report .
◆Administrators can forcefully limit the time limit for users to play games
In Windows 7, administrators can achieve this simply by using Parental Controls in Control Panel.
◆Find missing tools like Windows Mail and Photo Library
These tools have been moved by Microsoft to a download site called Live Essentials.
◆Use PowerShell to work faster
PowerShell v2 is built into Windows 7, which can provide users with powerful remote processing capabilities. It allows users to execute other systems through command line tasks.