มาดูกันว่า Windows 7 มีอะไรใหม่บ้าง มาดูกันว่า Windows 7 มีความสามารถอะไรใหม่ๆ ที่จะช่วยให้คุณใช้งานได้ง่ายและรวดเร็วยิ่งขึ้นได้บ้าง

ปรับปรุง Taskbar และ Full-Screen Previews

Taskbar ที่อยู่ด้านล่างของจอจะช่วยให้คุณสลับโปรแกรมที่คุณได้เปิดไว้ ใน Windows 7 คุณสามารถปรับการจัดกลุ่มไอคอนให้เห็นได้ง่ายขึ้น เมื่อคลิ๊กเมาส์ที่ไอคอนจะมีรูปหน้าจอให้คุณเห็นก่อนที่จะเปลี่ยนไปยังโปรแกรมที่คุณต้องการ

Get the picture: See what's open with previews and easily control your Windows experience with the new Taskbar.

Jump Lists

Windows 7 จะช่วยให้คุณเข้าถึงสิ่งที่คุณใช้งานอยู่บ่อยๆ ได้ง่ายขึ้น โดยเมื่อคุณเลือกโปรแกรมที่คุณต้องการจะทำงานด้วย ด้านขวาจะแสดงรายชื่อไฟล์ที่คุณใช้บ่อย (Frequent) และรายชื่อไฟล์ที่คุณเปิดใช้งานล่าสุด (Recent) ให้คุณเข้าถึงไฟล์ที่คุณต้องการได้ทันทีตามโปรแกรมที่คุณต้องการ นอกจากนี้คุณยังสามารถ Pin ไฟล์ที่คุณต้องการไม่ให้หายไปจาก List เหล่านี้ได้อีกด้วย

A leap in efficiency: Jump Lists provide quick access to common tasks

New ways to work with Windows

Windows 7 simplifies how you work with the windows on your desktop. You'll have more intuitive ways to open, close, resize, and arrange them. You can drag open windows to screen borders, so you'll no longer have to click on tiny objects in the corner of a window to make it do what you want.

Maximize a window by dragging its border to the top of the screen, and return the window to its original size by dragging it away from the top of the screen. Drag the bottom border of a window to expand it vertically.

It's easy to copy files or compare the contents of two windows by dragging the windows to opposite sides of the screen. As your cursor touches the edge, the window will resize to fill that half of the screen.

To see all your desktop gadgets, just drag your mouse to the lower right corner of your desktop. That'll make all the open Windows transparent?making your desktop, and the gadgets on it, immediately visible. Want to minimize all your windows? One click and it's done.

Now you see them

Now you don't: See through to the desktop with invisible windows

Internet Explorer 8

Available now, Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 helps you do what you want online, faster. With innovations to the address bar, search, tabs, and the Favorites bar, Internet Explorer 8 brings you more information, with less effort.

Instant Search

To start, as you type a search request you'll immediately start seeing relevant suggestions from your chosen search provider, complete with images when available. The twist: search will also use your browsing history to narrow the suggestions. You'll start seeing search results while you're typing. If you see what you're looking for, you can go right to the list without finishing the request.

Start typing and search results start appearing

Accelerators

There are online services you use all the time. Like getting a map. With Accelerators, you can highlight a bit of information on any page, click on the blue Accelerators icon, and choose from a variety of services relevant to the information you selected. So if you highlight a business address and right click, you can use an Accelerator to get a map right there. The Live Maps Accelerator will show a map preview directly on the page.

At your service: Accelerators get what you need, fast

Web Slices

With Web Slices you can instantly see changes on a website without going to it. Use a Web Slice to monitor things like auction items, sports scores, entertainment columns, and weather reports. When the content you're watching changes, Internet Explorer 8 delivers updated information directly to a Web Slice in your Favorites Bar, so you can see it right away.

Always up to date: Get Web Slice information from the Favorites bar

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Windows Live

With Windows 7, some features previously included in the operating system are now available for download through Windows Live Essentials, a set of free applications available for your PC and supported by Windows 7. You can download Windows Live Messenger, Photo Gallery, Mail, Writer, Movie Maker, and more. With these great applications, you can improve your Windows experience, and benefit from faster delivery of these features and services.

Windows Live Photo Gallery

Better device management

One of the great things about PCs is how they let us use such a wide array of devices. In the past, you had to use several different screens to manage different types of devices. But With Windows 7, you'll use a single Devices and Printers screen to connect, manage, and use whatever printers, phones, and other devices you have on-hand.

All together now: See all your devices in one spot

A new technology in Windows 7 called Device Stage takes device management a step further. Device Stage helps you interact with any compatible device connected to your computer. From Device Stage you can see device status and run common tasks from a single window. There are even pictures of the devices which makes it really easy to see what's there. Here's a list of products that take advantage of Device Stage.

Device Stage puts device features front and center

HomeGroup

Setting up a home network can be complicated. With PCs running Windows 7, a home network will be easier to setup and a lot more useful. HomeGroup makes it easier to connect to other computers and devices on a wireless home network, so you can share files, photos, music, and printers throughout your home. To use HomeGroup, you?ll need to have at least two PCs running Windows 7. Once you've set up a homegroup, you can use the Network and Sharing Center to choose what you share with other homegroup members.

Decide whether to join an existing network

Easily explore content on other devices on the network

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