Windows 7: The Desktop Features

Windows 7: 10 Best Features

Windows 7's reloaded taskbar is one of its best new features. It is less cluttered than Vista's, and it handles both running and nonrunning apps with equal aplomb.

Get to Know Windows 7's Home-Networking Features

Networking isn't just for business anymore. These days, home networks are the norm. In response, Microsoft is offering the Windows 7 Family Pack, which includes three licenses for Windows 7 Home Premium at a discounted price.

Windows 7 in Pictures: 10 Cool Desktop Features

In anticipation of Windows 7 being released into the wild on Oct. 22, here is an up-to-date slideshow of the most compelling navigation and networking features of the OS.

Windows 7: The Five Most Talked-About Features

From less annoying security prompts to an improved taskbar, here's a look at the five features of Windows 7 generating the most discussion and what they'll mean to you.

Video: New Desktop Features

Windows 7: The Enterprise Features

Windows 7: Enterprise Features Explained

With Windows 7 (and in some cases Windows Server 2008 R2), Microsoft foresees a future without VPNs, with encryption on external devices and more expansive desktop search.

How to Manage Users in Windows 7

A computer running Windows 7 might be used by a single person, by a group of people in an office, or by a family in a home. Fortunately, Windows 7 was designed from the ground up to be a multiuser operating system.

The Pros and Cons of Windows 7 for Business

Is your IT organization ready for Windows 7? You should at least know what Windows 7 has to offer and where it comes up short.

A Guide to Windows 7 Networking

Microsoft is incorporating a variety of new networking features in Windows 7 that simplify connectivity and help users access network resources no matter where they are connecting from.

Software for Virtualizing XP on Windows 7 Now Available

Microsoft released software on August 4 that uses virtualization to allow people to run applications in Windows 7 as if they are running in XP, making it easier for applications written for older versions of the OS to run on Windows 7.

Five Windows 7 Features IT Must Prep For Now

Your Windows 7 rollout may seem far in the future, but a research report from Forrester warns against starting your migration from Windows XP too late. Also, learn now about five key enterprise features in Windows 7 that IT managers must understand.

Windows 7: Hands-On Reviews

Windows 7 Review: It's Not Flawless but it Fixes Annoyances

Windows 7 ditches the glitz and gets the basics right with low-key and useful features. Here's what you need to know about the new OS.

Windows 7 Gets Raves from Wall Street Journal

Walt Mossberg of The Wall Street Journal writes that Windows 7 is "the best version of Windows Microsoft has produced."

Windows 7: 10 Things That Still Need Fixing

For a Microsoft product, Windows 7 is quite refined, but it still suffers from needless inconsistency.

Windows 7 RTM: A Closer Look

Windows 7 reached the RTM (release to manufacturing) stage on July 22, and Computerworld's Preston Gralla took a close look at all the features of the upcoming operating system.

Windows 7 RC1 Adds Speed, UI Improvements

Windows 7 Release Candidate 1 is a polished piece of work and arrives with a variety of nifty new changes to the interface and some important refinements under the hood.

Windows 7 Beta Shows Off Task Bar, UI Goodies

When the public beta of Windows 7 was released in early January, Computerworld reviewer Preston Gralla called it a "solid, fast-performing, stable operating system that appears to be just about fully baked and ready for prime time."