Windows 7 Features !

Start Menu, as a major part of the Windows Aero, is heavily revamped in the Windows 7. The start orb also shows a fade-in highlight effect whenever the user moves the cursor over it.

In general, Windows 7’s Start menu still retains the familiar two-column layout of earlier Windows OSs, with a few functional enhancements:

• The “Documents”, “Music” and “Pictures” buttons are now associated with their respective Libraries.
• The “Devices and Printers” option is now available to manage all supported devices.
• To shut down Windows 7, you need to click a text link, it indicates what action will be taken if the link is clicked. Go to the Taskbar and Start Menu Properties to configure its default action.
• Taskbar Jump Lists are now shown in the Start Menu through a small arrow; if the user moves the cursor over the small arrow, or hits the right-arrow key; automatically the right-hand side is widened then replaced with the Jump List for an application, usually it shows previously saved or opened files. For example, the Internet Explorer jump list will show recently visited web pages.

The search box, first available with Windows Vista, has been modified to support searching items in the Control Panel. For instance, clicking the Start button then searching “wireless” will display Control Panel options related to connecting and configuring to wireless network, managing and troubleshooting Bluetooth devices. While the Group Policy settings in Windows Explorer let administrator or an advanced Windows user to put up to five internet sites and five more “search connectors” in the Search Results view at the Start menu. Those links, which show up at the lower part of the pane, give you a chance to do another search on the selected search connector or internet site. Microsoft recommends that network administrators should use this feature for searching inside an internal SharePoint server or corporate Intranets.

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