five things you didn't know about microsoft windows 7

Five Things You Didn't Know About Microsoft

Windows 7

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When Windows 7 was launched, it came with an array of features intended to fill the gaps left by

Windows Vista.

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• Designed to be an easy migration

from XP or Vista, many users

upgrading from those versions simply

began using Windows 7 without

looking into these new features.

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Here are 5 things about Windows 7 you may not

have known about—until now.

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Shake It Up

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• Desktops get cluttered with a

surplus of open windows during a

busy day’s work. Windows 7

includes a feature to make

closing them easy.

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Place the cursor on the title bar of

the window you want to keep open

then click and hold.

• Move the mouse or other pointing

device back and forth rapidly to

“shake” the open window vigorously.

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All the other open windows

except the one you’re shaking

will simultaneously minimize

and appear on the superbar.

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• To expand the closed

windows, grab the title bar

with the click-hold and give

the window another shake.

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Problem Solving

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• If you’re the one in the office everybody

turns to when something goes wrong with

their computer, here’s a Windows 7

feature that will come in handy.

The Problem Steps Recorder (PSR) captures

steps that lead to trouble and saves them as a

ZIP file for emailing or later troubleshooting.

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Don’t Ask Me Again

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The user can open the control panel

and select "Record steps to

reproduce a problem," then

enter the keystrokes or mouse actions

that caused the unexpected result.

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The PSR records the sequence of

events into a slide show and

saves it as a ZIP.

This makes it easier for tech support or helpful friends to backtrack and undo the problem.

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• One of the most nagging aspects of

Windows Vista was the User Account

Control (UAC) that made you respond

to a security notification every time you

tried to change anything at the system

level.

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If you’re tired of answering those nagging

questions, you’ll be happy to know that the

Windows 7 version of UAC can be fine-tuned to

reduce those security confirmation prompts—or

turn them off altogether.

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• The UAC control panel includes

a “comfort level” slider to

adjust the degree of security

notifications you’ll have to put

up with, ranging from “Always

Notify” to “Never Notify.”

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ISO Burning

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You can ditch the third-party software you kept around for burning common ISO files to

CD or DVD.

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Windows did not support ISO burning so third party

assistance was required.

Windows 7 includes full ISO

burning support.

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• Simply right-click on the .iso file

and select “Burn Disc Image.”

• The Windows Disc Image Burner

opens, asks whether you’re

making a CD or a DVD, and the

deed is done.

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Talk To Me

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• Many users don't know Windows

7 offers a simple (and free) voice

recognition tool that provides

speech-to-text functionality.

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It’s the equivalent of many more expensive third party programs, just with fewer

bells and whistles.

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• To access it, go to Start and type

“Speech Recognition” in the

search bar.

Click on the icon that appears and a

tutorial will explain the process.