1. Five Things You DidntKnow About Microsoft Windows 7 2. When Windows 7 was launched,it came with an array of features intended to fill the gaps left by Windows Vista. www.entremt.com 3. 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. www.entremt.com 4. Here are 5 things aboutWindows 7 you may not have known about until now. www.entremt.com 5. Shake It Up www.entremt.com 6. Desktops get cluttered with a surplus of open windows during a busy days work. Windows 7 includes a feature to make closing them easy. www.entremt.com 7. Place the cursor on the title bar ofthe 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. www.entremt.com 8. All the other open windowsexcept the one youre shakingwill simultaneously minimize and appear on the superbar. www.entremt.com 9. To expand the closed windows, grab the title bar with the click-hold and give the window another shake. www.entremt.com 10. Problem Solving www.entremt.com 11. If youre the one in the office everybody turns to when something goes wrong with their computer, heres 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. www.entremt.com 12. Dont Ask Me Again www.entremt.com 13. The user can open the control panel and select "Record steps to reproduce a problem," thenenter the keystrokes or mouse actions that caused the unexpected result. www.entremt.com 14. 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. www.entremt.com 15. 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. www.entremt.com 16. If youre tired of answering those nagging questions, youll be happy to know that theWindows 7 version of UAC can be fine-tuned toreduce those security confirmation promptsor turn them off altogether. www.entremt.com 17. The UAC control panel includes a comfort level slider to adjust the degree of security notifications youll have to put up with, ranging from Always Notify to Never Notify. www.entremt.com 18. ISO Burning www.entremt.com 19. You can ditch the third-partysoftware you kept around forburning common ISO files to CD or DVD. www.entremt.com 20. Windows did not supportISO burning so third party assistance was required. Windows 7 includes full ISO burning support. www.entremt.com 21. Simply right-click on the .iso file and select Burn Disc Image. The Windows Disc Image Burner opens, asks whether youre making a CD or a DVD, and the deed is done. www.entremt.com 22. Talk To Me www.entremt.com 23. Many users dont know Windows 7 offers a simple (and free) voice recognition tool that provides speech-to-text functionality. www.entremt.com 24. Its the equivalent of manymore expensive third partyprograms, just with fewer bells and whistles. www.entremt.com 25. 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. www.entremt.com