Microsoft: Lots to turn off in Windows 7
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Tip: Click here to update all your PC's outdated driversIn a blog posting on Friday, Microsoft noted that, with Windows 7, customers will have the option of disabling a number of features of the operating system, should they so choose.
Testers had noticed that users of recent Windows 7 builds could turn off the Web browser, in addition to many other things that were already part of a "Windows Features" dialog box. However, in its blog, Microsoft noted that there are a number of things that users could not turn off in Windows Vista, but will be able to in the final version of Windows 7. Among the new options, users will now be able to turn off things such as Windows Media Player, Windows Media Center, Windows Search, the XPS Viewer and several others.
"If a feature is deselected, it is not available for use," Microsoft said in the blog. "This means the files (binaries and data) are not loaded by the operating system (for security-conscious customers) and not available to users on the computer. These same files are staged so that the features can easily be added back to the running OS without additional media. This staging is important feedback we have received from customers who definitely do not like to dig up the installation DVD."
Microsoft declined to comment on what role, if any, antitrust and regulatory issues played in the decision to expand the number of Windows components that can be disabled. However, a number of the programs on the list are things that have drawn regulatory ire, such as the browser and media player, as well as the XPS technology which has been seen as a rival to Adobe's PDF.
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Comments(8)
this is good news for easy tweakin' :d
this has nothing to do with antitrust but more to do with the appeal of programs such as
vlite with whom you can remove the crap that vista instalss and slim down your install
drastically.
the "windows live essentials" are also due to this, too much
crap bundled with the os is bad
i noticed that option in the recently leaked windows 7 build 7048, it may have been there
before but this was the first time i used it, turned off windows media player straight
away, and i do think that anti-trust issues play a major part in the decision to allow
users to turn off unwanted shit in their bloated os!
where is w7 32 - why dont it come out - only the 64 trouble maker.
we want w7
32
tnks again
froy11
hi, is there an activation crack for windows 7 7048 x86/x64 as it will expire in june.
to user..... prolly wont need a crack since rc1 is scheduled to be released mid april.
is worth the upgrade from 7022
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