Windows 7, what has changed from Beta to Release Candidate?
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Tip: Click here to update all your PC's outdated driversAs Microsoft unveils the Release Candidate to the world today we take a look at what has changed from the original Beta in January to the Release Candidate (RC).
AutoRun changes
AutoRun for non-optical removable storage devices has been disabled to better protect users against worms and malicious software. Neowin detailed these changes yesterday after Microsoft officially unveiled them.
Windows Touch Support
Microsoft have improved their touch support in the RC. You can now drag your finger across taskbar thumbnail previews and trigger a peek at the related window (thubmail peek). Also, the show desktop button supports a press-and-hold gesture that will expose your desktop. The ability to zoom in on and imagine by using two fingers close together or out be parting them has been added to Windows Explorer. The RC also supports multi-touch for the soft touch keyboard. Right click with touch is much easier in the RC due to simply touching an item with one finger and using another finger to tap to access right click.Multi-Touch Zoom, in the RC, Windows Explorer supports the multi-touch zoom gesture.
Windows Search improvements
Microsoft have improved search in the RC including:
* Changing content view mode to now include labels for all properties for each item in search results.
* The text layout and colours have been updated to make each item easier to see and group.
* Search results highlight words from the search query named "snippets", the RC uses longer snippets and uses them in more places.
Windows Media Player improvements
Windows Media Player "now playing mode" has been greatly improved in the RC, it includes a more compact view so it fits into a smaller section on your desktop.
source:
neowin.net
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Comments(6)
premiere pro crashed after updating with all previous builds. but with this one it
works!
i can't believe i still have to run windows live messenger in xp mode to get it out of
my taskbar. wtf?
no you don't just set msnmsgr.exe to run under windows vista sp2 compatibility mode.
in regards to media player, the 7100 version is screwy. after i restart it, it needs to
re-add all my music to the library again. also, it doesn't seem capable of getting album
art like the vista version could.
my point was, it still has to be run in compatibility mode. it shouldn't have to be.
this is just a release candidate. i am quite sure rtm will run just fine without
compatability mode. their are still tweaks being made, and old bits in place of new ones
that will be ready by rtm. sheesssshhh, i wish the fan-boys would stopconcidering this a
"finished" product.
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