Windows 7 SKU feature list
Microsoft yesterday announced its plans for the Windows 7 SKU. Here is the feature list I created based on the information that is currently available.
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4.2.2009 Windows 7 top feature request list leaked to the public
With Windows still managing to find its way to over 95 percent of the desktop computers sold each year, it's not surprising that one can find plenty of people interested in giving their feedback about what future versions of Windows should be able to do.
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18.11.2007 Windows 7 top feature request list leaked to the public
With Windows still managing to find its way to over 95 percent of the desktop computers sold each year, it's not surprising that one can find plenty of people interested in giving their feedback about what future versions of Windows should be able to do.
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27.1.2008 List Of Windows 7 Leaks
We already mentioned that Windows 7 is probably the Microsoft operating system with the most leaks in history (read: Microsoft we have a leak).
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4.4.2009 Ed Bott: My Windows 7 wish list
Cynics see the new Engineering Windows 7 blog, which launched last week, as a pure PR play from Microsoft. Maybe its just a matter of setting expectations properly.
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20.8.2008 Ultimate List of Free Windows Software from Microsoft
Microsoft has over 150 FREE Windows & Office Programs available for download -- finding them all is extremely difficult . . . until now.
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2.1.2007 List of Available Windows Mobile 6.5 Build 23041 ROMs
Ready to install cooked ROMs of Windows Mobile 6.5 Build 23041 are now available for a variety of popular Windows Phones.
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3.9.2009 A Software Compatibility List for Microsoft Windows Vista RC 1
Iexbeta has a nic Wiki page with a huge list of software and its compatibility with Windows Vista.
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29.9.2006 View Windows 7 Startup Program List With Portable Starter
If you have tight control over auto starting applications on startup then you can stay safe from malicious programs, worms and viruses without any antivirus software.
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13.10.2009 Access Windows 7 Feature Walkthroughs
Windows 7 brings to the table a variety of new and evolved features, and Microsoft has taken the necessary measures designed to bring them to center stage.
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2.4.2009 Bill Gates' to-do list
NEW YORK--It's still a year before Bill Gates shifts from a full-time Microsoft worker to a part-timer. Which is good, because there's plenty he still wants to achieve.
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4.2.2007 Gates still has a long to-do list
For years, the Microsoft chairman has been a fiery advocate, inside the company and out, for the notion that computers should be controlled, not just by mouse and keyboard, but also by more natural means, such as voice, touch and digital ink.
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19.10.2007 Another Windows Vista SP1 Feature From TechEd
In one of the later session during TechEd last week I learned of another very cool feature coming to Windows Vista with Service Pack 1.
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18.6.2007 Internet Explorer is now an optional feature in Windows 7
Microsoft has included in recent Windows 7 test versions an option to turn off the Internet Explorer 8 Web browser, according to testers who have used the recent builds.
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4.3.2009 Microsoft's List Of 800 Windows Vista-Compatible Apps Excludes IBM, Adobe
Microsoft has released
a list of 800 applications that should run properly on its new Windows Vista operating system.
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25.2.2007 New Windows Live Mail Desktop Feature Revealed
Using their usual "More Than Mail" blog, the Windows Live Mail Desktop Beta team revealed yet another feature of it, along with a screenshot of a recent build.
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3.6.2006 Microsoft releases first Windows Vista Feature Pack
So I guess this is what you call teaching an old dog new tricks. A couple of days ago Microsoft released a new update for Windows Vista that adds additional wireless support and functionality to the operating system through a feature pack.
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18.4.2008 Has Windows Vista's UAC feature failed Microsoft?
Experts agree that Microsoft's Windows Vista is relatively well-protected, but its security features such as User Account Control (UAC) have been highlighted by security experts as one reason why the operating system is far less popular than its predecessor, Windows XP.
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20.5.2008 Updated List of updates for Vista SP1
This guy Aaron Tiensivu keeps a VERY good list of non-critical Vista updates and this looks like it could be part of SP1.
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14.6.2007 Heres the list of fixes in those new Vista fix packs
I linked to an AeroXP post this morning listing hot fixes for Windows Vista provided in two new Knowledge Base postings. The AeroXP post is gone now. Poof!
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30.7.2007 Bill Gates tops Forbes' list of billionaires
New York (NY) - Bill Gates leads Forbes' list of the world's richest people for the 13th time in a row. The Microsoft co-founder's wealth is estimated at $56 billion.
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11.3.2007 List of Google Search Strings for Finding MP3
This How-To will teach you how to use Google to find mp3s. This How-To will be highly pragmatic and will focus on the hows and not the wherefores of the various search strings.
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10.4.2007 Bill Gates Again Tops List of Richest Americans
Microsoft founder Bill Gates is the richest person in America for the 14th year in a row, followed by investor Warren Buffett, according to Forbes magazine's latest list of the wealthiest Americans.
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21.9.2007 How to Clear & Stop Displaying Windows Media Player 12 Frequent List in Windows 7
Windows 7 Start Menu is almost similar to Windows Vista however Windows 7 Taskbar aka superbar is way different from Vista & XP Taskbar. In Windows 7 Taskbar you have access to jump list and recently opened document list of Office word and for Windows Media Player you will get frequently played video list.
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20.7.2009 IE 8's list of 2,400 incompatible sites - including Microsoft.com!
Internet Explorer 8 (IE 8) is nearing the finish line, with a March release to manufacturing looking like a distinct possibility. But is IE 8 or, more accurately Web site developers and owners really ready?
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18.2.2009 Microsoft released Windows Vista Enterprise (February CTP) Feature complete!
Brad Goldberg, General Manager of Windows Client Product Management has announced the availability of the enterprise CTP today.
Vista will include new deployment and imaging technologies driving deployment costs down and patching reboots down. Vista is now officially feature complete and we will see a combination of Beta 2 with a CTP in 2Q 2006. General availability targetted for 2nd Half 2006 - exact date depends on quality.
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22.2.2006 Next OS X rumored to feature new GUI
Mac OS Xs Aqua has matured very slowly over the last few years. It seems like many OS X users are tired of Aqua and ready for a new revolutionary GUI to compliment and enhance the experience of using a Mac.
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13.12.2006 Microsoft: UAC not a security feature
For those who thought the User Account Control (UAC) feature introduced in Windows Vista was intended to set security boundaries, Microsoft has made a clarification: it isn't.
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15.2.2007 First actual pictures of Xbox 360 Arcade bundle leaked, with packing list
Here it is, straight from our super-secret inside source. A few things are now confirmed: the system will come with a composite cable, both the system and the controller are still white, and a Pac-Man and Uno game are coming with the system.
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13.10.2007 Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Michael Dell Top List of IT Influencers
Gates was named by 84% of the participants, Jobs by 73%, and Dell by 53% of CompTIA voters.
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7.11.2007Microsoft gets an earful on what users want in future Windows releases
In December 2006, Microsoft
requested feedback from a
select group of invitees
regarding what they would like
to see fixed, changed and/or
added to future Windows
builds. The Windows team got
an earful: Nearly 800 new
feature requests, another
560-plus change requests and
almost 400 defects.
That list has been
winnowed down to about 70 of
the most popular requests and
posted the week of July 9 to
Microsofts Connect beta site.
This isnt the
official Windows Seven or
Windows Eight feature list.
But the list does indicate
some of the features that
testers are the most
interested in seeing make it
into the next Windows release
or two.
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12.07.2007Internet Explorer is now an optional feature in Windows 7
Along with various other changes that are to be reflected in Windows 7 RC, here is a big change that is not in the list. From Windows 7 build 7048,
Internet Explorer(IE) is an optional Windows feature and can be installed/uninstalled from Windows 7. This will be a welcoming (and surprising) news,
especially to European Union and Opera who have accused Microsoft for not giving consumers a genuine choice of Web browsers. If IE is upgraded to
version 8 in Vista (from version 7), users do get an option to uninstall IE 8, but not IE 7. IE 7 remains as integral component of Windows Vista which
cannot be removed.
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04.03.2009Windows 7 Feature Request List Leaks Out
Although the Vista transition is far from complete, that doesn't mean Microsoft isn't already hard at work on Windows 7, the next version of the
venerable operating system - and this list of user-requested features unearthed by the folks at Neowin might hold some clues as to the future.
The "wish list" was sent out by Microsoft before Windows 7 development even began, so most of these features probably aren't
even on the radar, but what's most interesting is that seemingly small fixes like "Window Update progress indicator" vastly outnumber big-ticket
items like "integrated audio / video codec manager" and "Windows 'Game' Mode."
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13.11.2007YouTube launches 'Adopt a Feature'
YouTube has a lot of features, and sadly, not everybody knows about them. YouTube-owner Google is aware of this, and has decided to utilize
YouTube's well established community to promote the less popular features, in order to get them used more often. They've dubbed this new
service 'Adopt a Feature', and anybody can contribute. According to YouTube's blog post, this is how it will happen: 1. Select one or
more features from the list below
. 2. Make a video about that feature (of course, it must adhere to our Terms of Service) and be
sure to use the precise tags we've indicated for each feature. 3.
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neowin.net - 04.03.2009
Microsoft: Vista SP1 will break these programs
Microsoft has published a list of programs that will not work or that will
suffer from reduced functionality after the installation of Vista Service Pack 1.
The list of programs consists mostly of security
applications, such as Trend Micro Internet Security 2008. However, programs such as The New York Times Reader application also feature on the list.
Users are advised to install updates from the application vendor to fix the problem.
"Windows Vista Service Pack 1 contains many
security, reliability, and feature updates for Windows Vista," the company said. "A program may experience a loss of functionality after you install
Windows Vista SP1. However, most programs will continue to work as expected after you install Windows Vista SP1."
neowin.net - 22.02.2008
Messenger now available in Hotmail
Today Microsoft rolled out a new feature in Windows Live Hotmail, that allows contacts to sign in and use their Web Messenger directly from their
Inbox. The added feature allows contacts to sign in automatically when logging into their inbox, via both Firefox and Internet Explorer (does not
work in Google Chrome). Users can sort through their contact list by groups and categories, as well as see display pictures and send emoticons. This
feature was originally available to France, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain, and the UK last month and is now available to Brazil, Canada, China, Germany,
the Netherlands, Norway, and the USA starting today.
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neowin.net - 21.04.2009
Twitter unveils 'Lists' feature, API details to follow soon
The social networking site 'Twitter' has been firing out announcements regarding functionality lately; they've got an official
'Retweeting' feature in the oven, to add to an upcoming 'geolocation' feature ready for release soon, and just earlier today the
company added a new development to the list (excuse the pun). The feature is one that's been asked for by the community for a while now, and has
even had unofficial methods implemented into third party Twitter clients; we're, of course, talking about 'Lists', currently under
development for the site, which will help boost the user experience quite significantly.
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neowin.net - 01.10.2009
Twitter begins rolling out Lists feature for select people
Just recently, social media service Twitter announced a new feature named 'Lists', aimed at organizing those you follow, as well as helping
with mass followings. Just earlier, the feature went live for a number of people, though it came with a 'beta' tag and a warning not to
mention it. The feature is just as you'd expect; you can create your own lists, give them custom names, and then proceed to add those who should
be on it. From your own account, you can see which lists you've created and which ones you've been place on by other people. To top it off,
Twitter itself has put together a list of its employees, totaling 108 different accounts.
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neowin.net - 16.10.2009
Windows Live Messenger 9.0 Beta Begins Today
Microsoft is expected to officially open the beta program for Windows Live Messenger 9.0 this afternoon (or early evening). Windows Live Messenger 9.0
is the next generation of Windows Live Messenger; this release is a "major" release and as such there will be no further interim builds for
Windows Live Messenger. The beta program for Windows Live Messenger is by invitation only and those invitations were sent out last week on Tuesday -
Wednesday (the 21st, and 22nd respectively). Currently the beta program has been limited to 5,000 testers and will later be expanded to a larger
group.
As reported by several sites, the program was not put on hold at all due to the feature list being leaked over the holiday weekend,
additionally, sites also reported that some testers had already gotten the build and that was just a rumor. Coincidentally, almost all of the sites
that had posted the feature list for Windows Live Messenger had politely removed the list of features. Again, the beta program is expected to
officially start this afternoon or early evening. We will be updating this post when the build is released on Microsoft’s Connect web site. We
will share more information as it comes in and we will share as much information as we are allowed to by our non-disclosure agreement (NDA).
neowin.net - 28.11.2007
Windows Vista Application Compatibility Downloadable List for IT Professionals
The Application Compatibility List for IT Professionals is a Microsoft Office Excel-based spreadsheet containing software applications which have
earned the status of Certified for Windows Vista or Works with Windows Vista.
Additionally, this list contains applications
with a status of Compatible. "Compatible means that the application has been reported by the publisher as compatible with, or supported on,
Windows Vista. These applications have not gone through the Microsoft Windows Vista Logo Program.
The Application Compatibility
List for IT Professionals is current as of July 31,2008 and published as of the Date Published, noted in Quick Details, above.
winbeta.org - 09.10.2008
Google shuts off anti-phishing feature in Firefox 2.0
Mozilla had announced earlier that it is not planning to do any further security & stability updates for Firefox 2 and the phishing protection service
will no longer be available for Firefox 2 users from January 20, 2009. As announced the phishing protection service has been turned off for Firefox 2.
The phishing sites list (also known as black list) is generated by the Google Search in Firefox 2 using the initial version of the SafeBrowsing
Protocol. Google and Mozilla have updated the SafeBrowsing protocol to version 2.2 now.
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neowin.net - 21.01.2009
MS Explains WinFS, Releases Beta 1
Microsoft on Monday surprised MSDN subscribers with an unexpected download: WinFS Beta 1. The company also clarified its plans for the future relational file system technology, which has been the subject of much confusion since the feature was crossed off the list of additions to Windows Vista...
betanews.com - 31.08.2005
MS Details WinFS Plans, Releases Beta 1
Microsoft on Monday surprised MSDN Subscribers with an unexpected download: WinFS Beta 1. The company also clarified its plans for the future relational file system technology, which has been the subject of much confusion since the feature was crossed off the list of additions to Windows Vista...
betanews.com - 30.08.2005
Windows 7: A few more changes from Beta to RC
Steven Sinfosky: Hey folks, just wanted to provide another update (building on the recent post on some changes since Beta) on some of the changes you will see
in the Release Candidate. Again, there are many and this is not an exhaustive list. Of course we continue to gather telemetry from the
large number of people running the Beta full time. Just a reminder, the Beta is the only official build from Microsoft. Chaitanya compiled
this list from a broad set of feature teams focused on visible changes based on feedback that go beyond bug fixes, though we included some of the
more widely reported bugs on this list as well.
winbeta.org - 13.03.2009
Windows Server 2008 DNS Block Feature
Windows Server 2008 introduces a DNS block feature that may affect the ISA Server automatic discovery when implementing the WPAD mechanism using a
Windows Server 2008 DNS Server.
The block feature provides a global query block list to reduce vulnerability associated with
dynamic DNS updates. Dynamic update makes it possible for DNS client computers to register and dynamically update their resource records with a DNS
server whenever a client changes its network address or host name. This reduces the need for manual administration of zone records, especially for
clients that frequently move or change locations and use DHCP to obtain an IP address. This convenience comes at a cost, however, because an
authorized client can register any unused host name, even a host name that might have special significance for certain applications. This can allow a
malicious user to "hijack" a special name and divert certain types of network traffic to that user's computer. WPAD is a commonly deployed protocol
vulnerable to this type of hijacking, and by default WPAD look up is disabled by the blocking mechanism.
winbeta.org - 19.02.2008
Google lets users see 100 fastest-gaining queries
Google Inc. introduced
a feature that tracks the 100
fastest-gaining U.S. Web
queries, an effort by the
most-popular search engine to
give a snapshot of what
Internet users are looking
for.
http://www.google.com/tren
ds/hottrends>Google Hot Trends
provides a list of the search
terms, updated several times a
day, the company said in an
e-mailed statement. Users will
also be able to see old lists
going back to May 15.
The feature is part of
Google Trends, a Web site
released last year that charts
and compares the popularity of
search terms over time.
Customers will be able to see
news stories, Web log postings
and search results for each
query on the lists. Before
today, Google had released a
manually compiled weekly list
of the hottest search terms
called the Google Zeitgeist...
winbeta.org - 23.05.2007
How to Delete a Windows Service in Vista or XP
If you are a fan of tweaking your system and disabling services, you might find that over time your Windows Services list becomes huge and unwieldy
with a large number of services in the list that will never be enabled.
Instead of just disabling a service, you can
alternatively completely delete the service. This technique can be especially helpful if you've installed some piece of software that doesn't
uninstall correctly, and leaves an item in the service list.
winbeta.org - 26.09.2008
Will Windows 7 track your every move?
One good place to look for what might be coming in Windows 7 is an early planned feature list of Vista (then called Longhorn) back in 2003. If one
intriguing feature, called Location Awareness, makes its way into Windows 7, it could track your every move...and that could be a good thing.
Microsoft described Location Awareness, along with a host of other planned features, in a document called the Windows "Longhorn" Pre-Release Privacy Statement that detailed
to beta testers Longhorn's expected data collection and use. (Thanks to istartedsomething for uncovering this document and its relation to another potential
Windows 7 feature, HomeGroup.) Many of these features never made it into Vista --- remember WinFS anyone?
neowin.net - 18.02.2008
WLM Feature: Update!
Does Live Messenger?s new
feature ?Music Mix? work for
you?
It seems
that yet another flashy
feature for Windows Live
Messenger might end up being
just like the last.
It seems not many
people have had much luck with
getting ?Shared Folders? to
work, and ?Music Mix? appears
to be no different. After
trying different methods to
make the feature work, I spoke
with a member of the Windows
Live Messenger Beta team
concerning problems with the
feature.
Now
we have reason to believe that
problems with the ?Music Mix?
might be due to Locale
Settings, therefore you would
have to change your locale to
match a country that supports
the feature. Currently ?Music
Mix? is only available in the
US, France, Germany, Japan,
and the UK.
jcxp.net - 17.01.2006
MSN Gets Another Feature!
Just when you thought there
wouldn't be anything else
interesting for messenger to
surface, think again! The good
people from the Live Messenger
Beta Team have once again
launched yet another feature.
"Mimic" is
the new feature that was just
launched today for MSN
Messenger.
Accessible from the
activities menu just like the
last feature "Music Mix,"
"Mimic" is an add-on that is
for people that enjoy playing
pranks on their friends. This
new feature is also good for
people that just want to
pretend they are someone
they're really not. Along
with this feature there are 8
different ?personas? to choose
from.
At this
point it hasn't been
clarified as to when "Mimic"
will be available for Windows
Live Messenger. After the
Windows Live Messenger team
released the "Music Mix"
feature to work with MSN, we
can only hope that they add
"Mimic" soon to Live
Messenger!
jcxp.net - 02.02.2006
