Windows 7 has now been out for a couple of years and yet there are still people who are hesitant to upgrade to it. For the most part this is due to the horror movie we once called Windows Vista. After that Creature from the Black Lagoon came out many users are happy to stick with the true golden child I like to call Windows XP. But now more programs and hardware are coming out that are only Windows 7 compatible. Right away I want to say “YES JUST UPGRADE. WINDOWS 7 IS AMAZING,” but at the end of the day the choice is completely up to and if you already haven’t upgraded based on what other people are saying my previous statement will not change your mind. So here is my “7 Reasons to upgrade to 7!”
7) The Taskbar – Many people are boasting the simplicity and the user friendliness of Macs. Mac users call the bar at the bottom “The Dock” and they say it makes it easy to use your everyday programs and keep clutter off the desktop. Well guess what, Windows 7 does the exact same thing. Now you can “Pin” your programs and applications to the task bar and open it with a single click. Looking for a recently opened document? No problem, just right click the “Pinned” program and a list of recently opened documents appears and allows you to choose from there.
6) The Start Menu – Nothing, for the most part, has changed here. Like XP and, dare we say Vista, You have the programs you used the most followed by an All Programs option to see what is installed. What they have added is a very handy feature I like to call the Search Bar. At the bottom if the Start Menu is a text box which you can type in the name of ANYTHING on your computer and it will search for it and allow you to open it. I use it all the time for simple things like Notepad or the calculator, but you can browse for that word document or excel sheet as well!
5) Aero – Sadly you cannot eat Windows 7, but Aero is the new graphic interface that it uses. It is much sleeker and eye catching. It allows for faster load time and uses less resources than the previous graphic interface in Vista and XP. If you already own Windows 7, do me a favour: hold down the Windows key and press tab at the same time. Don’t worry I’ll wait. Pretty neat eh? Want to change your desktop to a project or a second screen? No problem, press Windows + P, go to the option you want and press P again while holding the Windows Key and then hit enter.
4) Drivers – For the most part end users may not even know what this means. The simplest explanation is that drivers are how the Operating System talks to hardware. Microsoft has included a wide variety of drivers with Windows 7 and has created an online database to make the installation of hardware even easier.
3) Updates – No more opening up Internet Explorer going under the Tool tab and selecting Windows Updates. Windows 7 has made keeping your computers security and programs up to date. With the new Windows Update feature you can select which updates to install and see previous update installations. Just browse to the Control Panel and the last option is Windows Updates. Press that and you are there!
2) Enhanced Security - Instead of making you play watchdog and constantly clicking to approve program access, Windows 7 does away with the vast majority of Windows Vista's nagging pop-ups. Users can now control the relative amount of prompts regarding system security they receive using an intuitive slider bar control, with alert messages minimized to avoid becoming a nuisance. In addition, the Internet Explorer 8 web browser is better-guarded against external threats.
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