Summary of 20 application tips for Windows 7

According to foreign media reports, IT managers have been learning rapidly in the recent past, server virtualization, desktop VDI, Exchange, SharePoint, and Microsoft is constantly injecting fresh elements into the enterprise. Under the siege of so many new products, it is difficult for managers to free up time to learn the related tips of Windows 7.

Below, the author summarizes 20 application tips in Windows 7, as follows:

#1, the taskbar icon has a keyboard shortcut

To open these applications with a shortcut, simply hold down the Windows key and press the number on the keyboard that corresponds to the icon. For example, if Internet Explorer is the first icon, users can simply open Windows Explorer by holding down Windows-1.

#2, users can move the items on the taskbar freely

Maybe the user may think that this function already exists in windows xp and Vista, but in fact this is Windows 7 A new feature.

#3, Painter and WordPad both use the new ribbon interface

In addition, the drawing program includes new improvements, but users still can't open multiple documents or images at once.

#4, Windows 7 includes a powerful new tool for users to support remote family and friends

Click the “Start” button, then type PSR to open the question step Recorder. This tool can capture a person's operational process step by step (and even take screenshots).

#5, Users can display more than one time in the notification area of ​​the system

For those who work with colleagues across time zones, this is a very good feature, Windows 7 The notification area of ​​the system can display the clocks of different regions.

Click the clock in the notification area and select Change date and time settings, select the Additional Clock tab to display up to two clocks and set the time zone. In fact, as early as Windows Vista, Microsoft has added this feature, but few people have noticed it.

#6, Quickly run an application with administrator privileges

In previous Windows operating systems, if a user wants to open an application with administrator rights, it usually needs to start. Menu, right click on the app and choose to run as administrator. However, in the Windows operating system, users can also simply type the name of the instant search bar in the start menu, and hold down the Ctrl-Shift-Enter key to quickly run an application with administrator privileges.

#7, in the "Action Center" to replace the previous "Security Center"

“Action Center” located in the system's control panel, it can guarantee user operation The security of the system and provide maintenance information to the user. In addition, the “Action Center” also provides users with many other features such as backup settings.

#8, Windows 7 has a new UAC (User Account Control) slider for users to set the required level of prompts

Users can type UAC in the instant search bar to quickly open User account control, with the new UAC slider control feature, the user can control the frequency of UAC prompts. In this way, UAC in Windows 7 will not interfere with the normal operation of the user like UAC in Vista.

#9, Users can quickly open and close specific Windows applications

To open and close built-in applications, such as Internet Explorer, DVD player and media player, etc. Enter the name of this feature in the Instant Search field and select the Windows feature to open or close the link under Control Panel and you will find this feature.

#10, Users can run a private version of IE

If the user is attending a conference or in a public place and wants to run a private version of IE, then you can quickly jump Go to the InPrivate browsing mode to achieve this.