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Network Connections
As explained in
, the Network Connections window has been
subjugated and buried in Windows 7. In Control Panel, open the Network
and Sharing Center page. On the left side, click Change adapter settings.
and Sharing Center page. On the left side, click Change adapter settings.
Start Menu
→
Run
You can use the Search box at the bottom of the Start menu to run any
program; just type the filename (e.g.,
program; just type the filename (e.g.,
control.exe
) and press Enter.
System
The familiar System Properties window that has been around since Win-
dows 2000, and the only way to change your PC’s name on your network,
is now buried under the Advanced system settings link on the new Sys-
tem page in Control Panel. Alternatively, you can type
dows 2000, and the only way to change your PC’s name on your network,
is now buried under the Advanced system settings link on the new Sys-
tem page in Control Panel. Alternatively, you can type
SystemProper
tiesAdvanced.exe
in the Start menu’s Search box and press Enter to open
this window.
And there’s more; see the next section for some goodies that are unfamiliar
even to Vista users.
even to Vista users.
Coming from Windows Vista?
Since Windows 7 is a incremental update to Vista, your transition should be
pretty easy. Aside from some minor changes to the way the registry is handled
on 64-bit systems (see
pretty easy. Aside from some minor changes to the way the registry is handled
on 64-bit systems (see
Action Center
It’s taken too long, but Microsoft has finally acknowledged that people
hate the barrage of pop ups, reminders, warnings, and confirmation win-
dows that has been thrown at them all these years. But instead of simply
eliminating them, Microsoft has consolidated them into the Action Cen-
ter. So you now know where to go if you want to be reminded to activate
Windows, find and install antivirus software (that should’ve come prein-
stalled, mind you), and download a gigabyte of updates to fix all the bugs
that have been found so far.
hate the barrage of pop ups, reminders, warnings, and confirmation win-
dows that has been thrown at them all these years. But instead of simply
eliminating them, Microsoft has consolidated them into the Action Cen-
ter. So you now know where to go if you want to be reminded to activate
Windows, find and install antivirus software (that should’ve come prein-
stalled, mind you), and download a gigabyte of updates to fix all the bugs
that have been found so far.
Device Manager
Device Manager (devmgmt.msc) is still present in Windows 7, but there’s
a new icon-based tool in Control Panel called Devices and Printers. Right-
click any device in the Devices and Printers window to access features and
tasks specific to that device. See
a new icon-based tool in Control Panel called Devices and Printers. Right-
click any device in the Devices and Printers window to access features and
tasks specific to that device. See
Homegroups
The Homegroups feature doesn’t replace traditional file and printer shar-
ing, it only augments it, and then only when everyone on your network is
running Windows 7. See
ing, it only augments it, and then only when everyone on your network is
running Windows 7. See
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