Technology,Security,Software Review
Microsoft planning to launch Windows 7 on 22 October 2009. Apply online to host a Launch Party. Choose a day from October 22-29 and if you’re selected, you’ll not only receive a special Signature Edition of Windows 7 Ultimate but your very own Windows® 7 Party Pack.
It’s a global Launch Party. Windows 7 Launch Party. Be there!
Windows 7 is the upcoming operating system by Microsoft and it has very cool features related to touch screen. CNET has posted a very good video about the windows 7 touch screen features
Recently Microsoft released the RC of Windows 7 and they are on track of Windows 7 final release by the end of this year. If you are planning to upgrade your current operating system to windows 7 then Windows 7 upgrade advisor is very useful for you. A beta of Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor is now available to help people analyze their PC in preparation for a Windows 7 upgrade. Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor is a free tool that people can download as of today to help them determine if their PC is able to upgrade to and run Windows 7.
Windows7 will have a Windows XP mode, XPM is built on the next generation Microsoft Virtual PC 7 product line, which requires processor-based virtualization support (Intel and AMD) to be present and enabled on the underlying PC. To run Windows XP in Windows7, users needs a fully licensed copy of Windows XP with Service Pack 3 (SP3). It will be made available, for free, to users of Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate editions via a download from the Microsoft web site.
Windows7 is built on top of Windows Vista code base and hence it offer the same level of security that Windows Vista offer and in addition to that Windows7 added some more new features to operating system security and streamline the annoying user account control. The default user account created during the installation in Windows 7 is a protected administrator that would be prompted only when programs try to make changes to the system’s configuration; when the user modifies the operating system settings, UAC does not raise any flag.
Microsoft inviting community authors to create course content for Microsoft’s upcoming operating system that is Windows7. This is the first time ever Microsoft learning opened it’s doors for community authors to write content for Microsoft products.
Tjeerd Veninga, MCT community lead , said
Through this program, MCTs, MVPs, our partners etc. can write courses and sell them to students all over the world. It’s a great way to grow your reputation and your revenue: over a third of the courses’ revenue goes to our authors. Just hear what Phil Webb has to say on the revenue potential at the end of the clip below, you could reach thousands of students around the world! And, you are still free to sell your course through other channels, these are non-exclusive deals.
Windows7 is the next version of Windows operating system by Microsoft and it is coming with a number of improvements over the previous versions of Windows operating system. Windows7 is more secure, stable as compare to previous version of Windows specially Windows Vista. From today i am starting a series of articles describing Windows7 features. I am going to cover one feature every day.
Windows7 comes with a new feature called AppLocker. We already heard about the BitLocker in Windows vista. AppLocker comes with Windows7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. AppLocker contains new capabilities and extensions that reduce administrative overhead and help administrators control how users can access and use files, such as .exe files, scripts, Windows Installer files (.msi and .msp files), and DLLs.
Administrators can define rules based on file attributes derived from the digital signature, including the publisher, product name, file name, and file version. AppLocker rules specify which files are allowed to run, files that are not included in AppLocker rules are not allowed to run. AppLocker also allows administrators to enforce AppLocker rules of Group or on individual users. AppLocker can be used with .exe files also, administrators can create exceptions to allows Administrator can also create exceptions for .exe files for example an administrator many allows users to run all windows processes expect regedit.exe.
AppLocker is very useful for those want to manage computers running in shared or inside organizations. AppLocker can be used to limit the number and type of files that are allowed to run by preventing unlicensed or malicious software from running and by restricting the ActiveX controls that are installed. AppLocker can greatly reduces the risk of information leaks via unauthorized softwares.
AppLocker can not be used to manage computers running earlier versions of Windows operating system. There is minimal performance degradation because of the runtime checks. By default, AppLocker rules do not allow users to open or run any files that are not specifically allowed. Administrators should maintain an up-to-date list of allowed applications.
Security is becoming a big concern for IT professionals and administrators. As Microsoft is coming with a new operating called Windows7, IT professionals and administrators are looking for a better security in Windows7 as compare to previous version of Windows operating. Recently Paul Cooke, Director, Windows Client Enterprise Security, Microsoft Corporation, written an article on Microsoft TechNet website describing fundamental security features and enhancements that will ship with Windows7.
Microsoft has finally confirmed that Release candidate of Windows7 will hit the Microsoft download website.
Steven Sinofsky, senior vice president, Windows and Windows Live Engineering Group, Said
This is the Beta of Windows 7, I have about 10 left, so if anybody didn’t download a copy, and incidentally we had in excess of 100,000 downloads in Australia alone, and several million around the world of Windows 7, so we have customers and partners testing it today. I have 10 left, both 32- and 64-bit, send me an email and I’ll send it to you. So we’re in the Beta timeframe now. In a couple of months we’re going to move in what we call the Release Candidate. That’s the next iteration, it’s a little bit more stable, less bugs in there. And then at some point in the next six to 12 months potentially, if all things considered equal, and we’re happy with the product, we’ll look to releasing it into the market for mainstream consumption, both for consumers and for businesses.
With Windows7 Microsoft offering a huge list of applications that can be disabled via “Turn Windows Features On or Off”. Windows7 testers also noticed that they can also turn off internet explorer in Windows7 .There are a number of features that can not be turned off with Windows Vista but the final version of Windows7 will allows users to turn off more applications. In addition to Windows Vista feature turn off list Microsoft has added following programs to turn off list :
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