Microsoft released Windows 7 with an aim to a better than ever operating system with numerous built-in and unbeatable features and they have proved it with the release of Windows 7.
Several additions and modifications like improved desktop, customizable background themes, more enhanced taskbar and many others has made it quite popular amongst the users.
The new features of Windows 7 desktop makes it easier for users to systematize and manage multiple windows, by allowing users to toggle easily between open windows and running applications. There is no need to use a single image as desktop background rather; one can enjoy a slide show of pictures on the desktop background. Users can place gadgets anywhere on the desktop in theway they like and minimize all the open windows in one move by using the Aero Shake feature, leaving the window which is being used, intact.
Themes of the desktop can be changed as per user’s choice. A theme is basically a combination of images, sounds and colors stored on a computer. Some of its components are the screensaver, desktop background, and others. If the user does not like any of its components like the sound scheme, or the desktop background, he can modify it as per his own convenience. He can also use or share the modified theme with his friends.
Microsoft has also promised that the new taskbar will still undergo a number of changes and several bundled applications would be unbundled and provided with Windows Live. The new taskbar still performs the same role of switching between windows, but it has been made more flexible and powerful than before. Now the user can pin their favorite applications anywhere on the taskbar for quick and easy access. Also, one can rearrange the icons in way he or she likes it by just clicking and dragging them. There are several exciting new ways to preview windows of running programs and open files by using the new taskbar. There are several other features of Windows 7 which gives a personal touch to your desktop.