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Windows 7 Improved Search Relevance

arun — Sat, 08 May 2010 06:50:17 +0000

When searching for something, you probably want to find it quickly without spending a lot of effort wading through extraneous items. Windows 7 makes search results more relevant and easier to understand. The search engine uses an improved algorithm to determine relevance and rank results. Within your search results, words from the search query appear highlighted within snippets of file content, file names, file paths, and tags so you can easily see why they were included in your results.

It’s also simpler to specify where you want to search, whether it is in a specific folder on a hard disk drive or in a Library. Searches initiated from the Start menu look at all the data in your Libraries, while searches conducted from Windows Explorer look within the particular folder or Library that you’re already browsing.

In addition, the Query Builder feature—found in the Search box in Windows Explorer—helps you search smarter by presenting dynamic filter suggestions that help you narrow your results. The Query Builder uses the properties and meta data of your documents to help you refine your search results. For example, you can refine a search in your Documents Library by date modified or document type you are looking for. The Search box also shows you a list of your recent searches in case you want to run them again.

Facts About Windows 7

arun — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 06:47:22 +0000

PCs are an integral part of the daily lives of billions of people around the world. They are used for more functions than anyone could have imagined just a few years ago, and as PCs become more deeply woven into our everyday lives, our expectations keep increasing.

With Windows 7, you told us what you expect from a PC. And we listened. In Windows 7 we’ve developed hundreds of little improvements and a few big ones that add up, frankly, to a whole lot less. Less waiting, less clicks, less hassle connecting to devices, less power consumed and less overall complexity. And with less of what you don’t need, your PC running Windows 7 will help you do more by making everyday tasks simpler and easier.

We’ve made it easier to add PCs to your home network, share fi les between networked PCs, and use and manage other connected devices like cell phones, cameras, and MP3 players. Even browsing the Internet is easier thanks to improvements in Windows Internet Explorer 8.

You asked for improvements in the basic fundamentals like performance, responsiveness, safety, reliability, and compatibility. We designed Windows 7 to start up, shut down, and resume from sleep quickly so you don’t have to wait as long to get stuff done. Even better, you’ll fi nd innovative ways to safeguard your personal data—all while getting more ways to personalize your PC and make it truly your own.

With Windows 7, we’ve also made new things possible. You’ll fi nd fresh ways to enjoy and share your music, photos, video, and recorded TV when and where you want regardless of how or where it’s stored. Windows 7 gives you more ways to access your data and work productively from any location including making it easier to connect to wireless networks. In the enterprise, the role of the PC is evolving just as quickly as it is in the home. With Windows 7, IT professionals have more ways to help their people get more done—more securely and from more locations while still maintaining control over increasingly complex computing environments.

Windows 7 Short Cut Keys

arun — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 07:00:59 +0000

From Desktop

1. Windows Key + Tab : Aero [press Tab to cycle between Windows]
2. Windows Key + E : Windows Explorer is launched.
3. Windows Key + R : Run Command is launched.
4. Windows Key + F : Search (which is there in previous Windows versions too)
5. Windows Key + X : Mobility Center
6. Windows Key + L : Lock Computer (It is there from the earlier versions as well)
7. Windows Key + U : Launches Ease of Access
8. Windows Key + P : Projector
9. Windows Key + T : Cycle Super Taskbar Items
10. Windows Key + S : OneNote Screen Clipping Tool [requires OneNote]
11. Windows Key + M : Minimize All Windows
12. Windows Key + D : Show/Hide Desktop
13. Windows Key + Up : Maximize Current Window
14. Windows Key + Down : Restore Down / Minimize Current Windows
15. Windows Key + Left : Tile Current Window to the Left
16. Windows Key + Right : Tile Current Windows to the Right
[Continue pressing the Left and Right keys to rotate the window as well]
17. Windows Key + # (# is any number) : Quickly Launch a new instance of the application in the Nth slot on the taskbar. Example Win+1 launches first pinned app, Win+2 launches second, etc.
18. Windows Key + = : Launches the Magnifier
19. Windows Key + Plus : Zoom in
20. Windows Key + Minus : Zooms out
21. Windows Key + Space : Peek at the desktop
From Windows Explorer

22. Alt + Up : Go up one level
23. Alt + Left/ Right : Back/ Forward
24. Alt + P : Show/hide Preview Pane
Taskbar modifiers

25. Shift + Click on icon : Open a new instance
26. Middle click on icon : Open a new instance
27. Ctrl + Shift + Click on icon : Open a new instance with Admin privileges
28. Shift + Right-click on icon : Show window menu (Restore / Minimize / Move / etc). Note: Normally you can just right-click on the window thumbnail to get this menu.
29. Shift + Right-click on grouped icon : Menu with Restore All / Minimize All / Close All, etc.
30. Ctrl + Click on grouped icon : Cycle between the windows (or tabs) in the group