1. Desktop
   1. Taskbar
      1. StartMenu
      2. Taskband
         1. Window manager
         2. App Resolvers
         3. Every app or shortcut gets an AppID
         4. Jump Lists
            1. Custom
            2. Automatic
      3. Notification area
   2. Device Stage
   3. Problem Steps Recorder
      1. All steps + screenshots in 1 zipped mht / XML file
   4. Window Management
      1. Top/right/left window dragging
      2. Show Desktop
      3. Aero Shake
      4. Keyboard shortcuts
         1. Win+Up Arrow : maximize window
         2. Win+Down Arrow : to restore or minimize window
         3. Win+Left Arrow : docking to the left
         4. Win+Right Arrow : docking to the right
         5. Win+Space : Peeking at the desktop
         6. Win+Shift+Arrow : to move windows between displays
         7. Win + Home : to minimize all windows but the active one
         8. Win + Number : start new instance of pinned taskbar item.
         9. Win + P : manage multiple screens & projector
         10. Win + X : Windows mobility center
         11. Win + T : to move focus to the taskbar
         12. Win + +/- : Zoom in or out
         13. Shift + Esc : cycle through open windows
      5. Floating Gadgets
   5. Explorer
      1. Schema.JPG
      2. Libraries
         1. Win7_Libraries.JPG
      3. Federated search : client search of remote data
         1. FederatedSearch.JPG
      4. Multimedia
         1. Play AAC audio, H.264, DiVX and AVHDC video
         2. Digital Living Room Network Alliance (DLNA) standard
         3. Windows Media Center
            1. new Internet TV features
            2. HomeGroup networking
      5. Calculator updated, Ribbon paint & Wordpad
      6. Sticky Notes
      7. Shift opening multiple Instances same program
      8. WordPad compatible with Open XML but also with OpenDocument.
      9. Run with Elevated Rights
      10. Open second application while pressing Shift
      11. Application Windows Switching
      12. Pin Your Favorite Folders
      13. Starting Explorer from “My Computer”
   6. Multitouch
   7. new Magnifier
   8. CommandLine
      1. Shift Open Command Prompt Here
   9. Fonts
      1. “Install” button in font viewer applet that takes care of the font installation process
      2. New font Gabriola
   10. Internet Explorer
   11. ClearType Text Tuning and Display Color Calibration : cttune.exe and dccw.exe
   12. ISO Burning
   13. New Troubleshooting platform
       1. troubleshooting packs
          1. XML Manifests
          2. Powershell scripts
       2. troubleshooting engine
          1. Executes troubleshooting packs
       3. troubleshooting wizard
          1. Analyzes problem
2. Deployment
   1. DISM
      1. dism.exe
         1. /get-wininfo /mount-wim /unmount-wim /get-mountedwiminfo
         2. /get-features /get-apps
         3. /get-drivers /add-driver /remove-driver /driver:path to inf
         4. /get-packages /add-package /remove-package
         5. /get-intl /set-uilang
         6. /apply-unattend
         7. /discard /commit
   2. Dynamic Driver Provisioning
   3. Multicast Multiple Stream Transfer
   4. WAIK
      1. USMT
         1. Hardlinks
   5. Native VHD Bootable Support
      1. Attach VHD image
         1. diskpart
         2. select vdisk file=path
         3. attach vdisk
   6. Install from a USB
   7. Create a system repair disc
3. Security
   1. Customizable UAC
      1. Consent prompt for admin accounts: admin approval mode
      2. Credential prompt for user
      3. Reduced UAC prompts
   2. Bitlocker
      1. BitLocker ToGo
         1. password
         2. smart card
         3. Explorer integrated
         4. Can be enforced via GPO
      2. Full Volume Encryption since Vista SP1
      3. 2 disk partitions created automatically
      4. No Harddisk preparation needed
      5. CLI management via manage-bde.exe
   3. Firewall Profiles
      1. Multiple Active Firewall Policies
   4. AppLocker
      1. Eliminate unwanted programs
      2. Can be configured via GPO
      3. Configured by rules
         1. by Publisher
         2. by path
         3. by hash rule
         4. Automatically generated rules
         5. Default rules
   5. Windows Credentials
      1. Link local/domain user account to online account (ex Live.com)
   6. Action Center
4. Manageability
   1. Group Policy Preferences
   2. New GPO's & GPO Preferences
      1. Power Options
      2. Scheduled tasks
      3. Bitlocker eand Applocker
      4. to map network drives & place shortcuts
      5. Starter GPO's as template
   3. DirectAccess
      1. W2K8 R2, IPv6, IPSec needed
   4. Remote Server Administration Tools
   5. Backup Center
      1. manually define files/folders
      2. save data to a network volume
   6. XP Mode (formerly Virtual PC)
5. Powershell v2
   1. Remote management
   2. WSMAN protocol
6. Performance
   1. Fewer services to initialize.
   2. Initialize many services in parallel
   3. Each new window gets same amount of memory
   4. Fault-tolerant heaps
   5. Process reflection
   6. "Sandboxing" printer drivers
   7. Power Management: Extend battery life
      1. Timer Coalescing:cut back on background activities
      2. play back DVDs more efficiently
      3. Improved idle efficiency
      4. Trigger start services
      5. Device power management
         1. Adaptive Display Brightness
         2. Low Power Audio
         3. Bluetooth
         4. Networking
      6. Powercfg.exe
   8. 256 CPU support
   9. Defragmentation
      1. Windows disables defragmentation on SSD.
      2. Scheduled to automatically run periodically in the background
      3. By default, defragmentation disabled on Windows Server 2008 R2
7. Networking
   1. HomeGroups
   2. Easier Wi-Fi and Bluetooth setup
   3. WOW: Wake-On-WLan
   4. Sensors
   5. New features of Remote Assistance
      1. Connectivity improvements with transparent NAT traversal using Teredo and IPv6.
      2. standalone executable (Msra.exe)
      3. Enhanced security with mandatory password and integration with UAC
      4. Offer RA via IM scenario
      5. Easy Connect
      6. An improved RA connection wizard
      7. 2 modes of operation
         1. Solicited RA
            1. Solicited RA using Easy Connect
         2. Unsolicited RA
            1. Offer RA using DCOM
            2. msra /offerRA [computername or IP]
            3. Offer RA from Windows 7 to Windows XP is supported
      8. NAT traversal
         1. NAT traversal using Teredo and IPv6 is supported on Windows 7 to Windows 7 RA only
      9. GPO
   6. Microsoft P2P Collaboration Services
   7. PNRP
      1. Global clouds
      2. Link-local clouds
   8. IPv6
      1. hierarchical structure ->smaller routing tables
      2. QoS enhanced
      3. requires IPsec
      4. Terminology
         1. Node
         2. Host
         3. Router
         4. Link
         5. Neighbors
         6. Subnet
         7. Interface
      5. 128-bit (16 byte)
         1. unlike IPv4, no variable length subnet identifiers
         2. number high-order bits is almost always 64.
         3. no broadcast addresses like Ipv4
         4. Unicast
            1. Global Unicast Address
            2. global routing prefix:first 48 bits
            3. subnet ID: next 16 bits
            4. interface ID : other 64 bits
            5. Link-Local Unicast Address
            6. node communicating with neighboring nodes on same link
            7. Unique Local Unicast Address
            8. global to all sites within organization
            9. prefix always FD00::/8
            10. next 40 bits: randomly Global Id
            11. next 16 bits: Subnet Id
            12. last 64 bits: Interface Id
         5. Multicast
         6. Anycast
8. Hardware
   1. Windows Biometric Framework
      1. WBF Core Platform
         1. Windows Biometric Driver Interface (WBDI)
            1. User-mode driver framework (UMDF)
            2. Kernel-mode driver framework (KMDF)
            3. Windows Driver Model (WDM).
         2. Windows Biometric Service (WBS)
            1. Sensor adapter
            2. Engine adapter
            3. Storage adapter
         3. WBF API
      2. User experience components
         1. Discovery points
            1. Search
            2. Biometric Devices Control Panel
            3. Device Manager
         2. Application start points
         3. Management capabilities
         4. Supported end-to-end scenarios
      3. Management components
         1. Biometric Device Control Panel
         2. Biometrics System Management
      4. WBF component distribution
         1. Distribution by OEMs
         2. Windows Update
         3. Windows Solution Center
   2. Requirements
      1. RAM
9. Compatibility
   1. XP Native Mode