Windows 7

Although I don’t personally recommend this, there are some people out there who don’t want to bother with using a password to protect their Windows user account. Of course, using a password in Windows isn’t required, only suggested. But even if you don’t fill one in, you still have to click your…

Ari Smith from Next Generation Logistics talks about their FreightMaster product as well as their work with Dynamics AX, Dynamics NAV and Dynamics GP. In particular Ari tells us about their success building a WPF application and taking advantage of Windows 7 light up features such…

Bjorn Kuijt, from To-Increase, a global ISV and Microsoft Gold Certified partner specialize in Manufacturing, Warehouse Management & Distribution (WMD), Construction, Retail and Professional Services, discusses the use of MultiTouch capabilities of Windows 7 in ERP Forms, used…

The Windows 8 Boot experience will reflect the personality of Windows; it will be fast and fluid, seamless, and beautiful every time.

You’ve been hearing a lot about themes in Windows 7 lately, haven’t you? It’s probably because everyone and their brother is out there creating new theme packs for you to download. The latest one comes from Mike Swanson, a talented macro photographer known to his friends as the “desktop wallpaper”…

You've learned about many of the new features of the latest version of the Windows kernel in the Mark Russinovich Inside Windows 7 conversation here on Channel 9. One of Mark’s favorite kernel innovations is the way the Windows 7 kernel manages scheduling of threads and the underlying…

The new COM API for UI Automation (UIA) is a significant advance over previous OS support for programmatic access to UI from native code. The Windows 7 UI Automation API also introduces new support for ARIA properties, virtualized controls, and customizable patterns. This presentation also shares…

How has Windows evolved, as a general purpose operating system and at the lowest levels, in Windows 7? Who better to talk to than Technical Fellow and Windows Kernel guru Mark Russinovich? Here, Mark enlightens us on the new kernel constructs in Windows 7 (and, yeah, we do wander up into user…

Together, we can increase customer enthusiasm, satisfaction and loyalty by designing user experiences that are both desirable and harmonious. In this session we introduce the Windows User Experience Principles approach to shipping software. Along the way we share stories and lessons learned along…

Check out the Windows area on 9 for more great Windows 7 content, all rolled up into a nice experience!Last month at the CEDIA EXPO trade show in Atlanta, Microsoft made a major announcement regarding CableCARDs: the company announced that consumers would now be able to install digital…