Questions tagged [windows-7]

Windows 7 is the Microsoft PC operating system released in October 2009, and reached End Of Life on January 14, 2020. It is the successor to Windows Vista and has been succeeded by Windows 8. It shared the same UI style as Windows Vista, but was based on an incrementally newer version of the NT kernel (6.1, from 6.0) and was released in 6 major editions for both home and professional use.

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Windows 7 is Microsoft's PC operating system which was released in October 2009 and reached End Of Life on January 14, 2020. Intended to be an incremental upgrade to the Windows line, Windows 7 is compatible with applications and hardware with which Windows Vista is already compatible. Features include multi-touch support, a redesigned Windows Shell with a new taskbar, referred to as the Superbar, a home networking system called HomeGroup, and performance improvements.

###What is Windows 7?

Your PC, simplified

You told us to make Windows simpler and easier to use. We listened. Windows 7 has better ways to find and manage files—like Jump Lists and improved taskbar previews—to help you speed through everyday tasks. It's designed for faster and more reliable performance, so your PC just works the way you want it to. With 64-bit support, you can take full advantage of the latest powerful PCs. And great features like HomeGroup, Windows Media Center, and Windows Touch make new things possible.

- From microsoft.com: What is Windows 7

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###Minimum hardware requirements:

Architecture    32-bit                  64-bit
Processor       1 GHz 32-bit processor  1 GHz 64-bit processor
Memory (RAM)    1 GB                    2 GB
HDD free space  16 GB free space        20 GB free space
Graphics card   DirectX 9 graphics processor with WDDM driver model 1.0
Optical drive   DVD drive (only to install from DVD media)
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System process (PID 4) constantly accessing the hard disk

Recently I noticed some of our machines are getting sluggish, mainly after boot-up. Using the Resource Monitor I detected excessive disk access from the system process with PID 4. Following some tips, I disabled the anti-virus on the System Volume…
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Set permissions recursively on Windows 7

I've just recently installed Windows 7, and I'm trying to set up a network share to be accessible by everyone on my (home) network. I'm used to XP, so it's taking me a little while to get used to the new way of sharing folders and setting…
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Reset Windows 7 computer to a clean state on reboot

We have a bunch of Windows 7 computers deployed at remote locations. To keep things consistent and reduce troubleshooting, we'd like to reboot them daily and reset to a clean state on reboot. Is it possible to keep a partition with a disk image…
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Application does not run for domain admins

I have an interesting problem I have been dealing with for 2 days now. I have an application connectship warehouse shipping v 6.5 running on Windows 7. I have been in contact with customer service and they unfortunately could not find a solution…
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Run BGInfo At Startup For All Users

I have a Windows 7 image which I intend to deploy across a business. For simplicity I intend to install BGInfo on each machine and have it update each time a user logs in. From what I can see, when BGInfo creates a configuration file, the file…
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If I install Windows7 RC, will I need to repave later?

I'm thinking of installing Windows7 RC. I'm wondering if the auto-updates along with a production licencense will be sufficient to convert the RC to the RTM. Or will I have to reinstall?
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Best way to handle UNC network share time out under Windows 7?

Currently, there is a 40 second delay when accessing an unavailable UNC network share on Windows 7. Is there a method to reduce this delay to something less painful, like 20 seconds? Or, is there some method to eliminate this delay altogether?
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As a developer, should I upgrade to Windows 7, if so... what reasons should I give to management?

Windows 7 will be available for MSDN subscribers on August 6th. I would like to upgrade but I need to get approval from management, currently only a few other developers and I are running Vista in the office. What would be the best reasons for a…
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How do I get Windows 7 wallpaper to display the company logo properly?

Windows 7 is not displaying our company background properly. Curves show pixelation and straight lines are jagged. I'm working with a scalable vector graphics (SVG) image that I've exported to the same resolution (pixel dimensions, to be technical)…
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Error: "All disks holding extents for a given volume must have the same sector size, and the sector size must be valid."

I was trying to create a mirrored drive in Disk Management, but I kept on getting this error: "All disks holding extents for a given volume must have the same sector size, and the sector size must be valid."
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Force logoff of idle users on Windows 7 workstation with fast user switching enabled

We have mission-critical Windows 7 workstations on our network that must be available to any user at any time, even when it has been locked by a prior user. Thus, we have fast user switching enabled. Unfortunately, it's not unusual for us to have…
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Replacement for NewSID when working with Windows 7?

Is there a replacement for the old SysInternals NewSID utility that will work for Windows 7? I found out the hard way that NewSID will totally hose a Windows 7 setup (BSOD on reboot). Apparently the same problem occurs for Windows Server 2008 R2.…
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Set default wallpaper for all users in Win7?

I'm looking for a way to standardize the default wallpaper on all PCs that get imaged and deployed to employees. We want to set a company wallpaper as part of the imaging process but we do not want to prevent the end user from being able to change…
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Is it possible to upgrade windows 7 Pro (Volume License) to Enterprise without rebuilding

is it possible to upgrade windows 7 pro (volume license) to enterprise without rebuilding the whole pc. i would use anytime upgrade but it's not available on the volume license edition.
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Windows 7 loses web connectivity, but nothing else

I'm having a really, really weird issue with one of the Windows 7 laptops in our office. When it connected to our office network (either by WiFi or cabled connection), everything except browsing the web works fine. It can receive emails via…
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