Select the Start button, right-click Computer , and then select Properties. The version of Windows 7 is displayed next to System type. Some antivirus software might prevent SP1 from installing or slow down the installation. You can temporarily disable your antivirus software before the installation.
Follow the instructions to install the update. If any important updates are found, select the link to view available updates. Install any important updates and then follow these steps again to check for SP1.
Select Install updates. You might be asked for an admin password or to confirm your choice. After SP1 is installed, sign in to your PC. You might see a notification indicating whether the update was successful. If you disabled your antivirus software before the installation, make sure you turn it back on.
Windows Media Player's mini mode looks much slicker, emphasizing the album art--sometimes at the expense of clearly seeing the controls, but it's a definite improvement. The new Device Stage makes managing peripherals significantly easier, combining printers, phones, and portable media players into one window. A large photo of the peripheral summarizes important device stats and makes it easy to identify which devices you're using.
Device Stage can also be used to preset common tasks, such as synchronization. Device Stage support for older devices makes one of Windows 7's best features applicable to peripherals and externals that don't need to be upgraded.
One annoying change is that Bluetooth driver support no longer comes baked into the operating system. If you need a Bluetooth driver, you'll either need the installation disc on hand or you'll have to go download it. Search, touch screens, and XP mode Windows 7's native search feature has been improved. Files added to the hard drive were indexed so fast that they were searchable less than 5 seconds later.
Search result snippets now include a longer snippet, and highlight the snippet more clearly. This should appeal specifically to people who juggle large numbers of long documents, but it's a useful feature for anybody who wants to find files faster. However, the search field is available by default only in the Start menu and in Windows Explorer, and cannot be easily added to the taskbar.
Touch-screen features worked surprisingly well. The hardware sometimes misread some of the multitouch gestures, occasionally confusing rotating an image, for example, with zooming in or out of the image. Overall, though, there were few difficulties in performing the basic series of gestures that Microsoft promotes, and this places Windows 7 in an excellent position for the future, as more and more computers are released with multitouch abilities. Experts and people or companies who hope to use Windows 7 for business situations will appreciate the new XP Mode.
It doesn't have much of a practical application for the home consumer, but if you need to access programs designed for Windows XP that have not been upgraded to Windows Vista or 7, XP Mode creates a virtual environment within Windows 7 that should assuage any fears of upgrading without backward compatibility.
It's not easy to set up once you've downloaded the XP Mode installer. You'll need to double-check that you have the right hardware, and can get the right software.
Motherboards older than two years probably won't work, and even if you do have a newer one you might have to go into your BIOS and activate Hardware Virtualization. CPU-identification utilities are available from Microsoft that can tell you if you're in the clear or not.
However, if compatibility is the issue, this hassle will be worth it to you. Users will have full access to peripherals connected to their Windows 7 hardware, including printers, and the clipboard can be used to cut and paste between the virtual operating system and the "real" one.
Microsoft has tweaked the feature so that it's less intrusive, but it's not clear whether that means you're actually more or less secure than you were in Vista. UAC was one of the biggest changes in Vista. It tightened program access, but did it in such a way as to frustrate many owners of single-user computers.
Windows 7 provides more options for user customization of UAC. The default setting is to notify users only when programs try to make changes to the computer, one step below the most restrictive setting of Always Notify. Under Always Notify, anytime a program tries to access the Internet, or you try to make changes to the computer, Windows 7 will require user confirmation.
The second-least restrictive option doesn't dim the desktop when UAC is activated, and will only notify the user when programs try to make changes to the computer. When the desktop dims, Windows 7 is locking it down and preventing access. Never Notify is the most relaxed option, and is only recommended by Microsoft for programs that aren't compatible with UAC. UAC also displays a blue banner when confronted with a program from a known publisher versus a yellow banner and exclamation point when the program is from an unknown publisher.
The number of clicks it should take to use UAC safely has been reduced, However, it's important to note that it's a less aggressive default posture by UAC. A less glitzy, but no less important, change to how removable drives are handled also can affect your media. This kills off a risky vector for malware infections that has been the bane of many security experts. Although Microsoft is working on a revamp of its antivirus and antimalware program, now called Microsoft Security Essentials, it won't be bundled with Windows 7.
Users are still required to download a third-party antivirus and antimalware program, although the Windows Firewall remains intact. As with many features in Windows 7 that have been carried over from Windows Vista, people will notice there's far more granular settings control than before. Features like filtering outbound traffic, which were available in Vista but not exposed, are easier to access in Windows 7. Performance Windows 7 feels faster than Windows XP and Vista, but it turns out that's not always the case--sometimes, it's the slowest out of the three operating systems.
However, it was slower than XP and Vista for both booting up cold by a bit more than 1 second, and slower than either of its predecessors in its Microsoft Office performance. If you still live in the past with your Windows XP or Vista, or you're just not too keen on the new Windows 10, the best thing you can do is download Windows 7 to your PC, the ideal operating system for personal computers on which your going to combine leisure and work.
However, take into account that whenever Microsoft fancies, it will stop supporting this OS and will forget about implementing security improvements, so you won't be able to update it. In any case, don't expect to download the ISO of this software for free because, even if there already newer versions available, you'll still have to pay its full price.
Just a year after its initial release, it received its first major update, Service Pack 1 SP1 that corrects certain errors and security issues found in its code. Furthermore, it also comes along with different versions that adapt perfectly to the needs of every kind of users:. What hardware configuration is necessary to run Windows 7 on a PC? Don't go too mad trying to figure it out, here are the technical specifications necessary on your computer to make it run appropriately:.
Before you can install Microsoft or Office you need to associate it with a Microsoft account, or work or school account. If you have an Office for home product and bought Office at a retail store or online store, but don't have a Microsoft account, it's possible you haven't redeemed your product key yet if you got one , or you missed the step for linking your recent purchase with an account.
Do the following to link an account with Office. For an Office for home product, go to office. Your account is successfully associated with Office when you see the page, My Office Account followed by your Microsoft account email address, and a button to install Office. Select the PC or Mac tabs above to help you with the rest of the install process. If the Microsoft account or work or school account isn't working, see I forgot the username or password for the account I use with Office.
After signing in with your work or school account you don't see an option to install the desktop applications on the Microsoft home page, go directly to the Microsoft Software page instead. Select the language and bit-version you want PC users can choose between bit and bit , and then click Install. See Step 2 and 3 on the PC or Mac tabs above to help you with the rest of the install process. If you still don't see an option to install Office on the Microsoft Software page, it's possible your admin hasn't assigned a license to you.
Find out if you have a license to install Office. If you're a student or teacher and your institution didn't give you a license, find out if you're eligible to Get Microsoft for free. If you're trying to sign in with your work or school account to www. To install Office, try signing in directly to the Microsoft Software page instead. See Steps 2 and 3 on the PC or Mac tabs above to help you with the rest of the install process.
Not all versions of Office include a key, but if yours did, you need to redeem it before you can install Office. Follow the remaining prompts to finish linking your Microsoft account with this version of Office. No product key or not sure if you need one?
See Using product keys with Office. The steps in this topic assume you have Microsoft or Office and you're ready to install or reinstall it. Don't have the latest version yet? Learn more about the differences between Microsoft and non-subscription versions. Installation help for older versions of Office:. Office , Office , or Office Office for Mac Office For Microsoft subscriptions only: You can install Office on all your devices and be signed in to five at the same time.
To learn more, see How sign in works in Microsoft If you have Microsoft Family, you can also share your Microsoft Family subscription with up to five family members or other people. Each person can install Office on all their devices and be signed in to five at the same time.
However, you may transfer Office to another computer that belongs to you if you experience a hardware failure or you buy a new computer. For more information, see the Microsoft License Terms for your product, or see this blog post, Office now transferable. If you're not sure, see Check if you have local admin rights to install Office. If you bought a stand-alone version of an Office app, for example Visio or Word, in most cases you install this app in the same way you install the Office suite, by signing in to www.
The Office apps are available to install on your iPhone and iPad, Android device, or Windows phone and tablet. See Set up Office apps and email on a mobile device. If Office seems to be taking a very long time to install, this may be caused by problems with your internet connection, firewall, or anti-virus software. For possible solutions, see Office is taking long to install. Office can also take long to install because of a slow internet connection such as a dial-up connection.
If you don't have a good connection, install Office using the Use the Office offline installer. Office won't install: Your computer must be running a supported operating system to install Office. You can find a list of which systems are supported on the system requirements page.
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