Under The Hood Ranjana Jain IT Pro Evangelist Microsoft India MCSE, MCT, RHCE, CISSP, CIW Security Analyst

Windows 7 for End Users Get Going Quickly Upgrading a PC to Windows 7 Windows Easy Transfer Windows Anytime Upgrade

Windows 7 - Performance Startup and ShutdownResume from StandbyInternet Explorer® 8Search and IndexingReadyBoost™Local file copyUSB Device InsertionWindows Experience Index

Windows 7 - Relaibility Fault Tolerant Heap Process Reflection Driver sandboxing

Improved Battery Life Get Idle and Stay Idle Longer Adaptive Display Brightness Power-saving DVD Playback. Wake on Wireless LAN Smart Network Power. Battery Life Notification Power Efficiency Diagnostics.

Slide 6 Demo PowerCfg

Windows Vista Foundation Enhanced Auditing Make the system work well for standard users Administrators use full privilege only for administrative tasks File and registry virtualization helps applications that are not UAC compliant Streamlined User Account Control XML based Granular audit categories Detailed collection of audit results Simplified compliance management Fundamentally Secure Platform Security Development Lifecycle process Kernel Patch Protection Windows Service Hardening DEP & ASLR IE 8 inclusive Mandatory Integrity Controls

User Account Control User provides explicit consent before using elevated privilege Disabling UAC removes protections, not just consent prompt Users can do even more as a standard user Administrators will see fewer UAC Elevation Prompts Reduce the number of OS applications and tasks that require elevation Refactor applications into elevated/non-elevated pieces Flexible prompt behavior for administrators System Works for Standard UserSystem Works for Standard User All users, including administrators, run as Standard User by default Administrators use full privilege only for administrative tasks or applications

UAC & Enhanced Audit

Protecting Your Data BitLocker To Go Integrated Fingerprint Readers and Logon Backup and Restore System Restore

Windows Backup

System Restore

Backup and System Restore

Get More Out of Your Devices Devices and Printers

Device Stage

Troubleshooting Action Center Windows Troubleshooting Startup Repair

Action Center

Windows Troubleshooting

Action Center and Windows Troubleshooting

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