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231 relations: Action Center, Active Directory, Advanced Vector Extensions, Advanced Video Coding, Amazon (company), AMD APU, Antivirus software, AOL, API, Apple Inc., Arbitrary code execution, Ars Technica, Athlon, Backgammon, Backporting, Backup and Restore, Bill Gates, BitLocker, BitTorrent, Blaster (computer worm), BlueKeep, Booting, BrowserChoice.eu, Buzzle, Calendar (Windows), Canada, CBC News, Central processing unit, Chromium (web browser), Circana, ClearType, CNET, Commercial software, Computer architecture, Computer compatibility, Computer security, Computer Weekly, Computerworld, Consumer Electronics Show, Control Panel (Windows), Desktop metaphor, Development hell, Development of Windows Vista, Device driver, Direct2D, Direct3D, DirectAccess, DirectWrite, DirectX, DirectX Graphics Infrastructure, ... Expand index (181 more) »
- IA-32 operating systems
- Products and services discontinued in 2020
- Windows NT
- X86-64 operating systems
Action Center
Action Center is a notification center included with Windows Phone 8.1, Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile.
See Windows 7 and Action Center
Active Directory
Active Directory (AD) is a directory service developed by Microsoft for Windows domain networks.
See Windows 7 and Active Directory
Advanced Vector Extensions
Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX, also known as Gesher New Instructions and then Sandy Bridge New Instructions) are SIMD extensions to the x86 instruction set architecture for microprocessors from Intel and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).
See Windows 7 and Advanced Vector Extensions
Advanced Video Coding
Advanced Video Coding (AVC), also referred to as H.264 or MPEG-4 Part 10, is a video compression standard based on block-oriented, motion-compensated coding.
See Windows 7 and Advanced Video Coding
Amazon (company)
Amazon.com, Inc., doing business as Amazon, is an American multinational technology company, engaged in e-commerce, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
See Windows 7 and Amazon (company)
AMD APU
AMD Accelerated Processing Unit (APU), formerly known as Fusion, is a series of 64-bit microprocessors from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), combining a general-purpose AMD64 central processing unit (CPU) and 3D integrated graphics processing unit (IGPU) on a single die.
Antivirus software
Antivirus software (abbreviated to AV software), also known as anti-malware, is a computer program used to prevent, detect, and remove malware.
See Windows 7 and Antivirus software
AOL
AOL (stylized as Aol., formerly a company known as AOL Inc. and originally known as America Online) is an American web portal and online service provider based in New York City, and a brand marketed by Yahoo! Inc. The service traces its history to an online service known as PlayNET.
API
An is a way for two or more computer programs or components to communicate with each other.
Apple Inc.
Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, in Silicon Valley.
Arbitrary code execution
In computer security, arbitrary code execution (ACE) is an attacker's ability to run any commands or code of the attacker's choice on a target machine or in a target process.
See Windows 7 and Arbitrary code execution
Ars Technica
Ars Technica is a website covering news and opinions in technology, science, politics, and society, created by Ken Fisher and Jon Stokes in 1998.
See Windows 7 and Ars Technica
Athlon
Athlon is the brand name applied to a series of x86-compatible microprocessors designed and manufactured by AMD.
Backgammon
Backgammon is a two-player board game played with counters and dice on tables boards.
Backporting
Backporting is the action of taking parts from a newer version of a software system or software component and porting them to an older version of the same software.
Backup and Restore
Backup and Restore (formerly Backup and Restore Center) is the primary backup component of Windows Vista and Windows 7.
See Windows 7 and Backup and Restore
Bill Gates
William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American business magnate best known for co-founding the software company Microsoft with his childhood friend Paul Allen.
BitLocker
BitLocker is a full volume encryption feature included with Microsoft Windows versions starting with Windows Vista.
BitTorrent
BitTorrent, also referred to as simply torrent, is a communication protocol for peer-to-peer file sharing (P2P), which enables users to distribute data and electronic files over the Internet in a decentralized manner.
Blaster (computer worm)
Blaster (also known as Lovsan, Lovesan, or MSBlast) was a computer worm that spread on computers running operating systems Windows XP and Windows 2000 during August 2003.
See Windows 7 and Blaster (computer worm)
BlueKeep
BlueKeep is a security vulnerability that was discovered in Microsoft's Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) implementation, which allows for the possibility of remote code execution.
Booting
In computing, booting is the process of starting a computer as initiated via hardware such as a button on the computer or by a software command.
BrowserChoice.eu
BrowserChoice.eu was a website created by Microsoft in March 2010 following a decision in the European Union Microsoft competition case.
See Windows 7 and BrowserChoice.eu
Buzzle
Buzzle was the largest Apple reseller in Australia, the result of the amalgamation of several resellers.
Calendar (Windows)
Calendar is a personal calendar application made by Microsoft for Microsoft Windows.
See Windows 7 and Calendar (Windows)
Canada
Canada is a country in North America.
CBC News
CBC News is a division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the news gathering and production of news programs on the corporation's English-language operations, namely CBC Television, CBC Radio, CBC News Network, and CBC.ca.
Central processing unit
A central processing unit (CPU), also called a central processor, main processor, or just processor, is the most important processor in a given computer.
See Windows 7 and Central processing unit
Chromium (web browser)
Chromium is a free and open-source web browser project, primarily developed and maintained by Google.
See Windows 7 and Chromium (web browser)
Circana
Circana, formerly known as IRI Worldwide and The NPD Group (previously National Purchase Diary Panel Inc. and NPD Research Inc.) is an American market research and technology company.
ClearType
ClearType is Microsoft's implementation of subpixel rendering technology in rendering text in a font system.
CNET
CNET (short for "Computer Network") is an American media website that publishes reviews, news, articles, blogs, podcasts, and videos on technology and consumer electronics globally.
Commercial software
Commercial software, or seldom payware, is a computer software that is produced for sale or that serves commercial purposes.
See Windows 7 and Commercial software
Computer architecture
In computer science and computer engineering, computer architecture is a description of the structure of a computer system made from component parts.
See Windows 7 and Computer architecture
Computer compatibility
A family of computer models is said to be compatible if certain software that runs on one of the models can also be run on all other models of the family.
See Windows 7 and Computer compatibility
Computer security
Computer security (also cybersecurity, digital security, or information technology (IT) security) is the protection of computer systems and networks from threats that may result in unauthorized information disclosure, theft of (or damage to) hardware, software, or data, as well as from the disruption or misdirection of the services they provide.
See Windows 7 and Computer security
Computer Weekly
Computer Weekly is a digital magazine and website for IT professionals in the United Kingdom.
See Windows 7 and Computer Weekly
Computerworld
Computerworld (abbreviated as CW) is an ongoing decades-old professional publication which in 2014 "went digital." Its audience is information technology (IT) and business technology professionals, and is available via a publication website and as a digital magazine.
See Windows 7 and Computerworld
Consumer Electronics Show
CES (formerly an initialism for Consumer Electronics Show) is an annual trade show organized by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA).
See Windows 7 and Consumer Electronics Show
Control Panel (Windows)
Control Panel is a component of Microsoft Windows that provides the ability to view and change system settings.
See Windows 7 and Control Panel (Windows)
Desktop metaphor
In computing, the desktop metaphor is an interface metaphor which is a set of unifying concepts used by graphical user interfaces to help users interact more easily with the computer.
See Windows 7 and Desktop metaphor
Development hell
Development hell, also known as development purgatory or development limbo, is media and software industry jargon for a project, concept, or idea that remains in a stage of early development for a long time because of legal, technical, or artistic challenges.
See Windows 7 and Development hell
Development of Windows Vista
The development of Windows Vista began in May 2001, prior to the release of Microsoft's Windows XP operating system, and continued until November 2006.
See Windows 7 and Development of Windows Vista
Device driver
In the context of an operating system, a device driver is a computer program that operates or controls a particular type of device that is attached to a computer or automaton.
See Windows 7 and Device driver
Direct2D
Direct2D is a 2D vector graphics application programming interface (API) designed by Microsoft and implemented in Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, and also Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 (with Platform Update installed).
Direct3D
Direct3D is a graphics application programming interface (API) for Microsoft Windows.
DirectAccess
DirectAccess, also known as Unified Remote Access, is a VPN technology that provides intranet connectivity to client computers when they are connected to the Internet.
See Windows 7 and DirectAccess
DirectWrite
DirectWrite is a text layout and glyph rendering API by Microsoft.
DirectX
Microsoft DirectX is a collection of application programming interfaces (APIs) for handling tasks related to multimedia, especially game programming and video, on Microsoft platforms.
DirectX Graphics Infrastructure
DirectX Graphics Infrastructure (DXGI) is a user-mode component of Microsoft Windows (for Windows Vista and above) which provides a mapping between particular graphics APIs such as Direct3D 10.0 and above (known in DXGI parlance as producers) and the graphics kernel, which in turn interfaces with the user-mode Windows Display Driver Model driver.
See Windows 7 and DirectX Graphics Infrastructure
DVD
The DVD (common abbreviation for digital video disc or digital versatile disc) is a digital optical disc data storage format.
Emerging market
An emerging market (or an emerging country or an emerging economy) is a market that has some characteristics of a developed market, but does not fully meet its standards.
See Windows 7 and Emerging market
Encrypting File System
The Encrypting File System (EFS) on Microsoft Windows is a feature introduced in version 3.0 of NTFS that provides filesystem-level encryption.
See Windows 7 and Encrypting File System
Engadget
Engadget is a technology news, reviews and analysis website offering daily coverage of gadgets, consumer electronics, video games, gaming hardware, apps, social media, streaming, AI, space, robotics, electric vehicles and other potentially consumer-facing technology.
ExtremeTech
ExtremeTech is a technology weblog, launched in June 2001, which focuses on hardware, computer software, science and other technologies.
Fairfax Media
Fairfax Media was a media company in Australia and New Zealand, with investments in newspaper, magazines, radio and digital properties.
See Windows 7 and Fairfax Media
Features new to Windows 7
Some of the new features included in Windows 7 are advancements in touch, speech and handwriting recognition, support for virtual hard disks, support for additional file formats, improved performance on multi-core processors, improved boot performance, and kernel improvements.
See Windows 7 and Features new to Windows 7
Financial Times
The Financial Times (FT) is a British daily newspaper printed in broadsheet and also published digitally that focuses on business and economic current affairs.
See Windows 7 and Financial Times
Forbes
Forbes is an American business magazine founded by B. C. Forbes in 1917 and owned by Hong Kong-based investment group Integrated Whale Media Investments since 2014.
Fork (software development)
In software engineering, a project fork happens when developers take a copy of source code from one software package and start independent development on it, creating a distinct and separate piece of software.
See Windows 7 and Fork (software development)
Future US
Future US, Inc. (formerly known as Imagine Media and The Future Network USA) is an American media corporation specializing in targeted magazines and websites in the video games, music, and technology markets.
Ghacks
Ghacks Technology News is a technology blog created by Martin Brinkmann in October 2005.
Gizmodo
Gizmodo is a design, technology, science, and science fiction website.
Google Chrome
Google Chrome is a web browser developed by Google.
See Windows 7 and Google Chrome
Graphics card
A graphics card (also called a video card, display card, graphics accelerator, graphics adapter, VGA card/VGA, video adapter, display adapter, or colloquially GPU) is a computer expansion card that generates a feed of graphics output to a display device such as a monitor.
See Windows 7 and Graphics card
Handwriting recognition
Handwriting recognition (HWR), also known as handwritten text recognition (HTR), is the ability of a computer to receive and interpret intelligible handwritten input from sources such as paper documents, photographs, touch-screens and other devices.
See Windows 7 and Handwriting recognition
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and the seventh and final novel in the Harry Potter series.
See Windows 7 and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
HDMI
High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is a proprietary audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed video data and compressed or uncompressed digital audio data from an HDMI-compliant source device, such as a display controller, to a compatible computer monitor, video projector, digital television, or digital audio device.
Hearst Communications
Hearst Communications, Inc. (often referred to simply as Hearst and formerly known as Hearst Corporation) is an American multinational mass media and business information conglomerate based in Hearst Tower in Midtown Manhattan in New York City.
See Windows 7 and Hearst Communications
Hybrid kernel
A hybrid kernel is an operating system kernel architecture that attempts to combine aspects and benefits of microkernel and monolithic kernel architectures used in operating systems.
See Windows 7 and Hybrid kernel
Hyper-threading
Hyper-threading (officially called Hyper-Threading Technology or HT Technology and abbreviated as HTT or HT) is Intel's proprietary simultaneous multithreading (SMT) implementation used to improve parallelization of computations (doing multiple tasks at once) performed on x86 microprocessors.
See Windows 7 and Hyper-threading
IA-32
IA-32 (short for "Intel Architecture, 32-bit", commonly called i386) is the 32-bit version of the x86 instruction set architecture, designed by Intel and first implemented in the 80386 microprocessor in 1985.
InkBall
InkBall is a computer game that is included with Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 and Windows Vista except the Starter and Home Basic editions.
Interix
Interix was an optional, POSIX-conformant Unix subsystem for Windows NT operating systems.
International Data Group
International Data Group (IDG, Inc.) is a market intelligence and demand generation company focused on the technology industry.
See Windows 7 and International Data Group
Internet Explorer 10
Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) is the tenth, and by now, discontinued, version of the Internet Explorer web browser and the successor to Internet Explorer 9, released by Microsoft on September 4, 2012.
See Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 10
Internet Explorer 11
Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) is the eleventh and final version of the Internet Explorer web browser.
See Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 11
Internet Explorer 8
Windows Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) is a web browser for Windows. Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 8 are 2009 software.
See Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 8
Internet Key Exchange
In computing, Internet Key Exchange (IKE, versioned as IKEv1 and IKEv2) is the protocol used to set up a security association (SA) in the IPsec protocol suite.
See Windows 7 and Internet Key Exchange
JPEG XR
JPEG XR (JPEG extended range) is an image compression standard for continuous tone photographic images, based on the HD Photo (formerly Windows Media Photo) specifications that Microsoft originally developed and patented.
Kaby Lake
Kaby Lake is Intel's codename for its seventh generation Core microprocessor family announced on August 30, 2016.
Kernel (operating system)
The kernel is a computer program at the core of a computer's operating system and generally has complete control over everything in the system.
See Windows 7 and Kernel (operating system)
Legacy system
In computing, a legacy system is an old method, technology, computer system, or application program, "of, relating to, or being a previous or outdated computer system", yet still in use.
See Windows 7 and Legacy system
List of features removed in Windows 7
While Windows 7 contains many new features, a number of capabilities and certain programs that were a part of previous Windows versions up to Windows Vista were removed or changed.
See Windows 7 and List of features removed in Windows 7
Mac OS X Snow Leopard
Mac OS X Snow Leopard (version 10.6) (also referred to as OS X Snow Leopard) is the seventh major release of macOS, Apple's desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers. Windows 7 and mac OS X Snow Leopard are 2009 software, iA-32 operating systems and x86-64 operating systems.
See Windows 7 and Mac OS X Snow Leopard
Machine code
In computer programming, machine code is computer code consisting of machine language instructions, which are used to control a computer's central processing unit (CPU).
See Windows 7 and Machine code
MacOS
macOS, originally Mac OS X, previously shortened as OS X, is an operating system developed and marketed by Apple since 2001. Windows 7 and MacOS are x86-64 operating systems.
Mark Russinovich
Mark Eugene Russinovich (born December 22, 1966) is a Spanish-born American software engineer and author who serves as CTO of Microsoft Azure.
See Windows 7 and Mark Russinovich
Maximum PC
Maximum PC, formerly known as boot, is an American magazine and website published by Future US.
Mecklermedia
Mecklermedia (formerly Internet.com LLC, Jupitermedia Inc., Mediabistro Inc. and WebMediaBrands Corporation) was a U.S.-based corporation.
See Windows 7 and Mecklermedia
Michael Gartenberg
Michael Gartenberg is an American technology journalist, analyst and blogger.
See Windows 7 and Michael Gartenberg
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington.
Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Microsoft Defender Antivirus (formerly Windows Defender) is an antivirus software component of Microsoft Windows.
See Windows 7 and Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Microsoft Developer Network
Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) was the division of Microsoft responsible for managing the firm's relationship with developers and testers, such as hardware developers interested in the operating system (OS), and software developers developing on the various OS platforms or using the API or scripting languages of Microsoft's applications.
See Windows 7 and Microsoft Developer Network
Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge (or simply Edge) is a proprietary cross-platform web browser created by Microsoft.
See Windows 7 and Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office, or simply Office, is a family of client software, server software, and services developed by Microsoft.
See Windows 7 and Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office 2016
Microsoft Office 2016 (codenamed Office 16) is a version of the Microsoft Office productivity suite.
See Windows 7 and Microsoft Office 2016
Microsoft Press
Microsoft Press is the publishing arm of Microsoft, usually releasing books dealing with various current Microsoft technologies.
See Windows 7 and Microsoft Press
Microsoft Product Activation
Microsoft Product Activation is a DRM technology used by Microsoft Corporation in several of its computer software programs, most notably its Windows operating system and its Office productivity suite.
See Windows 7 and Microsoft Product Activation
Microsoft Security Essentials
Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) is a discontinued antivirus software (AV) product that provides protection against different types of malicious software, such as computer viruses, spyware, rootkits, and Trojan horses. Windows 7 and Microsoft Security Essentials are 2009 software.
See Windows 7 and Microsoft Security Essentials
Microsoft Store
The Microsoft Store (formerly known as the Windows Store) is a digital distribution platform operated by Microsoft.
See Windows 7 and Microsoft Store
Microsoft TechNet
Microsoft TechNet was a Microsoft web portal and web service for IT professionals.
See Windows 7 and Microsoft TechNet
Microsoft Update Catalog
The Microsoft Update Catalog is a website created by Microsoft that provides a list of patches, drivers and software for corporations to distribute over a network.
See Windows 7 and Microsoft Update Catalog
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a product line of proprietary graphical operating systems developed and marketed by Microsoft.
See Windows 7 and Microsoft Windows
Multi-core processor
A multi-core processor is a microprocessor on a single integrated circuit with two or more separate processing units, called cores (for example, dual-core or quad-core), each of which reads and executes program instructions.
See Windows 7 and Multi-core processor
Multi-touch
In computing, multi-touch is technology that enables a surface (a touchpad or touchscreen) to recognize the presence of more than one point of contact with the surface at the same time.
Neowin
Neowin is a technology news website.
Netbook
A netbook is a small and inexpensive laptop designed primarily as a means of accessing the Internet.
Newsweek
Newsweek is a weekly news magazine.
NX bit
The NX bit (no-execute) is a technology used in CPUs to segregate areas of a virtual address space to store either data or processor instructions.
Office Open XML
Office Open XML (also informally known as OOXML) is a zipped, XML-based file format developed by Microsoft for representing spreadsheets, charts, presentations and word processing documents. Ecma International standardized the initial version as ECMA-376. ISO and IEC standardized later versions as ISO/IEC 29500.
See Windows 7 and Office Open XML
Open XML Paper Specification
Open XML Paper Specification (also referred to as OpenXPS) is an open specification for a page description language and a fixed-document format.
See Windows 7 and Open XML Paper Specification
Opera (web browser)
Opera is a multi-platform web browser developed by its namesake company Opera.
See Windows 7 and Opera (web browser)
Operating system
An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources, and provides common services for computer programs.
See Windows 7 and Operating system
Original equipment manufacturer
An original equipment manufacturer (OEM) is generally perceived as a company that produces parts and equipment that may be marketed by another manufacturer.
See Windows 7 and Original equipment manufacturer
Paramount Streaming
Paramount Streaming (formerly CBS Digital Media, CBS Interactive, and ViacomCBS Streaming) is a division of Paramount Global that oversees the company's video streaming technology and direct-to-consumer services; including Pluto TV and Paramount+.
See Windows 7 and Paramount Streaming
Password
A password, sometimes called a passcode, is secret data, typically a string of characters, usually used to confirm a user's identity.
Patch Tuesday
Patch Tuesday (also known as Update Tuesday) is an unofficial term used to refer to when Microsoft, Adobe, Oracle and others regularly release software patches for their software products.
See Windows 7 and Patch Tuesday
PC World
PC World (stylized as PCWorld) is a global computer magazine published monthly by IDG.
PCMag
PC Magazine (shortened as PCMag) is an American computer magazine published by Ziff Davis.
Pentium III
The Pentium III (marketed as Intel Pentium III Processor and Pentium !!!, informally PIII or P3) brand refers to Intel's 32-bit x86 desktop and mobile CPUs based on the sixth-generation P6 microarchitecture introduced on February 28, 1999.
Penton (company)
Penton was an information services and marketing company.
See Windows 7 and Penton (company)
PowerShell
PowerShell is a task automation and configuration management program from Microsoft, consisting of a command-line shell and the associated scripting language.
Product key
A product key, also known as a software key, serial key or activation key, is a specific software-based key for a computer program.
Professional Developers Conference
Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference (PDC) was a series of conferences for software developers; the conference was held infrequently to coincide with beta releases of the Windows operating system, and showcased topics of interest to those developing hardware and software for the new version of Windows.
See Windows 7 and Professional Developers Conference
Proprietary software
Proprietary software is software that grants its creator, publisher, or other rightsholder or rightsholder partner a legal monopoly by modern copyright and intellectual property law to exclude the recipient from freely sharing the software or modifying it, and—in some cases, as is the case with some patent-encumbered and EULA-bound software—from making use of the software on their own, thereby restricting their freedoms.
See Windows 7 and Proprietary software
Random-access memory
Random-access memory (RAM) is a form of electronic computer memory that can be read and changed in any order, typically used to store working data and machine code.
See Windows 7 and Random-access memory
Raw image format
A camera raw image file contains unprocessed or minimally processed data from the image sensor of either a digital camera, a motion picture film scanner, or other image scanner.
See Windows 7 and Raw image format
Recovery Console
The Recovery Console is a feature of the Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 operating systems.
See Windows 7 and Recovery Console
Redmond, Washington
Redmond is a city in King County, Washington, United States, located east of Seattle.
See Windows 7 and Redmond, Washington
Remote Desktop Protocol
Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is a proprietary protocol developed by Microsoft Corporation which provides a user with a graphical interface to connect to another computer over a network connection.
See Windows 7 and Remote Desktop Protocol
Ryzen
Ryzen is a brand of multi-core x86-64 microprocessors designed and marketed by Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) for desktop, mobile, server, and embedded platforms based on the Zen microarchitecture.
ScRGB
scRGB is a wide color gamut RGB color space created by Microsoft and HP that uses the same color primaries and white/black points as the sRGB color space but allows coordinates below zero and greater than one.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer (popularly known as the Seattle P-I, the Post-Intelligencer, or simply the P-I) is an online newspaper and former print newspaper based in Seattle, Washington, United States.
See Windows 7 and Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Security and Maintenance
Security and Maintenance (formerly known as Action Center, and Security Center in earlier versions) is a component of the Windows NT family of operating systems that monitors the security and maintenance status of the computer.
See Windows 7 and Security and Maintenance
Service pack
In computing, a service pack comprises a collection of updates, fixes, or enhancements to a software program delivered in the form of a single installable package.
See Windows 7 and Service pack
Shadow Copy
Shadow Copy (also known as Volume Snapshot Service, Volume Shadow Copy Service or VSS) is a technology included in Microsoft Windows that can create backup copies or snapshots of computer files or volumes, even when they are in use.
Shared Source Initiative
The Shared Source Initiative (SSI) is a source-available software licensing scheme launched by Microsoft in May 2001.
See Windows 7 and Shared Source Initiative
Siamese fighting fish
The Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens), commonly known as the betta, is a freshwater fish native to Southeast Asia, namely Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
See Windows 7 and Siamese fighting fish
Skylake (microarchitecture)
Skylake is Intel's codename for its sixth generation Core microprocessor family that was launched on August 5, 2015, succeeding the Broadwell microarchitecture.
See Windows 7 and Skylake (microarchitecture)
SOAP
SOAP (formerly an acronym for Simple Object Access Protocol) is a messaging protocol specification for exchanging structured information in the implementation of web services in computer networks.
Sobig
The Sobig Worm was a computer worm that infected millions of Internet-connected, Microsoft Windows computers in August 2003.
Softpedia
Softpedia is a software and tech news website based in Romania.
Software assurance
Software assurance (SwA) is a critical process in software development that ensures the reliability, safety, and security of software products.
See Windows 7 and Software assurance
Software license
A software license is a legal instrument governing the use or redistribution of software.
See Windows 7 and Software license
Software release life cycle
The software release life cycle is the process of developing, testing, and distributing a software product (e.g., an operating system).
See Windows 7 and Software release life cycle
Solid-state drive
A solid-state drive (SSD) is a solid-state storage device.
See Windows 7 and Solid-state drive
Source-available software
Source-available software is software released through a source code distribution model that includes arrangements where the source can be viewed, and in some cases modified, but without necessarily meeting the criteria to be called open-source.
See Windows 7 and Source-available software
Spades (card game)
Spades is a trick-taking card game devised in the United States in the 1930s.
See Windows 7 and Spades (card game)
SSE2
SSE2 (Streaming SIMD Extensions 2) is one of the Intel SIMD (Single Instruction, Multiple Data) processor supplementary instruction sets introduced by Intel with the initial version of the Pentium 4 in 2000.
Start menu
The Start menu (called Start screen in Windows 8, 8.1 and Server 2012) is a graphical user interface element that has been part of Microsoft Windows since Windows 95, providing a means of opening programs and performing other functions in the Windows shell.
Steam (service)
Steam is a video game digital distribution service and storefront managed by Valve.
See Windows 7 and Steam (service)
Stereoscopy
Stereoscopy (also called stereoscopics, or stereo imaging) is a technique for creating or enhancing the illusion of depth in an image by means of stereopsis for binocular vision.
Steve Ballmer
Steven Anthony Ballmer (March 24, 1956) is an American businessman and investor who was the chief executive officer of Microsoft from 2000 to 2014.
See Windows 7 and Steve Ballmer
Steven Sinofsky
Steven Jay Sinofsky (born 1965) is an American businessman, investor and software engineer.
See Windows 7 and Steven Sinofsky
Supermium
Supermium is a free and open-source web browser that is a fork of Chromium.
Taskbar
The taskbar is a graphical user interface element that has been part of Microsoft Windows since Windows 95, displaying and facilitating switching between running programs.
TechRadar
TechRadar is an online publication owned by Future plc and focused on technology.
TechTarget
TechTarget Inc. is an American company which offers data-driven marketing services to business-to-business technology vendors.
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph, known online and elsewhere as The Telegraph, is a British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed in the United Kingdom and internationally.
See Windows 7 and The Daily Telegraph
The New York Times
The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.
See Windows 7 and The New York Times
The Register
The Register is a British technology news website co-founded in 1994 by Mike Magee and John Lettice.
See Windows 7 and The Register
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), also referred to simply as the Journal, is an American newspaper based in New York City, with a focus on business and finance.
See Windows 7 and The Wall Street Journal
Thin client
In computer networking, a thin client, sometimes called slim client or lean client, is a simple (low-performance) computer that has been optimized for establishing a remote connection with a server-based computing environment.
Trim (computing)
A trim command (known as TRIM in the ATA command set, and UNMAP in the SCSI command set) allows an operating system to inform a solid-state drive (SSD) which blocks of data are no longer considered to be "in use" and therefore can be erased internally.
See Windows 7 and Trim (computing)
Trojan horse (computing)
In computing, a Trojan horse (or simply Trojan) is any malware that misleads users of its true intent by disguising itself as a standard program.
See Windows 7 and Trojan horse (computing)
TV tuner card
A TV tuner card is a kind of television tuner that allows television signals to be received by a computer.
See Windows 7 and TV tuner card
UEFI
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI, or as an acronym) is a specification that defines the architecture of the platform firmware used for booting the computer hardware and its interface for interaction with the operating system.
United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
See Windows 7 and United States
United States v. Microsoft Corp.
United States of America v. Microsoft Corporation, 253 F.3d 34 (D.C. Cir. 2001), was a landmark American antitrust law case at the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
See Windows 7 and United States v. Microsoft Corp.
USA Today
USA Today (often stylized in all caps) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company.
USB 3.0
Universal Serial Bus 3.0 (USB 3.0), marketed as SuperSpeed USB, is the third major version of the Universal Serial Bus (USB) standard for interfacing computers and electronic devices.
USB flash drive
A flash drive (also thumb drive, memory stick, and pen drive/pendrive elsewhere) is a data storage device that includes flash memory with an integrated USB interface.
See Windows 7 and USB flash drive
User Account Control
User Account Control (UAC) is a mandatory access control enforcement feature introduced with Microsoft's Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 operating systems, with a more relaxed, An overview of UAC in Windows 7 by Paul Thurott version also present in Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 10, and Windows 11.
See Windows 7 and User Account Control
VHD (file format)
VHD (Virtual Hard Disk) and its successor VHDX are file formats representing a virtual hard disk drive (HDD).
See Windows 7 and VHD (file format)
Vice president
A vice president or vice-president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank.
See Windows 7 and Vice president
Virtual DOS machine
Virtual DOS machines (VDM) refer to a technology that allows running 16-bit/32-bit DOS and 16-bit Windows programs when there is already another operating system running and controlling the hardware.
See Windows 7 and Virtual DOS machine
Virtual PC
Virtual PC is a discontinued x86 emulator for PowerPC Mac hosts and a hypervisor for Microsoft Windows hosts. Windows 7 and Virtual PC are 2009 software.
Volume licensing
In software licensing, volume licensing is the practice of using one license to authorize software on a large number of computers and/or for a large number of users.
See Windows 7 and Volume licensing
Vulnerability (computer security)
Vulnerabilities are flaws in a computer system that weaken the overall security of the system.
See Windows 7 and Vulnerability (computer security)
Wayback Machine
The Wayback Machine is a digital archive of the World Wide Web founded by the Internet Archive, an American nonprofit organization based in San Francisco, California.
See Windows 7 and Wayback Machine
Welchia
Welchia, also known as the "Nachi worm", is a computer worm that exploits a vulnerability in the Microsoft remote procedure call (RPC) service similar to the Blaster worm.
Windows 10
Windows 10 is a major release of Microsoft's Windows NT operating system. Windows 7 and Windows 10 are iA-32 operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT and x86-64 operating systems.
Windows 11
Windows 11 is the latest major release of Microsoft's Windows NT operating system, released on October 5, 2021. Windows 7 and Windows 11 are Microsoft Windows, Windows NT and x86-64 operating systems.
Windows 2000
Windows 2000 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft and oriented towards businesses. Windows 7 and Windows 2000 are iA-32 operating systems, Microsoft Windows and Windows NT.
See Windows 7 and Windows 2000
Windows 7 editions
Windows 7, a major release of the Microsoft Windows operating system, has been released in several editions since its original release in 2009.
See Windows 7 and Windows 7 editions
Windows 8
Windows 8 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft. Windows 7 and Windows 8 are iA-32 operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT and x86-64 operating systems.
Windows 95
Windows 95 is a consumer-oriented operating system developed by Microsoft as part of its Windows 9x family of operating systems. Windows 7 and Windows 95 are iA-32 operating systems and Microsoft Windows.
Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform
Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform (WARP) is a software rasterizer and a component of DirectX graphics runtime in Windows 7 and later.
See Windows 7 and Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform
Windows Aero
Windows Aero (a backronym for Authentic, Energetic, Reflective, and Open) is the design language introduced in the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system.
See Windows 7 and Windows Aero
Windows Anytime Upgrade
Windows Anytime Upgrade (Add Features to Windows) was a service by Microsoft introduced in Windows Vista that facilitated upgrades across successive editions of Windows Vista.
See Windows 7 and Windows Anytime Upgrade
Windows API
The Windows API, informally WinAPI, is the foundational application programming interface (API) that allows a computer program to access the features of the Microsoft Windows operating system in which the program is running.
Windows Calculator
Windows Calculator is a software calculator developed by Microsoft and included in Windows.
See Windows 7 and Windows Calculator
Windows Communication Foundation
The Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), previously known as Indigo, is a free and open-source runtime and a set of APIs in the.NET Framework for building connected, service-oriented applications.
See Windows 7 and Windows Communication Foundation
Windows Display Driver Model
Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM, initially LDDM as Longhorn Display Driver Model and then WVDDM in times of Windows Vista) is the graphic driver architecture for video card drivers running Microsoft Windows versions beginning with Windows Vista.
See Windows 7 and Windows Display Driver Model
Windows domain
A Windows domain is a form of a computer network in which all user accounts, computers, printers and other security principals, are registered with a central database located on one or more clusters of central computers known as domain controllers.
See Windows 7 and Windows domain
Windows Embedded Industry
Windows Embedded Industry, formerly Windows Embedded POSReady and Windows Embedded for Point of Service (WEPOS), is an operating system developed by Microsoft as part of its Windows Embedded family of products. Windows 7 and Windows Embedded Industry are Microsoft Windows.
See Windows 7 and Windows Embedded Industry
Windows Essentials
Windows Essentials (formerly Windows Live Essentials and Windows Live Installer) is a discontinued suite of Microsoft freeware applications that includes email, instant messaging, photo sharing, blogging, and parental control software.
See Windows 7 and Windows Essentials
Windows Hardware Engineering Conference
The Windows Hardware Engineering Community (WinHEC) is a series of technical conferences and workshops, where Microsoft elaborates on its hardware plans for Windows devices.
See Windows 7 and Windows Hardware Engineering Conference
Windows Imaging Component
Windows Imaging Component (WIC) is a COM-based imaging codec framework introduced in Windows Vista (and later available in Windows XP Service Pack 3) for working with and processing digital images and image metadata.
See Windows 7 and Windows Imaging Component
Windows IoT
Windows IoT, short for Windows Internet of Things and formerly known as Windows Embedded, is a family of operating systems from Microsoft designed for use in embedded systems. Windows 7 and Windows IoT are Microsoft Windows.
Windows Live
Windows Live is a discontinued brand name for a set of web services and software products developed by Microsoft as part of its software-as-a-service platform.
See Windows 7 and Windows Live
Windows Management Instrumentation
Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) consists of a set of extensions to the Windows Driver Model that provides an operating system interface through which instrumented components provide information and notification.
See Windows 7 and Windows Management Instrumentation
Windows Me
Windows Me (Millennium Edition) is an operating system developed by Microsoft as part of its Windows 9x family of Microsoft Windows operating systems. Windows 7 and Windows Me are iA-32 operating systems and Microsoft Windows.
Windows Media Center
Windows Media Center (WMC) is a digital video recorder and media player created by Microsoft.
See Windows 7 and Windows Media Center
Windows Media Player
Windows Media Player (WMP, officially referred to as Windows Media Player Legacy to distinguish it from the new Windows Media Player introduced with Windows 11), is the first media player and media library application that Microsoft developed to play audio and video on personal computers.
See Windows 7 and Windows Media Player
Windows Movie Maker
Windows Movie Maker (known as Windows Live Movie Maker for the 2009 and 2011 releases) is a discontinued video editing software program by Microsoft.
See Windows 7 and Windows Movie Maker
Windows NT
Windows NT is a proprietary graphical operating system produced by Microsoft as part of its Windows product line, the first version of which, Windows NT 3.1, was released on July 27, 1993. Windows 7 and Windows NT are Microsoft Windows.
Windows NT 4.0
Windows NT 4.0 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft and oriented towards businesses. Windows 7 and Windows NT 4.0 are iA-32 operating systems, Microsoft Windows and Windows NT.
See Windows 7 and Windows NT 4.0
Windows Photo Gallery
Windows Photo Gallery (formerly known as Windows Live Photo Gallery) is a discontinued image organizer, photo editor and photo sharing program.
See Windows 7 and Windows Photo Gallery
Windows Photo Viewer
Windows Photo Viewer (formerly Windows Picture and Fax Viewer) is an image viewer included with the Windows NT family of operating systems.
See Windows 7 and Windows Photo Viewer
Windows Preinstallation Environment
Windows Preinstallation Environment (also known as Windows PE and WinPE) is a lightweight version of Windows used for the deployment of PCs, workstations, and servers, or troubleshooting an operating system while it is offline. Windows 7 and Windows Preinstallation Environment are Microsoft Windows.
See Windows 7 and Windows Preinstallation Environment
Windows Remote Management
WinRM (Windows Remote Management) is Microsoft's implementation of WS-Management in Windows which allows systems to access or exchange management information across a common network. Windows 7 and Windows Remote Management are Microsoft Windows.
See Windows 7 and Windows Remote Management
Windows Search
Windows Search (formerly MSN Desktop Search, Windows Desktop Search, and the Windows Search Engine) is a content index and desktop search platform by Microsoft introduced in Windows Vista as a replacement for the previous Indexing Service of Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003, designed to facilitate local and remote queries for files and non-file items in the Windows Shell and in compatible applications.
See Windows 7 and Windows Search
Windows Server
Windows Server (formerly Windows NT Server) is a group of server operating systems (OS) that has been developed by Microsoft since 1993. Windows 7 and Windows Server are Microsoft Windows and Windows NT.
See Windows 7 and Windows Server
Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2003, codenamed "Whistler Server", is the sixth version of the Windows Server operating system produced by Microsoft. Windows 7 and Windows Server 2003 are iA-32 operating systems, Microsoft Windows and x86-64 operating systems.
See Windows 7 and Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Server 2008 R2, codenamed "Windows Server 7", is the ninth version of the Windows Server operating system produced by Microsoft and released as part of the Windows NT family of operating systems. Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 are 2009 software, Microsoft Windows and x86-64 operating systems.
See Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2
Windows Ultimate Extras
Windows Ultimate Extras were optional features offered by Microsoft to users of the Ultimate edition of Windows Vista and are accessible via Windows Update.
See Windows 7 and Windows Ultimate Extras
Windows Update
Windows Update is a Microsoft service for the Windows 9x and Windows NT families of the Microsoft Windows operating system, which automates downloading and installing Microsoft Windows software updates over the Internet.
See Windows 7 and Windows Update
Windows Vista
Windows Vista is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft. Windows 7 and Windows Vista are iA-32 operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT and x86-64 operating systems.
See Windows 7 and Windows Vista
Windows Vista editions
Windows Vista—a major release of the Microsoft Windows operating system—was available in six different product editions: Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate.
See Windows 7 and Windows Vista editions
Windows XP
Windows XP is a major release of Microsoft's Windows NT operating system. Windows 7 and Windows XP are iA-32 operating systems, Microsoft Windows and Windows NT.
WinFS
WinFS (short for Windows Future Storage) was the code name for a canceled data storage and management system project based on relational databases, developed by Microsoft and first demonstrated in 2003.
Wired (magazine)
Wired (stylized in all caps) is a monthly American magazine, published in print and online editions, that focuses on how emerging technologies affect culture, the economy, and politics.
See Windows 7 and Wired (magazine)
X86 virtualization
x86 virtualization is the use of hardware-assisted virtualization capabilities on an x86/x86-64 CPU.
See Windows 7 and X86 virtualization
X86-64
x86-64 (also known as x64, x86_64, AMD64, and Intel 64) is a 64-bit version of the x86 instruction set, first announced in 1999.
XvYCC
xvYCC or extended-gamut YCbCr is a color space that can be used in the video electronics of television sets to support a gamut 1.8 times as large as that of the sRGB color space.
ZDNET
ZDNET is a business technology news website owned and operated by Red Ventures.
Ziff Davis
Ziff Davis, Inc. is an American digital media and internet company.
.NET Framework
The.NET Framework (pronounced as "dot net") is a proprietary software framework developed by Microsoft that runs primarily on Microsoft Windows.
See Windows 7 and .NET Framework
2020 United States elections
The 2020 United States elections were held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020.
See Windows 7 and 2020 United States elections
See also
IA-32 operating systems
- FreeBSD
- Mac OS X Leopard
- Mac OS X Snow Leopard
- Mac OS X Tiger
- NetBSD
- OpenBSD
- ReactOS
- Windows 10
- Windows 2000
- Windows 7
- Windows 8
- Windows 8.1
- Windows 95
- Windows 98
- Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs
- Windows Me
- Windows NT 3.1
- Windows NT 3.5
- Windows NT 3.51
- Windows NT 4.0
- Windows Server 2003
- Windows Server 2008
- Windows Vista
- Windows XP
Products and services discontinued in 2020
- Adobe Flash Player
- Angry Birds Rio
- Angry Birds Space
- Angry Birds Star Wars
- Angry Birds Star Wars II
- Bravely Default: Fairy's Effect
- Buttermilk Crispy Tenders
- Coca-Cola Life
- Deathgarden
- Delaware Punch
- Diet Rite
- Driveclub
- Duelyst
- FarmVille
- Georgie Pie
- Google Play Music
- Hearts and Hari
- Hooq
- IPhone 11 Pro
- Kudos (granola bar)
- Lego Hidden Side
- MacBook Air (Intel-based)
- MapleStory 2
- Mexican Pizza
- Mixer (service)
- Mobius Final Fantasy
- New Nintendo 3DS
- Nintendo 2DS
- Nintendo 3DS
- Oculus Go
- Oculus Quest
- Odwalla
- PlayStation Vue
- Pokémon Rumble Rush
- Quibi
- S Voice
- Samsung Gear VR
- Sangokushi Sōsōden
- Sega Heroes
- Snack Wrap
- Tab (drink)
- Talent Identification Program
- Tuber (app)
- Windows 10 Mobile
- Windows 7
- Windows Phone
- Xbox One
Windows NT
- Windows 10
- Windows 11
- Windows 2000
- Windows 7
- Windows 8
- Windows 8.1
- Windows Home Server
- Windows Home Server 2011
- Windows NT
- Windows NT 3.1
- Windows NT 3.5
- Windows NT 3.51
- Windows NT 3.x
- Windows NT 4.0
- Windows NT architecture
- Windows Phone 8
- Windows Phone 8.1
- Windows Server
- Windows Spotlight
- Windows Vista
- Windows XP
X86-64 operating systems
- DragonFly BSD
- FreeBSD
- Fuchsia (operating system)
- Genode
- Haiku (operating system)
- Mac OS X Leopard
- Mac OS X Snow Leopard
- Mac OS X Tiger
- MacOS
- MacOS Big Sur
- MacOS Catalina
- MacOS High Sierra
- MacOS Mojave
- MacOS Monterey
- MacOS Sequoia
- MacOS Sierra
- MacOS Sonoma
- MacOS Ventura
- MenuetOS
- NetBSD
- NonStop (server computers)
- OS X El Capitan
- OS X Lion
- OS X Mavericks
- OS X Mountain Lion
- OS X Yosemite
- OpenBSD
- OpenIndiana
- OpenVMS
- Oracle Solaris
- Plan 9 from Bell Labs
- ReactOS
- Sailfish OS
- Stratus VOS
- TempleOS
- Windows 10
- Windows 11
- Windows 7
- Windows 8
- Windows 8.1
- Windows Server 2003
- Windows Server 2008
- Windows Server 2008 R2
- Windows Server 2012
- Windows Server 2016
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2022
- Windows Vista
- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
References
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