Week 5 MS Windows

                 By The Name of AllahThis week was really crucial in my life because I learnt the main idea about the operating system    that I use which is Windows 7.

First, Windows OS History

Second, Windows 7 Aims:

•Decrease Start Up and Shut down times by 20 seconds

•Go to Sleep and Resume faster

•Use up less Memory

•Pop up Search results faster

•Reconnect to your Wireless Network more quickly

•Recognize USB devices faster

Third, Upgrades from Vista/ XP:

•New Task bar and System Tray

•Quick Desktop View button

•Improved Start Up, Sleep and Resume performance

•Improved power management saves memory and battery life

•Libraries to improve file access and organization

•Action Centre for system maintenance, back ups, troubleshooting and more

•User Account customization of notifications

•Improved back up

•New wallpapers and themes

•Improved Gadgets

•New premium games include Chess Titans, Mah jong Titans and Ink ball

•Advanced Calculator functions including saving history

•Improved networking via Home Groups

•Passkey protection with networks

•Device Stage for recognizing USB devices faster

•Windows Mail replaced by Windows Live


Forth, Main elements of Windows 7 :-

•Aero view

• Task bar

•Search

•Libraries

•Gadgets

Fifth, Windows7 File Management




Sixth, Finding Files and Folders




Seventh, Windows Special Folders

1.Application Data : pre-user application-specific files

2.Cookies : Internet Explorer browser cookies

3.Desktop Directory : files stored on the user’s desktop

4. Favourites : user’s favourites

5.Fonts : container folder for installed fonts

6.History : user specific browser history

7.Internet Cache : user-specific temporary Internet files.8.Local Application Data : user specific and computer-specific application settings

         9. My Documents : user’s documents

10. My Music : user’s music

11. My Pictures : user’s pictures

12. My Video : user’s video files

13. Programs : user-specific “all programs” groups and icons

14. Recent : user-specific “My Recent Documents”

15. Send To : user-specific “Send To” menu items

16. Start Menu : user-specific “Start Menu” items

17. System : The Windows system directory

18. Saved Games : user’s saved games

19. Templates : user-specific document templates

Eighth, Disk Cleaner


 Disk Defragmenter



Windows 7 Advanced Disk Defragmentation


Control Panel System Maintenance Tool



Finally, I have learnt many many things about Microsoft Windows 7 Operating System, hopefully, I will learn more and more later by God willing.