Ñåãîäíÿ äëÿ âñåõ ïîëüçîâàòåëåé ñòàë ïóáëè÷íî äîñòóïåí äëÿ ñêà÷èâàíèÿ Ðåëèç-êàíäèäàò (RC) íîâîé îïåðàöèîííîé ñèñòåìû Windows 7. Windows 7 - âåðñèÿ êîìïüþòåðíîé îïåðàöèîííîé ñèñòåìû ñåìåéñòâà Windows, ñëåäóþùàÿ çà Windows Vista è â íàñòîÿùåå âðåìÿ íàõîäÿùàÿñÿ â ñîñòîÿíèè ðàçðàáîòêè.  ñîñòàâ Windows 7 äîëæíû âîéòè êàê íåêîòîðûå ðàçðàáîòêè, èñêëþ÷åííûå èç Windows Vista, òàê è íîâøåñòâà â èíòåðôåéñå è âñòðîåííûõ ïðîãðàììàõ. Äëÿ ñêà÷èâàíèÿ äîñòóïíî íà âûáîð 5 ÿçûêîâ: àíãëèéñêèé, íåìåöêèé, ÿïîíñêèé, èñïàíñêèé è ôðàíöóçñêèé â äâóõ âåðñèÿõ – 32-õ áèòíîé è 64-õ áèòíîé. Ê ñîæàëåíèþ, ðóññêàÿ âåðñèÿ íåäîñòóïíà äëÿ îôèöèàëüíîãî ñêà÷èâàíèÿ. Ñêà÷àâøèå Windows 7 RC â òå÷åíèå ãîäà ñìîãóò èñïîëüçîâàòü å¸ áåñïëàòíî. Çàòåì èì áóäåò ïðåäëîæåíî êóïèòü ñèñòåìó. Òàêèì îáðàçîì, ðåëèç-êàíäèäàò ïðîäîëæèò ðàáîòó óæå ïîñëå âûõîäà ôèíàëüíîé âåðñèè Windows 7, êîòîðûé ïðîèçîéäåò íå ïîçäíåå ÿíâàðÿ 2010 ãîäà.
***************************************************** Windows 7 is the next release of Microsoft Windows, an operating system produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, Tablet PCs, and media center PCs. Microsoft stated in 2007 that it is planning Windows 7 development for a three-year time frame starting after the release of its predecessor, Windows Vista, but that the final release date will be determined by product quality. Windows 7 was built around your feedback, so you'll see a lot of things you've asked for. You asked us to make everyday tasks faster and easier, to make your PC work the way you want it to, and to make it possible to do new things. And that's exactly what we're doing. See how it's coming to life. The 32- and 64-bit versions of Windows 7 RC are available in five languages: English, German, Japanese, French, and Spanish. Just choose the version that fits the system you'll be using, pick your language, and click go to register for and download the RC.
Windows 7 includes a number of new features, such as advances in touch and handwriting recognition, support for virtual hard disks, improved performance on multi-core processors, improved boot performance, and kernel improvements. Windows 7 adds support for systems using multiple heterogeneous graphics cards from different vendors (Heterogeneous Multi-adapter), a new version of Windows Media Center, a Gadget for Windows Media Center, improved media features, the XPS Essentials Pack and Windows PowerShell being included, and a redesigned Calculator with multiline capabilities including Programmer and Statistics modes along with unit conversion.
Many new items have been added to the Control Panel, including ClearType Text Tuner, Display Color Calibration Wizard, Gadgets, Recovery, Troubleshooting, Workspaces Center, Location and Other Sensors, Credential Manager, Biometric Devices, System Icons, and Display. Windows Security Center has been renamed to Windows Action Center (Windows Health Center and Windows Solution Center in earlier builds) which encompasses both security and maintenance of the computer.
The taskbar has seen the biggest visual changes, where the Quick Launch toolbar has been replaced with pinning applications to the taskbar. Buttons for pinned applications are integrated with the task buttons. These buttons also enable the Jump Lists feature to allow easy access to common tasks. The revamped taskbar also allows the reordering of taskbar buttons. Adjacent to the system clock is a small rectangular button for the new feature named Peek. Hovering over this button makes all visible windows transparent for a quick look at the desktop. In touch-enabled displays such as touch screens, tablet PCs etc, this button is slightly wider to accommodate being pressed with a finger. Clicking this button minimizes all windows.