Questions tagged [windows-7]

Windows 7 is the Microsoft PC operating system released in October 2009, and reached End Of Life on January 14, 2020. It is the successor to Windows Vista and has been succeeded by Windows 8. It shared the same UI style as Windows Vista, but was based on an incrementally newer version of the NT kernel (6.1, from 6.0) and was released in 6 major editions for both home and professional use.

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Windows 7 is Microsoft's PC operating system which was released in October 2009 and reached End Of Life on January 14, 2020. Intended to be an incremental upgrade to the Windows line, Windows 7 is compatible with applications and hardware with which Windows Vista is already compatible. Features include multi-touch support, a redesigned Windows Shell with a new taskbar, referred to as the Superbar, a home networking system called HomeGroup, and performance improvements.

###What is Windows 7?

Your PC, simplified

You told us to make Windows simpler and easier to use. We listened. Windows 7 has better ways to find and manage files—like Jump Lists and improved taskbar previews—to help you speed through everyday tasks. It's designed for faster and more reliable performance, so your PC just works the way you want it to. With 64-bit support, you can take full advantage of the latest powerful PCs. And great features like HomeGroup, Windows Media Center, and Windows Touch make new things possible.

- From microsoft.com: What is Windows 7

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###Minimum hardware requirements:

Architecture    32-bit                  64-bit
Processor       1 GHz 32-bit processor  1 GHz 64-bit processor
Memory (RAM)    1 GB                    2 GB
HDD free space  16 GB free space        20 GB free space
Graphics card   DirectX 9 graphics processor with WDDM driver model 1.0
Optical drive   DVD drive (only to install from DVD media)
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Is IPSEC used by default on Win7/'08-R2 NFS (TCP139/445&UDP137/138)

We'd like to share files through an Win08R2 EC2 instance with clients (Windows 7 machines) through the default NFS (i.e. avoiding 3rd party software like Dropbox/Aws-s3 etc.). Encryption at rest is unnecessary, however encryption during…
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Port 445 open to Mac but closed to Linux?

I'm running a Windows 7 Ultimate, and I'm attempting to set up file sharing (SMB). I have a Linux system which can't seem to connect. When running mmap in Linux to scan port 445, I see that the port is filtered (closed). Yet, on my Mac, I can…
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No admin console, not listening in port when server in STARTING state

I installed a WebLogic 11g (10.3.6) server and an application inside it. When the application is set up correctly, the server enters STARTING state (and henceforth I only see my own application's debug messages). But the server is not listening on…
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How to allow permission via GPO to remove bluetooth devices in Windows 7

We have 'Standard' users who test Bluetooth devices. This involves pairing them to a Windows 7 machine. Unfortunately, each device adds a unique entry to the "Devices and Printers" which 'Standard' users cannot remove (remove is greyed out). How…
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Number of previous logons to cache - is there any way to override the limit of 50?

The goal is to have over 100 users be able to log into an offline machine using their cached domain credentials. Is there any way to override the limit? Do I have any other options for storing credentials? OS: The machine in question is running…
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Can I limit IIS to use one rather than two processors

Our ASP.NET app uses a component that is licensed by the number of processor cores. Unfortunately, our customer wants to deploy the app onto a multi-function server (IIS, SQL Server, file server, etc.) that exceeds the number of processor cores for…
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Is it possible to test Windows 7 RC XP Mode under VMWare Workstation 6.5?

I am currently using VMWare Workstation 6.5 to test the Windows 7 RC build 7100, and am particularly interested in evaluating the new "XP Mode" feature. However, since one of the prerequisites is hardware virtualization support, I am afraid this…
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Allowing a CGI-EXE app to access the registry

I have an exe app that I run on IIS (from C:\inetpub\wwwwroot in DefaultAppPool) and needs to access the registry, but it doesn't work, it seems like it doesn't have permission. What's weird is I ran it on Windows 8 and it works fine, but on Windows…
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Windows 7 x64: Can't Install ASP.NET

I've been fighting this for hours, and I'm about ready to give up. I was in the process of getting Azure tools setup on my Win7 x64 laptop (Dell D830). The Visual Studio tools for Azure require that ASP.NET is installed. It's not enabled by…
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Changing the Security Level of IE 11 via the Registry looks to be implemented, but changes to 0 once IE Internet Options Security tab is opened

This is Windows 7 SP1 After being updated to the most current version So I've been trying change the security level for trusted sites and it just doesn't want to stick. I modify the current level value to 10000 hexadecimal and when i open up IE11 an…
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Problem with installing Cisco VPN Client on Windows 7

When attempting to install Cisco VPN version 4.9.01, I am getting the following error: The driver is blocked due to compatibility issues Driver: Deterministic Networks Publisher: Deterministic Networks Location: Not Available This driver is…
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Windows login remembering the wrong last user

I have a PC running Windows 7, and use domain profiles for login. The group policies are set to remember the last user who logged on. The problem I am having is that the login screen always shows username "xx001", when the last user was "yy001".…
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Windows 7 shared printer hangs from Windows 2000

I have a Windows 7 x86 system and a printer that is shared publicly in my workgroup. When I try to print to that printer from a Windows 2000 Pro sp4 box, the print job gets into the printers queue, but then hangs the print queue. From both systems,…
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Windows 7 Unchangable AppLocker Rules

I have a windows 7 image that appears to be using an applocker ruleset that I'm unable to modify or disable. Performing the following appears to have no effect on this enforced AppLocker mystery ruleset: Disabling the AppIdSvc restarting the…
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Completely removing MSXML 4.0 that was installed with SXS components

So, I was just reviewing my workstations for software they're not supposed to have, and came across traces of MSXML 4.0 still being on some of my machines. These are all Windows 7 machines, they had MSXML 4.0 installed on them and I issued the…
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