John DuBois
Microsoft Education
jdubois@microsoft.com
Makes the things you do today faster and easier, and new things possible
In classroom
On campus
At home
Protect data & PCs
Built on Windows Vista
foundation
Easy migration
Keep PCs running
Virtualization
Windows 7 Pillars
Works The Way You
Want
Fundamentals
Faster and more
reliable
Compatibility
Windows XP Mode
Networking
HomeGroup
Domain Join and
Group Policy Control
Troubleshooting
Action Center
Problem Steps
Recorder
Get More Done
Ease of Use and
Productivity
Windows Desktop
Search
Enhanced Taskbar
Snap, Peek, Shake
Libraries
IE8 Accelerators
Mobility
Location-Aware Printing
Mobility Center with
Presentation Settings
Remote Desktop Host
Offline Files
Safeguard Your
Work
Security
Streamlined UAC
IE8 Domain Highlight
and SmartScreen
Filter
Windows Defender
Backup
Advanced Backup
Restore Previous File
Versions
Encrypting File
System
Win 7 User Interface (UI)
Keyboard Shortcuts
Keyboard Shortcuts
Taskbar JumpLists
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Mini Start Menu for your program
Surface key destinations and tasks
Customizable
Accessible via Right-click and via Drag
APIs use the name “Destination List”
Taskbar Thumbnail Toolbars
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Remote-control for a window
Surface key commands
Up to seven buttons
Accessible from taskbar thumbnail
Taskbar Custom Switchers
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Surface custom UI (e.g. TDI/MDI)
Custom thumbnails for each window
Appears in your program’s window list
Taskbar Visual Feedback
Windows Explorer
Windows Scenic Ribbon
Application Menu
Quick Access Tab
Toolbar
Group (aka “Chunk”)
 In-box
Contextual Tab Set
Help
Contextual Tab
Dialog Launcher
with Windows 7, redistribution available to Vista
 Win32 API, COM-based (targets native developers first)
 Feature parity (or close) with Microsoft Office 2007 Ribbon
Win 7 UI Features Demo
 Aero Shake
 Aero Peak
 Snap
 Wallpaper
 New Taskbar
 Jump Lists
 Gadgets
 Jump Lists
 IE 8 Accelerators
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New in Windows 7
Allow faculty and students to find data across multiple
sources in a single search
 Easier for faculty to compile information for classes
 Easier for students to find information located in many
different places
○ SharePoint sites
○ Learning Platform
○ Intranet
○ Web – either the whole web, or pre-selected sites
○ File Shares
○ Local PC
 Makes finding resources for assignments and teaching
far simpler
Federated Search
Consistent experience across providers
Search Demo
 Operating
System Search
Ubiquity
 Federated Search
Other Cool Demos
Presentation Settings
 Location Aware Printing
 Reliability Monitor
 Problem Steps Recorder
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Data Protection
Situation Today
BitLockerToGo
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Worldwide Shipments (000s)
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Removable
Solid-State
Storage
Shipments
PC
Shipments
2007
2008
2009
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2011
• Gartner “Forecast: USB Flash Drives, Worldwide, 2001-2011”
24 September 2007, Joseph Unsworth
• Gartner “Dataquest Insight: PC Forecast Analysis, Worldwide,
1H08” 18 April 2008, Mikako Kitagawa, George Shiffler III
• Data protected on internal drives
and removable storage
• Mandate the use of encryption with
Group Policies
• Store recovery information in Active
Directory for manageability
• Simplify BitLocker setup and
configuration of primary hard drive
Application Control
Situation Today
AppLocker
• Users can install and run
unapproved applications
• Even standard users can install
some types of software
• Unauthorized applications may:
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Introduce malware
Increase helpdesk calls
Reduce user productivity
Undermine compliance efforts
• Eliminate unwanted/unknown
applications in your network
• Enforce application standardization
within your organization
• Easily create and manage flexible
rules using Group Policy
Remote Campus Network Performance
Situation Today
BranchCache
• Application and data access over
WAN is slow in branch offices
• Slow connections hurt user
productivity
• Improving network performance is
expensive and difficult to
implement
• Caches content downloaded from
file and Web servers
• Users in the branch can quickly
open files stored in the cache
• Frees up network bandwidth for
other uses
Remote Access for Mobile Users
Situation Today
DirectAccess
Office
Home
• Difficult for users to access
corporate resources from outside
the office
• Challenging for IT to manage,
update, patch mobile PCs while
disconnected from company
network
Office
Home
• New network paradigm enables same
experience inside & outside the office
• Seamless access to network
resources increases productivity of
mobile users
• Infrastructure investments also make
it easy to service mobile PCs and
distribute updates and polices
Windows 7 SKUs
 Consumer
 Starter
 Home Basic
 Home Premium
 Ultimate
 Enterprise
 Professional
 Enterprise
Windows 7 SKUs: Consumer and Business Lines
Consumers
Businesses
Windows® 7 Home
Premium
Windows® 7
Professional
Standard consumer
SKU, providing full
functionality on the
latest hardware, easy
ways to connect, and a
visually rich
environment
Business-focused SKU
for small and lower
mid-market companies
and users who have
networking, backup,
and security needs
and multiple PCs or
servers. Available
through OEM and
retail channels
Specialized
Enthusiasts
Enterprises
Windows® 7
Ultimate
Windows® 7
Enterprise
No compromise consumer
SKU for those who want all
Windows features, including
business
Business-focused SKU for
managed environments,
advanced data protection,
networking and security
needs. Available through
SA agreement
Emerging Markets
Entry Level PCs
Windows® 7
Home Basic
Windows® 7
Starter
Value SKU in emerging
markets for cost-conscious
consumers on value PCs
Entry-level OEM SKU in all
markets for cost-conscious
consumers
All Windows 7 versions are a super set of the version below with no trade off on features
when you upgrade from one version to the next
Summary of Major Features by SKU
Key Features
Windows® 7 Starter
Windows® Taskbar & Jump Lists
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Windows® 7 Home Basic
(EM only)
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Windows® 7 Home
Premium
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Windows ® 7 Professional
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Windows® 7 Enterprise/
Windows® 7 Ultimate
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Windows® Search
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Join a HomeGroup
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Windows Media® Player
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Back-up & Restore
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Action Center
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Device Stage™
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Home media streaming, including Play To
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Live Taskbar Thumbnails
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Switch between users without having to log in and
out
Connect to other PCs in your vicinity without a
network access device
Use your PC’s internet connection to allow the
other PCs in your home to connect without a router
Aero® Glass and Easier Window Mgmt
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Windows® Touch
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Create a HomeGroup
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Windows® Media Center
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Create and play DVDs
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Location Aware Printing
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Join a Domain & Group Policy Settings
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Remote Desktop Host
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Advanced Backup and Restore (Network & Group
Policy)
Encrypting File System
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Windows XP Mode: Run many older productivity
programs for Windows XP on Windows 7
BitLocker™ & BitLocker To Go™
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AppLocker™
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DirectAccess
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BranchCache™
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Multilingual User Interface Packs
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Application Compatibility
 Builds
on Vista
 Tools
 XP
Mode
Building on Vista
Deployments, pilots, and testing will continue to pay off
Similar Compatibility:
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Most software that runs on Windows Vista will run on Windows 7
Exceptions will be low level code (AV, Firewall, Imaging)
Hardware that runs Windows Vista well will run Windows 7 well
Few Changes: Focus on quality and reliability improvements
Deep Changes: New models for security, drivers, deployment,
and networking
Application Compatibility Toolkit
Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.5
 Inventory for software, hardware, and device assets
 Compatibility evaluation for the above
 Obtain vendor support statements and Logo data from
Compatibility Exchange
 Recommendations for fixing applications & websites
(IE8)
 Tools to apply compatibility fixes or “shims” to
applications
 Detection of Windows Mail depreciation
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Windows XP Mode
How Windows XP
Mode works
New in Windows 7
Available on Windows 7 Professional and Above
“All my
applications
should just
work with my
PC.”
Windows XP Mode
Compatibility with a
broad range of
Education
applications
Cost Management:
Extend the life of
your Windows XP
apps
Ease of Use: launch
your older
applications from
the Windows 7
desktop
Either come pre-installed or can be
downloaded
Set up Windows XP
Mode from the
Windows 7 Start menu
Open Windows XP Mode
and install the application
like you would normally do
on Windows XP
Pin and launch the
Windows XP
application from the
Windows 7 Start menu
or from the taskbar
XP Mode Demo
Windows 7 Volume Activation
Based on Volume Activation 2.0
for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
Activation is required for all editions of Windows 7
 Employs the same key hierarchy (KMS, MAK)
 Online validation experience unchanged
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Top 7 Things to Know about Volume Activation with Windows 7
Volume activation is a required part of Windows 7 deployment
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Basics
 2 types of keys
 Multiple methods available
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Establishes a relationship between the
software’s product key and a particular
installation of that software on the device
Product Keys
 Grouped and capable of activating
down-level OS (i.e. Windows Vista &
WS08)
 Key swapping is easier
 IT Pro managed, requires no end-user
action
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Experience
 Notification experience for non-genuine
systems
•Persistent desktop reminders
•Black desktop
 Helps ensure that the software is reliable
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Value
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 Supported by Microsoft and its partners
 Improved management and protection
Deployment
 Multiple Activation Key (MAK): machine
independent, hosted by Microsoft
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Virtualization
 Assists with license compliance
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Resources
2 primary methods:
 Key Management Services (KMS):
preferred method, self-hosted, selfmaintaining, ideal for vast majority
 Prescriptive guidance now available
www.technet.com/volumeactivation
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 Virtual machines now count toward
minimums
 Activation of virtual systems is easier
 Connected counts for both client and
server
•25 connected systems / 5 servers
Windows 7 – So What
 Oct 22nd for Consumers, Students
 Campus Agreement Customers
entitled to Win 7 Enterprise
 Win 7 Enterprise = Volume License
 Win7 Ultimate = Retail Keys
 Power Management Opportunity
 New Deployment Technologies
(MDT)
 XP Mode
 AppLocker for Lab Machines
 BitLocker and BitLockerToGo
 Application Compatibility Program
Thank You!
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