The Technet India blog has written a nice article regarding the features of Windows 7.Here is what it reads-
Windows 7 , the next client release of Microsoft will be available in 32 & 64-bit versions.
Here are some things that you asked for in your Desktop OS:
For end –users
1. Faster-Your system starts up, shuts down and resumes from standby faster, and your laptop’s battery lasts longer!
2. Touch- Multi touch, ink and gesture support along with handwriting recognition allow you to create exciting new input capabilities. Managing large number of windows is much easier, with intuitive touch gestures to view multiple windows at once and remove unwanted windows.
3. Faster Browsing- Build for the web with IE8, add rich media with Silver light and extend to rich client with WPF – using the same platform and tools
4. Explore and Share – With Windows 7 and Windows Live, you can easily manage your documents, pictures, movies and music, regardless of which PC they are stored on, and share them with your friends and family.
5. Search- Windows 7 includes all performance improvements from Windows Search 4.0, so search and indexing are much faster.
6. Less Crashes- A new feature in Windows 7, Fault Tolerant Heap, mitigates the most common causes of heap corruption, significantly reducing the number of crashes you will experience!
7. Power Saving – Windows 7 easily adapts to your activity. To save battery power, Windows 7 automatically reduces display brightness after a period of inactivity, much like mobile phones do today.
8. Watch complete DVD on battery- Windows 7 will use less power in playing a standard-definition DVD than all earlier versions of Windows, so you are more likely to watch a complete movie with a single battery charge.
Features for IT Pros
1.App Compatibility- Windows 7 will run most if not all applications that run on Windows Vista, making Windows Vista to Windows 7 deployment easier.
2. Powershell v2 – Customers will be able to keep their PCs running smoothly with PowerShell & Group Policy management.
3. Bitlocker To Go- In Windows 7, BitLocker To Go will protect data stored on portable media (e.g., USB Flash Drives, USB Portable Hard Drives) such that only authorized users can read the data, even if the media is lost, stolen, or misused.
……Read more at the Technet India Blog here