Microsoft has recently issued the first service pack for Windows 7, bringing a raft of updates to its latest operating system. Service Pack 1 (SP1) contains non-urgent security fixes as well as patches that should make Windows 7 more stable. However, some users have few issues for installing Windows 7 SP1 (see my previous post).
Are you a Netflix user, have problems watching Netflix video on Windows 7 Media Center after installing Internet Explorer 9 Release Candidate (RC)? The Netflix application in Windows Media Center may encounter an error when it initiates video playback after you install IE9 RC on Windows 7. Microsoft has released a fix for that issue.
Windows 7 service pack 1 (SP1) has already been available for downloaded via Microsoft download center and through Windows update. However, when trying to install the service pack 1, some users of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 has got issues, for example error code 0x800F0A12, FFFFFFFE. and 84C40007.
If you have a laptop that runs Windows 7, it is a good idea to know the power consumption of your system, so that you can take necessary actions to boost your battery life. You can use the Windows 7 built-in feature Efficiency Calculator for this.
Microsoft has done a fine job with Windows 7. It is quite easy to handle, you get improved security and has a host of new and revamped features to boost your work. But, the free eBook ‘Windows Power User Guide’ shows how you could get more from your machine with a little effort, some digging and a bit of clever tweaking.
Apple Wireless Keyboard is a small tool (AutohotKey script) that enables Apple keyboard functionality to Windows 7. It supports wireless and wired keyboard and the main benefit of this tool is that Mac users can use the default Mac shortcuts under Windows 7. You can perform the following Mac keyboard functionality in Windows 7.