Interactive preview thumbnails – note the play/pause and navigation buttons in the thumbnail window of Media Player.	The notification area hides all icons other than 4 pre-defined ones. The other are accessible from the small arrow.
Choosing what you want to share in your HomeGroup.	Libraries organize multiple folders into categories.
Choosing what you want to share in your HomeGroup.	Libraries organize multiple folders into categories.

Networking
One of the nice things about networking in Windows 7 is that it's really easy to get onto a network with it – especially wireless ones. The Connect to dialog is now gone and the network icon itself shows you a list of networks you can connect to.

The humble Paint is one of the revamped applications in Windows 7 – there is a lot more in there.

The other major feature is something called a “HomeGroup”. This is meant for non-technical computer users who do have multiple and mostly mobile machines at home. The HomeGroup allows them to discover each other and use each other's resources easily. For instance, if a home computer has a printer attached to it, other computers in the same HomeGroup can easily discover and use this printer as if it were installed locally. You can also share files, media and other devices across machines easily.

Other Enhancements
There are a whole bunch of other enhancements that we will cover in the coming months. More Aero features, completely revamped familiar applications, nicer device compatibility and more. Till next time, you can drool over the high resolution pictures of Windows 7 in action.