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Windows 7 adds a Media Center gadget and removes the Contacts, Notes and Stocks gadgets. Originally, Microsoft provided a link to a web site called Windows Live Gallery where additional Sidebar gadgets that have been created by third-party developers could be downloaded. The site was officially retired on October 1, 2011.
Cortana was a virtual assistant developed by Microsoft that used the Bing search engine to perform tasks such as setting reminders and answering questions for users.. Cortana was available in English, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, and Japanese language editions, depending on the software platform and region in which it was used.
Originally available as a beta since October 2015 [5] under the name Arrow Launcher, the first stable release was published to the Google Play Store, under its current name, on October 5, 2017. [6] It does not replace the stock Android operating system, but adds an additional graphical layer with a focus on Microsoft applications and services.
2. Click Security Center. 3. Click Windows Firewall. 4. On the General tab, select the Off (not recommended) option, and then click OK. 5. Close the Windows Security Center window. 6. Close the Control Panel window. Note: To reactivate the Windows XP SP 2 Firewall, repeat steps 1 to 3. On the General tab, select the On (recommended) option, and ...
An application launcher provides shortcuts to computer programs, and stores the shortcuts in one place so they are easier to find. In the comparison of desktop application launchers that follows, each section is devoted to a different desktop environment .
Windows Mobile Device Center is a synchronization software program developed by Microsoft, and the successor to ActiveSync. It is designed to synchronize various content including music, video, contacts , calendar events, web browser favorites , and other files between Windows Mobile devices and the Microsoft Windows operating system.
Action Center is a notification center included with Windows Phone 8.1, Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile. It was introduced with Windows Phone 8.1 in July 2014, and was introduced to the desktop with the launch of Windows 10 on July 29, 2015. [1] The Action Center replaces the charms in Windows 10. [2] [3] [4]
The Compatibility tab in Windows Explorer includes new options to Disable desktop composition, Disable display scaling on high DPI settings, and Run this program as an administrator. There are new options to run programs in compatibility mode for either Windows XP (Service Pack 2) or Windows Server 2003 (Service Pack 1).