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A first look at the Windows 7 Taskbar
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- IT TOPICS:Operating Systems, Software, Windows & Microsoft
One of Windows 7's niftier new features is an improved Taskbar, but it wasn't included in the pre-beta build of the operating system just distributed at the PDC. I've got a video of it in action, though, as well as a secret way to turn on new Taskbar-like features in the existing pre-beta.
The video, taken by neowin.net, shows off many of the Taskbar's new features, such as displaying all running windows of an application running in side-by-side thumbnails, which are actually live. You can see it in action, below.
If you're looking to unlock the new Taskbar the blog Rafael within Windows has instructions on how to do it.
Keep in mind, though, that what it unlocks isn't truly the real thing. It lacks some crucial features and isn't the final design. Still, if you're willing to do some system changes, you might want to check it out. Be forewarned, though, that there's no way to know what it might do to your system stability.
Preston Gralla is a contributing editor for Computerworld, and the author of more than 35 books.
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