Windows 7 - Getting Started Tutorials

New Windows 7 Applications

This tutorial will be about applications that are new in Windows 7. For that reason, this tutorial discusses applications such as Live Essentials and its components. Read more...

Windows 7 Help and Support

As the Microsoft Windows operating system becomes more complex-even while it's supposedly growing more intuitive with each successive version-inevitably some parts will be unclear to some users, creating a need for help and support systems. Read more...

Managing Media Storage and Playback

Today's personal computer is a high-powered digital media storage and playback device, used to organize digital photos, music, and videos. Read more...

Windows 7 Performance

The solution is to give Windows less to do, and in places where you're not willing to compromise features, give Windows the edge it needs to handle those tasks more quickly. That's what this tutorial is about. Read more...

Personalizing Windows 7

Your favorite color is green, and you find pictures of a rainforest soothing. Your daughter likes pink. And purple. And some other colors you don't even know the names of. Read more...

Customizing User Navigation

This tutorial starts with customizing the look and the content of the cool new Start menu. The improved Start menu in Windows 7 has many useful new features. Read more...

Using the Windows Gadget Gallery and Gadgets

Windows 7 has a Windows Gadget Gallery desktop feature. The Gallery contains tools, or gadgets, displayed as icons on the desktop. Read more...

Computer Management

In this part, you get the lowdown on disk, file, folder, library, program management and how to use Windows Explorer to keep tabs on this stuff. Read more...

Windows 7 Photos and Media

Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate editions feature several media playback programs, including Windows Photo Viewer, Windows Media Player, and Windows Media Center. Read more...

Navigate Windows and Folders

In this tutorial, you'll first learn how to size, arrange, hide, and otherwise manage windows on your desktop. Read more...