What can IT pros do with Windows 7? 7
Make end users productive anywhere 7
Enhance security and control 7
Streamline desktop management with the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack 8
New and changed features in Windows 7 8
What's New in AppLocker 9
What are the major changes? 9
What does AppLocker do? 9
Who will be interested in this feature? 10
Are there any special considerations? 10
Which editions include AppLocker? 11
What's New in Biometrics 11
What's new in biometrics? 11
Who will want to use biometric devices? 12
What are the benefits of the new biometric features? 12
What's the impact of these changes on biometrics? 12
What's New in Certificates 12
What's new in certificates? 12
Who will want to use these new features? 12
HTTP enrollment 12
Certificate selection 13
What are the benefits of the new and changed features? 13
HTTP enrollment 13
Certificate selection 13
What's the impact of these changes on certificates? 14
HTTP enrollment 14
Certificate selection 14
What's New in Deployment Tools 14
Deployment Tools for Windows 7 14
Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows AIK) 14
Windows Deployment Services 14
What's New in Group Policy 15
What are the major changes? 15
What does Group Policy do? 15
Who will be interested in this feature? 15
Are there any special considerations? 15
Which editions include this feature? 16
Does it function differently in some editions? 16
Is it available in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions? 16
Windows PowerShell Cmdlets for Group Policy 16
What do the Windows PowerShell Group Policy cmdlets do? 16
Are there any special considerations? 17
What policy settings have been added or changed? 17
Additional references 19
Group Policy Preferences 19
What are the major changes? 19
What do Group Policy Preferences do? 19
What new functionality does this feature provide? 19
Power Plan (Windows Vista and later) preference items 20
Why is this change important? 20
Are there any dependencies? 20
Scheduled Task (Windows Vista and later) preference items 20
Why is this change important? 20
Are there any dependencies? 21
Immediate Task (Windows Vista and later) preference items 21
Why is this change important? 21
Are there any dependencies? 21
Internet Explorer 8 preference items 21
Why is this change important? 21
What works differently? 21
Are there any dependencies? 22
Starter Group Policy Objects 22
What are the major changes? 22
What do System Starter GPOs do? 22
What new functionality does this feature provide? 22
Why is this change important? 22
What works differently? 23
Additional references 23
Administrative Template Settings 23
What are the major changes? 23
What do Administrative templates do? 23
What new functionality does this feature provide? 24
Improved user interface 24
Why is this change important? 24
Support for multi-string and QWORD registry value types 24
Why is this change important? 24
What policy settings have been added or changed? 25
What's New in Handwriting Recognition 25
What's new in handwriting recognition? 25
What's New in Networking 26
What are the major changes? 26
Who will be interested in these features? 27
What does DirectAccess do? 27
Are there any special considerations? 27
What does VPN Reconnect do? 28
Are there any special considerations? 28
What does BranchCache do? 29
Are there any special considerations? 29
What does URL-based QoS do? 29
What does mobile broadband device support do? 29
What do multiple active firewall profiles do? 30
What's New in Service Accounts 30
What's new in service accounts? 30
Who will want to use service accounts? 31
What are the benefits of new service accounts? 31
What's the impact of these changes on account management? 31
Are there any special considerations for using the new service account options? 31
What's New in Smart Cards 32
What's new in smart cards? 32
Who will want to use smart cards? 33
What are the benefits of the new and changed features? 33
What's the impact of these changes on smart card usage? 33
What's New in User Account Control 33
What's new in User Account Control? 33
Who will want to use UAC? 34
What are the benefits of the new and changed features? 34
The built-in Administrator account in Windows Server 2008 R2 does not run in Admin Approval Mode 35
The built-in Administrator account is disabled by default in Windows 7 35
Behavior of computers that are not domain members 35
Behavior of computers that are domain members 35
All subsequent user accounts are created as standard users in Windows 7 36
Reduced number of UAC prompts 36
Configure UAC experience in Control Panel 36
Change the behavior of UAC messages for local administrators 37
Change the behavior of UAC messages for standard users 38
What's the impact of these changes on UAC? 38
What's New in Virtual Hard Disks 38
What's new in virtual hard disks? 38
Who will want to use virtual hard disks? 39
What are the benefits of the new and changed features? 39
What are the dependencies? 40
What's the impact of these changes on virtual hard disks? 40
What's New in Windows PowerShell 40
What's new in Windows PowerShell? 41
Who will want to use Windows PowerShell? 42
What are the benefits of the new and changed features? 42
Remote Management 42
Windows PowerShell ISE 42
Modules 43
Transactions 43
What's the impact of these changes on Windows PowerShell? 43
What's New in Windows Search, Browse, and Organization 44
What's new in Windows Search, Browse, and Organization? 44
Who will want to use Windows Search, Browse, and Organization? 45
What are the benefits of the new and changed features? 45
What's the impact of these changes on Windows Search, Browse, and Organization? 47
What's New in Windows Security Auditing 48
What are the major changes? 48
What do these auditing enhancements do? 48
Who will be interested in this feature? 49
Are there any special considerations? 49
Which editions include this feature? 50
What new functionality does this feature provide? 51
Global Object Access Auditing 51
"Reason for access" settings 51
Advanced audit policy settings 51
Account logon events 52
Account management events 52
Detailed tracking events 53
DS access events 53
Logon/logoff events 54
Object access events 55
Policy change events 57
Privilege use events 57
System events 58
Miscellaneous Changes in Windows 7 58
Background Intelligent Transfer Service 59
AppLocker 59
Windows PowerShell 2.0 59
Group Policy 60
Windows Update Stand-alone Installer 61
Windows Search, Browse, and Organization 62
For a complete view of Windows 7 resources, articles, demos, and guidance, please visit the Springboard Series for Windows 7 on the Windows Client TechCenter.
For a Web version of this document, see the Windows 7 What’s New Guide in the Windows Client TechCenter Library (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=152703).
