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Windows 7

Windows 7 is the successor to Windows Vista . The new OS introduces a compelling combination of welcome innovations and much-needed polish. Windows 7 is built with the codebase from Vista and is a minor upgrade (6.

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  • Discontinued

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  • Windows  Windows XP Mode + Windows Virtual PC available ONLY on Windows 7 Professional + Windows 7 Ultimate
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Mainstream support for Windows 7 ended on January 13, 2015. Extended support with security updates ended on January 14, 2020.

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  1.  Usability
  2.  Windows XP Compatibility
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Comment summary: Windows 7 earns strong praise for its speed, familiar interface, Aero features, usability, lower bloat, and generally better experience than Vista, Windows 8/10, and—according to some users—Linux. Built-in imaging, VHD mounting, defragmentation, and backup tools are useful, though backup retention and edition-specific features have limitations. Critics cite security, driver support, maintenance, bugs, and end-of-support concerns, while many retain nostalgic or practical affection for it.
Top Positive Comment
Shoji VR
6

Most Popular Windows after XP, it has glass aero features and have no bloatware and metro apps

Top Negative Comment
User6129169
7

I used to like Windows but after some time using it, I'm starting to hate it because

1)cannot completely remove Internet Explorer,Windows Media Player,Paint,etc which takes some space in my small hard drive

2)too many maintenance and apps needed to optimize Windows 7

3)a pain to find driver after clean install

In my opinion,Ubuntu is better than Windows 7 (never tried Mac yet)

zapannda
2

I'll always love windows 7

Peter Bluish
3

I love it. It has (for me) the best interface that any Windows ever had. It gives you the best of its predecessor Windows XP without the experimental shit of new versions. If it were still valid it would be my most used OS

Lehuga ntaps
1

Better than windows vista also windows 8 but why they removed aero on windows 10 is beyond believe

DDDDDDDDDDDDDD
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It has option disable desktop composition then you have classic theme, low input lag

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peridotcheese3
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My Childhood Would never been the same without Windows 7 R.I.P. Windows 7

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What is Windows 7?

Windows 7 is the successor to Windows Vista icon Windows Vista . The new OS introduces a compelling combination of welcome innovations and much-needed polish. Windows 7 is built with the codebase from Vista and is a minor upgrade (6.1) in the NT series of operating systems from Microsoft. Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC, available ONLY on Windows 7 Professional and Windows 7 Ultimate, allow you to run multiple Windows environments, such as Windows XP Mode icon Windows XP Mode , from your Windows 7 desktop.

All editions of Windows 7 can make System Images without additional system backup programs, which were necessary for system backups of Windows XP or Vista.

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Our users have written 34 comments and reviews about Windows 7, and it has gotten 1310 likes

Windows 7 was added to AlternativeTo by lilgbolahan on and this page was last updated . Windows 7 is sometimes referred to as Win7, Windows Seven.