** Windows NT and successors have various subsystems to run legacy applications.

** With the introduction of Windows 7 ( Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise editions ), Windows XP Mode enables full compatibility with older programs supported under Windows XP via Microsoft Virtual PC.

** Win32 console, the terminal emulator of Microsoft Windows

** Windows XP Home Edition N, as above, but without a default installation of Windows Media Player, as mandated by a European Union ruling

** Windows XP Professional N, as above, but without a default installation of Windows Media Player, as mandated by a European Union ruling

** Windows XP Media Center Edition 2003

** Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004

** Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, released on 12 October 2004.

** Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005

** Windows XP 64-bit Edition 2003, based on the Windows NT 5. 2 codebase.

** The Windows 9x kernel, used in Windows 95, 98 and ME

** The Windows NT kernel, used in all Windows NT systems including Windows 2000, XP, Vista and 7

** Windows 2000 Server or Professional with Service Pack 3 or later.

** Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1 or later

** Windows Server 2003

** Windows Vista

** Locusts ( 7. 1-3 )

** Fire ( 7. 4-6 )

** A plumb line ( 7. 7-9 )

** ( Actual − 12. 7 ) A full Moon reflects 30 % more light at full phase than a perfect diffuse reflector predicts.

** First mentioning of Saul ( St. Paul ) in the Bible ( 7: 58 )

** April 7 ( Eastern Orthodox liturgics )

** Graphics clock: 7. 16 MHz

** Dominican Republic ( March 7, 2002 )

** Genus Vulpes ( 7 Ma to present )

** Genus Nyctereutes ( 7. 1 Ma to present )

** Players lined up outside the tackle box — more specifically, those lined up more than 7 yards from the center — will now be allowed to block below the waist only if they are blocking straight ahead or toward the nearest sideline.

** Mine Exploder T1E2 Roller: Two forward units with 7 discs only.

** IMR-2MA-Latest version with bigger operator's cabin armed with a 12. 7 mm machine gun NSV.

** Booknotes interview with Powell on My American Journey, January 7, 1996.

** December 7 ( Eastern Orthodox liturgics )

** Imperial Prince Amatsukabe Anahobe ( Prince Sume-Irodo ), killed 7 VI 587

** " Rule 7: Substance first — then form.

** Eye-trace ( 7 %) — Does the cut pay respect to " the location and movement of the audience's focus of interest within the frame " ( Murch, 18 )?

** Rugby sevens: 7

** February 7 ( Eastern Orthodox liturgics )

** 6 × 0. 50 in ( 12. 7 mm ) AN / M2 Browning machine guns, 400 rpg or

** c. 7 Ma: First hominins appear

** Other Services: 34. 7 %

** Age 39 +: 43. 7 %

In Windows Vista and Windows 7 ClearType is turned on by default.

In Microsoft Office 2007 and later versions, Internet Explorer 7 and later versions and Windows Live Messenger, ClearType is also turned on by default, even if it is not enabled throughout the operating system.

Duke Nukem 3D has been ported to run on modern Microsoft Windows variants including Windows XP and Windows 7.

Version 0. 7. 5 also shipped with a new version of the Windows installer.

Support for SNI is available since Firefox 2, Opera 8, Safari 2. 1, Google Chrome 6, and Internet Explorer 7 on Windows Vista.

Microsoft had a double gain from its release: first, it made it impossible for consumers to run Windows 95 on a cheaper, non-Microsoft DOS ; secondly, although traces of DOS were never completely removed from the system and MS DOS 7 would be loaded briefly as a part of the booting process, Windows 95 applications ran solely in 386 enhanced mode, with a flat 32-bit address space and virtual memory.

Vista also features new graphics features, the Windows Aero GUI, new applications ( such as Windows Calendar, Windows DVD Maker and some new games including Chess, Mahjong, and Purble Place ), Internet Explorer 7, Windows Media Player 11, and a large number of underlying architectural changes.

Windows 7 Desktop

Windows 7 is the current major release after Windows Vista and was released to manufacturing on 22 July 2009, and reached general retail availability on 22 October 2009.

Windows 7 has the version number NT 6. 1.

Some features of Windows 7 are faster booting, Device Stage, Windows PowerShell, less obtrusive User Account Control, multi-touch, and improved window management.

Features included with Windows Vista and not in Windows 7 include the sidebar ( although gadgets remain ) and several programs that were removed in favor of downloading their Windows Live counterparts.