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Windows 7. Windows 7 – New Features. DirectAccess Active Directory authentication without a VPN connection Firewall and NAT friendly with most existing network infrastructures Supports multi-factor authentication Uses IPv6-over-IPSec and Teredo
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Windows 7 – New Features • DirectAccess • Active Directory authentication without a VPN connection • Firewall and NAT friendly with most existing network infrastructures • Supports multi-factor authentication • Uses IPv6-over-IPSec and Teredo • Requires Server 2008 R2 back-end with SSTP and RRAS • Can be configured for split-tunnelling if desired • BranchCache • Similar to Cisco’s WAAS • Hosted Cache mode – Server 2008 R2 hosts the files (Host/Client) • Distributed Cache mode – PCs cache the content and distribute to each other (P2P) • HTTP, HTTPS, SMB – passive cache for reads – writes are never cached • Takes advantage of SMB 2.0 with Vista, Windows 7 and Server 2008 • BitLocker To Go • USB storage devices can be encrypted • Encryption can be enforced for newly inserted devices • Policies can be set to require password complexity, smart cards, etc • Drive Prep Tool no longer necessary post-install if you want to enable BitLocker at a later date
Windows 7 – New Features • AppLocker • Rule based application permissions model • Publisher rules are based on application digital signature • Relies on signed applications • Helps prevent unauthorized software installation • Virtual Desktop Infrastructure enhancements • Spanning monitor support with varying resolutions per monitor • Microphone support over RDP • Aero/DirectX/Multimedia/streaming over RDP • Mount VHD files as a drive letters • Boot from VHD files • Management • Credential Manager provides a ‘lock box’ for passwords for sites and services • Remote Assistance vastly improved • Action Center combines Security Center with Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Recovery Centers • Native Biometric (fingerprint) and Location Sensor (GPS) driver support for many existing devices
Windows 7 – New Features • HomeGroup • Domain-joined computers can be part of a HomeGroup • Uses a password for fileshares and printer shares • Easy to use • Multi-touch interfaces • Surface-esque control of the desktop • Libraries and enhanced Search • Search for items anywhere on your network with federated Search partners • Where you store files become less important as long as they can be indexed • Miscellaneous • ReadyBoost can be used on multiple devices at once • Desktop Gadgets can roam anywhere on the desktop • “SuperBar” – the controversial task bar replacement
Windows 7 – The Vista Connection • Device Drivers • Targeting 100% success rate for Vista drivers under W7 – no radical API changes • Device driver support for Vista has improved greatly since RTM – will carry over for W7 • You can actually trust drivers and links to OEMs offered by Windows Update • Application Compatibility • No radical departure in W7 compared to the jump from XP to Vista • Application vendors are writing more applications that do not require ‘admin’ access • UAC • 4 levels of protection/notification • Many system related prompts eliminated • Considerably less annoying by default • System requirements • Computer systems have caught up with Vista and W7 is streamlined for performance • Componentization of system features continue – makes adding and removing pieces easier • Windows Anytime Upgrade takes minutes instead of hours • Perfect for netbooks and older ACPI hardware
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