Windows 7 is still very similar to Vista in many ways, so there’s not quite as
many articles about completely new Windows 7 features.
Here’s the quick list of articles that touch on the new features:

Disable User Account Control (UAC) the Easy Way on Win 7 or Vista

How to Upgrade the Windows 7 RC to RTM (Final Release)

Add the Quick Launch Bar to the Taskbar in Windows 7

Change the Windows 7 Taskbar to Work Like Vista

The 20 Best Windows Tweaks that Still Work in Windows 7

Migrate XP to Windows 7 with Easy Transfer and a USB Drive

Migrate XP to Windows 7 with Easy Transfer Over the Network

Access Frequently Used Items in Windows 7 with Jump Lists

Access Hidden Regional Themes in Windows 7 

Awesome Desktop Wallpapers: The Windows 7 Edition

BitLocker To Go Encrypts Portable Flash Drives in Windows 7

Disable Aero Shake in Windows 7

Disable Aero Snap (the Mouse Drag Window Arranging Feature in Windows 7)

Disable Sidebar / Desktop Gadgets on Windows 7

Disable System Restore in Windows 7

What is conhost.exe and Why Is It Running?

Make Sure your Computer Can Run Windows 7 with Upgrade Advisor

Make the Windows 7 Taskbar Work More Like Windows XP or Vista

How To Manage UAC Notifications in Windows 7

Make Windows Live Messenger Minimize to the System Tray in Windows 7

Manage Devices the Easy Way with Device Stage in Windows 7

What You Should Expect from the Windows 7 Beta

Manage Files and Documents Easier with Libraries in Windows 7

Stream Media To Other Computers on a Home Network with Windows 7

Easily Backup & Import Your Wireless Network Settings in Windows 7

Extend the Windows 7 Trial from 30 to 120 Days

GeekNewb: Get to Know These Windows 7 Hotkeys

Share Files and Printers between Windows 7 and XP

Share Files and Printers in Windows 7 with HomeGroup

How to Drag Files to the Taskbar to Open Them in Windows 7

Search Websites from Your Desktop in Windows 7 with Search Connectors

Install Windows Live Essentials In Windows 7

New Features in WordPad and Paint in Windows 7

Simple Tips: Windows 7 Volume Mixer Enables Quick Access to Sound Settings

Use Problem Steps Recorder to Help Troubleshoot Windows 7

Using Backup and Restore in Windows 7

Articles About Shortcuts & Hotkeys

We love our keyboard shortcuts and special shortcut icons
that do all sorts of great things. Here’s a list of all the ones
 that we’ve tested with Windows 7.

Add Home Directory Icon to the Desktop in Windows 7 or Vista

Add Internet Explorer Icon to Windows 7 / Vista Desktop

“Up” Keyboard Shortcut for Windows 7 or Vista Explorer

Hotkey for Creating New Folder in Windows Explorer

Bring Misplaced Off-Screen Windows Back to Your Desktop (Keyboard Trick)

Create a Shortcut for Locking Your Computer Screen in Windows 7 or Vista

Create a Shortcut Icon or Hotkey to Turn Windows 7 / Vista Firewall On or Off

Create a Shortcut or Hotkey for the Safely Remove Hardware Dialog

Create a Shortcut or Hotkey to Clear the Clipboard in Windows

Create a Shortcut or Hotkey to Eject the CD/DVD Drive

Create a Shortcut or Hotkey to Immediately Eject a Specific USB Drive

Create a Shortcut or Hotkey to Mute the System Volume in Windows

Create a Shortcut or Hotkey to Open Task Manager’s “All Users” View in Windows 7 or Vista

Create a Shortcut or Hotkey to Run CCleaner Silently

Create a Shortcut or Hotkey to Switch Power Plans

Create a Shortcut or Hotkey to Turn Off the Monitor

Create a Shortcut or Hotkey to Turn the Desktop Icons On or Off

Create a Shortcut to Enable/Disable Aero Transparency in 7 / Vista

Create a Shortcut to Search Your IE Favorites With Windows 7 or Vista Search

Create a Shortcut to the Stored User Names and Passwords Dialog in Windows

Create Administrator Mode Shortcuts Without UAC Prompts in Windows 7 or Vista

Create Icons to Start the Screensaver on Windows 7 or Vista

Create Shutdown / Restart / Lock Icons in Windows 7 or Vista

Map Any Key to Any Key on Windows 7 / XP / Vista

Quickly Open Network Connections List in Windows 7 or Vista

Context Menu Modding

Need to add a little more power to your right-click menu options?
We’ve got you covered with a bunch of tweaks.

Add “Open with Notepad” to the Context Menu for All Files

Add “Run as Administrator” for AutoHotkey Scripts in Windows 7 or Vista

Add “Run as Administrator” to Any File Type in Windows 7 or Vista

Add “Take Ownership” to Explorer Right-Click Menu in Win 7 or Vista

Add Copy To / Move To on Windows 7 or Vista Right-Click Menu

Add Defragment to the Right-Click Menu for a Drive

Add Disk Cleanup to the Right-Click Menu for a Drive

Create a Context Menu Item to Copy a List of Files to the Clipboard in Windows 7 / Vista / XP

Create a Context Menu Item to Copy a Text File To the Clipboard in Windows 7 / Vista / XP

Disabling Stuff You Don’t Want

It never fails, no matter what version of Windows you are using,
there are still things you are going to want to disable. Here’s the quick
list of the ones that we’ve covered:

Disable User Account Control (UAC) the Easy Way on Win 7 or Vista

Disable Aero on Windows 7 or Vista

Disable Caps Lock Key in Windows 7 or Vista

Disable Delete Confirmation Dialog in Windows 7 or Vista

Disable Power Management on Windows 7 or Vista

Disable Program Compatibility Assistant in Windows 7 and Vista

Disable Shortcut Icon Arrow Overlay in Windows 7 or Vista

Disable System Restore in Windows 7 or Vista

Disable the “Send To” Folder on the Windows Explorer Context Menu

Disable the Annoying “This page has an unspecified potential security risk” When Using Files on a Network Share

Disable the Irritating Sticky / Filter Keys Popup Dialogs

Disable Thumbnail Previews in Windows 7 or Vista Explorer

Disable User Account Control (UAC) the Easy Way on Win 7 or Vista

Disable User Account Control(UAC) For Administrators Only

Disable Win+X Shortcut Keys on Windows 7 or Vista

4 Ways to Make UAC Less Annoying on Windows 7 / Vista

Disable Windows Mobility Center in Windows 7 or Vista

Disable/Enable Lock Workstation Functionality (Windows + L)

Easily Disable Win 7 or Vista’s Aero Before Running an Application (Such as a Video Game)

Hide Desktop Icon Text on Windows 7 or Vista

Hide Drives from Your Computer in Windows 7 or Vista

Hide, Delete, or Destroy the Recycle Bin Icon in Windows 7 or Vista

Make User Account Control (UAC) Stop Blacking Out the Screen in Windows 7 or Vista

How to Delete a System File in Windows 7 or Vista

Enable or Disable UAC From the Windows 7 / Vista Command Line

How to Delete a Windows Service in Windows 7, Vista or XP

Remove “Shortcut” Text From New Shortcuts in Windows 7 or Vista

Remove Gadgets and Screen Resolution on Windows 7 Desktop Context Menu

Remove the Ugly “Send Feedback” Link in Windows 7 Beta

Stop Windows Update from Hijacking the Sleep/Shutdown Button

Temporarily Disable Windows Update’s Automatic Reboot in Win7 or Vista

Turn Off Windows Explorer Click Sounds in Windows 7 or Vista

Turn on Remote Desktop in Windows 7 or Vista

Uninstall, Disable, or Delete Internet Explorer 8 from Windows 7

Stopping Obnoxious MSN / Windows Live Messenger Spammers

Completely Disable the System Tray on Windows 7 / Vista / XP

Stupid Geek Tricks

Yeah, most of these are just silly, geeky tricks. Which perhaps makes them more fun than anything else.

Stupid Geek Tricks: Navigate in the File Open/Save Dialog With the Keyboard

Stupid Geek Tricks: Open an Explorer Window from the Command Prompt’s Current Directory

Stupid Geek Tricks: Secret Items on the Windows 7 Send To Menu

Stupid Geek Tricks: Undo an Accidental Move or Delete With a Keyboard Shortcut

Stupid Geek Tricks: Using 7-Zip as a Blazing Fast File Browser

Stupid Geek Tricks: Windows 7 Easter Egg Shows the XP Alt-Tab Prompt

Hidden Trick to Close Windows Explorer in Windows 7 or Vista

Keyboard Ninja: Toggle File Extension Display With a Shortcut Key in Windows

Scroll the Window Under the Mouse in Windows 7 / XP / Vista

Switch Windows by Hovering the Mouse Over a Window in Windows 7 or Vista

Boost Your Mouse Pointing Accuracy in Windows

Quick Tip: Change Monitor Timeout From Command Line

Misc Windows Configuration Tweaks and Such

There’s always lots of other tweaks you’ll need to do—from
changing your computer name to logging on automatically.
We’ve covered quite a few of those as well.

Always Start an Application in Administrator Mode on Windows 7 or Vista

Make Windows 7 or Vista Log On Automatically

Mount an ISO image in Windows 7 or Vista

Backup/Copy Files that are “In Use” or “Locked” in Windows (Command Line)

Change Start Menu to Use Small Icons in Windows 7 or Vista

Change the Number of Recent Items Shown on the Windows 7 / Vista Start Menu

Change the Windows 7 or Vista Power Buttons to Shut Down/Sleep/Hibernate

Change Your Computer Name in Windows 7 or Vista

Add “My Computer” to Your Windows 7 / Vista Taskbar

Display My Computer Icon on the Desktop in Windows 7 or Vista

Enable Additional Clocks in Windows 7 or Vista

Get the Classic Start Menu in Windows 7

Enable Military Time in Windows 7 or Vista

Show Hidden Files and Folders in Windows 7 or Vista

Using Windows 7 or Vista Compatibility Mode

Using Windows 7 or Vista System Restore

Configure Disk Defragmenter Schedule in Windows 7 or Vista

Create a Restore Point for Windows 7 or Vista’s System Restore

Create a System Restore Point in Windows 7

Customize the Manufacturer Support Info in Windows 7 or Vista

Customize the Notification Area in Windows 7 Using Local Group Policy

Easily Set Default OS in a Windows 7 / Vista and XP Dual-boot Setup

Enable Run Command on Windows 7 or Vista Start Menu

How to Create a System Image in Windows 7

How to Install IIS on Windows 7 or Vista

Quick Tip: Change the Registered Owner in Windows

Resize a Partition for Free in Windows 7 or Vista

Resize Icons Quickly in Windows 7 or Vista Explorer

Set Icons in Win7 / Vista to Open With a Single Click Instead of Double-Click

Restore Missing Desktop Icons in Windows 7 or Vista

Run a Command as Administrator from the Windows 7 / Vista Run box

Enable Mapping to \\Hostname\C$ Share on Windows 7 or Vista

Enable the (Hidden) Administrator Account on Windows 7 or Vista

Conclusion

Yes, this was one long list of articles. Be sure to share it with your friends,
relatives, enemies, or random people on the street. We recommend printing
it off, creating paper airplanes, and seeing how far they fly.