Master the basics of Microsoft Windows 7 and find out what's new in the latest version of Windows. Windows 7 tutorial 1 - Introducing the new Desktop, Start Menu and Taskbar

In Windows 7 tutorial 1, we start at the very beginning of Windows 7 with an introduction to the Desktop, Start Menu and the all new Taskbar. New in Windows 7 is the improved Taskbar and the neater System Tray, which you'll see briefly in this video. Both of these new features will be explored in more detail in later tutorials too.

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Additional notes

Your Windows 7 Taskbar, Desktop and System Tray will probably have different icons on them. This is perfectly normal, it all depends on what you have installed on your machine.

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