Not part of the pre-beta Windows 7 software handed out to Microsoft PDC attendees, the OS's new taskbar is shrouded in intrigue Among Microsoft Windows 7’s features, a taskbar overhaul is arguably the ...

You can pin frequently accessed folders to Windows Explorer’s folder-like icon on the taskbar, but even more helpful for some might be the ability to pin a system-wide search to that same folder.

With Windows 7’s “shake” feature, though, you can minimize every window except the one in which you’re currently working — in a single step. Click and hold the title bar of the window you want to keep ...

One of Windows 7’s niftier new features is an improved Taskbar, but it wasn’t included in the pre-beta build of the operating system just distributed at the PDC. I’ve got a video of it in action, ...