…and I must say, I am VERY VERY happy that I did Here is what all I absolutely fell in love with…

    Windows + T – If you press the Windows Key along with T, you can see the taskbar getting highlighted. Now, you can press T multiple times or use your arrow keys to move to the application that you would like to activate.
    Quick Launch is missing – And although I was a very big fan of it, I don’t miss it at all. You have an option to Pin/Unpin the application from the taskbar

 

    Taskbar looks pretty cool when docked to the left or right of the screen! I finally changed my taskbar’s position and made it auto-hide But all said, the taskbar now is so cool, that you have to experience it. It can’t be told, seriously!!! If you really want to be told, then you should visit this.
    You can now change the applications icon in the Taskbar even while the application is running.
   Click on any icon in the Taskbar and move your mouse to the right… voila… you would see the history. I just clicked on Internet Explorer icon and dragged my mouse to the right to see the history. WOW!!!!

 

Similarly, doing the same thing with explorer icon reveals the frequent files!

 

    Right click on Windows and click personalize

 

The first icon above makes the desktop with 1 wallpaper. The other ones give you an option to shuffle the desktop background change periodically.

  
    I haven’t really benchmarked it, but it feels much snappier. The startup and shutdown time are both lesser than the Vista counterpart.
    Windows + Down for minimize, Windows + Up for maximize, Windows + Left and Windows + Right to dock the current window to the left and right, respectively.
    No more Windows gadget sidebar, gadgets can appear anywhere on the desktop. And the fact that Windows + Space bar gives you a peek at the desktop means now that you can have some gadgets floating around your desktop showing you relevant gadget. I am liking it… seriously. Now, I have no task bar visible all the time (saving me some space), and when I have to see the clock, weather, etc.. all I need to do is, Win + Space (which shows me my gadgets), without minimizing and restoring everything like I used to do earlier with Win+D.

    Much better UAC. Yeah, this one was a really welcome change. So far, after installing Win 7, I have been prompted only when I try to do the admin related work (like setup/repair/remove/etc) and I think it is fair enough to confirm it through UAC. I have started liking the UAC, finally
    Windows + P shows you a small screen like this using which you can decide how to extend your desktop. WOW!!!!

    Paintbrush comes with a Ribbon and a few commonly used shapes. well… looks awesome… I almost stopped using Paintbrush. Now, no need for me to download any extra tool to do the simplest of things!

   
    Sticky Notes is another thing to watch out for. If you are not addicted to sticky notes already, may be the chances are high. Windows + Space actually hides these , and I have sent feedback using the Send Feedback link. If you agree with me, please do the same.

 
    New features in the calculator…

 

    Problem steps record records all the steps with appropriate snapshots so that you could send it to the support technician. Play around with it and take a look at the mht file that it generates and zips for you.
    Tim talks about a lot more secrets. Check it out.

Enjoy!
Rahul

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An ignorant person is one who doesn't know what you have just found out. - Will Rogers