<s>
While	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
contains	O
many	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
capabilities	O
and	O
certain	O
programs	O
that	O
were	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
previous	O
Windows	O
versions	O
up	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
were	O
removed	O
or	O
changed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
is	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
features	O
that	O
were	O
present	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
earlier	O
versions	O
but	O
were	O
removed	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
even	O
in	O
Details	O
view	O
,	O
column	O
headers	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
only	O
allow	O
filtering	O
items	O
;	O
there	O
no	O
longer	O
are	O
options	O
in	O
drop-down	O
menus	O
to	O
group	O
,	O
sort	O
,	O
or	O
stack	O
items	O
(	O
Sort	O
,	O
Group	O
,	O
and	O
Stack	O
by	O
Property	O
options	O
are	O
removed	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
column	O
headers	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
filter	O
,	O
group	O
,	O
sort	O
,	O
and	O
stack	O
items	O
regardless	O
of	O
the	O
active	O
icon	O
view	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
these	O
settings	O
are	O
accessible	O
only	O
from	O
within	O
Category	O
view	O
,	O
or	O
by	O
searching	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
made	O
accessible	O
via	O
modifications	O
to	O
the	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Registry	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disabling	O
Auto	O
Arrange	O
and	O
Align	O
to	O
Grid	O
is	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
toolbar	O
or	O
desk	O
band	O
is	O
forced	O
to	O
be	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
row	O
in	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
forces	O
the	O
RBBS_BREAK	O
style	O
for	O
every	O
band	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full	O
row	O
selection	O
for	O
icons	O
in	O
the	O
Details	O
icon	O
view	O
mode	O
cannot	O
be	O
disabled	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
possible	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Icons	O
no	O
longer	O
appear	O
on	O
the	O
Command	O
Bar	O
in	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
IDeskBand	O
interface	O
and	O
Explorer	O
Bars	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
supported	O
in	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
;	O
they	O
are	O
still	O
supported	O
in	O
Internet	O
Explorer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Folder	O
Options	O
,	O
the	O
Remember	O
each	O
folder	O
's	O
view	O
settings	O
option	O
that	O
allowed	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
to	O
retain	O
folder	O
icon	O
view	O
modes	O
and	O
icon	O
sizes	O
on	O
a	O
per-folder	O
basis	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
not	O
possible	O
to	O
open	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
(	O
or	O
even	O
temporarily	O
open	O
a	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
window	O
)	O
as	O
an	O
administrator	O
without	O
modifying	O
permissions	O
of	O
system	O
values	O
in	O
the	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Registry	I-Protocol
,	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
DCOM	B-Operating_System
restriction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
not	O
possible	O
to	O
run	O
the	O
32-bit	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
as	O
a	O
file	O
manager	O
or	O
as	O
the	O
shell	O
in	O
64-bit	O
editions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
64-bit	O
editions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
Windows	O
XP	O
allowed	O
executing	O
the	O
32-bit	O
shell/Windows	O
Explorer	O
and	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
default	O
for	O
compatibility	O
with	O
shell	O
extensions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
all	O
32-bit	O
shell	O
extensions	O
are	O
incompatible	O
with	O
64-bit	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Items	O
view	O
control	O
,	O
an	O
undocumented	O
control	O
that	O
is	O
incompatible	O
with	O
the	O
List	O
view	O
control	O
replaces	O
the	O
List	O
view	O
control	O
used	O
in	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
and	O
Start	O
Menu	O
breaking	O
applications	O
that	O
customized	O
the	O
Explorer	O
list	O
view	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Item	O
view	O
also	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
custom	O
positioning	O
,	O
custom	O
ordering	O
,	O
or	O
hyperlinks	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
list	O
view	O
did	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
ItemsView	O
is	O
not	O
considered	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Win32	O
common	O
controls	O
reusable	O
by	O
developers	O
,	O
the	O
sound	O
for	O
the	O
Select	O
system	O
event	O
no	O
longer	O
plays	O
in	O
Explorer	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
this	O
feature	O
was	O
not	O
built-in	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
list	O
view	O
control	O
supported	O
this	O
if	O
shell	O
extensions	O
or	O
folder	O
customization	O
utilities	O
which	O
set	O
the	O
correct	O
desktop.ini	O
parameters	O
and	O
attributes	O
were	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Registry	O
settings	O
pertaining	O
modified	O
colors	O
for	O
compressed	O
files	O
,	O
EFS-encrypted	O
files	O
,	O
and	O
item	O
hot-tracking	O
effects	O
are	O
ignored	O
by	O
the	O
ItemsView	O
control	O
in	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Navigation	O
Pane	O
no	O
longer	O
allows	O
the	O
tree	O
view	O
to	O
be	O
collapsed	O
;	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
possible	O
to	O
either	O
show	O
only	O
the	O
folder	O
tree	O
view	O
or	O
collapse	O
this	O
view	O
to	O
show	O
only	O
the	O
new	O
Favorite	O
Links	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Navigation	O
Pane	O
no	O
longer	O
includes	O
a	O
horizontal	O
scrollbar	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
automatically	O
scroll	O
horizontally	O
that	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Slide	O
Show	O
button	O
on	O
the	O
Command	O
Bar	O
in	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
starts	O
the	O
new	O
Windows	O
Photo	O
Viewer	O
which	O
,	O
unlike	O
Windows	B-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
or	O
Windows	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
does	O
not	O
support	O
themes	O
or	O
rich	O
transitions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Public	O
folder	O
introduced	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
is	O
no	O
longer	O
listed	O
among	O
the	O
items	O
in	O
the	O
hierarchy	O
of	O
the	O
breadcrumb	O
bar	O
;	O
users	O
who	O
wish	O
to	O
open	O
this	O
folder	O
from	O
the	O
address	O
bar	O
must	O
enter	O
its	O
full	O
path	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Share	O
overlay	O
icon	O
for	O
shared	O
items	O
in	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
has	O
been	O
removed	O
;	O
this	O
change	O
means	O
that	O
users	O
must	O
now	O
select	O
a	O
folder	O
each	O
time	O
,	O
every	O
time	O
to	O
determine	O
if	O
it	O
is	O
being	O
shared	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Share	O
overlay	O
icon	O
was	O
a	O
feature	O
of	O
Windows	O
since	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
3.1	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sharing	O
Wizard	O
introduced	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
no	O
longer	O
includes	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
user	O
when	O
sharing	O
an	O
item	O
(	O
Create	O
a	O
new	O
user	O
...	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Software	O
Explorer	O
feature	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Defender	I-Application
has	O
been	O
removed	O
;	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
notifications	O
if	O
User	O
Account	O
Control	O
blocks	O
a	O
startup	O
application	O
that	O
required	O
elevation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
status	O
bar	O
in	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
no	O
longer	O
shows	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
a	O
selected	O
item(s )	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
items	O
are	O
grouped	O
,	O
selection	O
of	O
multiple	O
groups	O
by	O
clicking	O
the	O
group	O
header	O
while	O
holding	O
down	O
the	O
key	O
is	O
not	O
possible	O
as	O
could	O
be	O
done	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
multiple	O
items	O
are	O
selected	O
in	O
a	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
window	O
,	O
this	O
selection	O
is	O
not	O
retained	O
if	O
the	O
user	O
navigates	O
back	O
or	O
forward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
removes	O
the	O
Customize	O
tab	O
for	O
a	O
folder	O
if	O
its	O
properties	O
are	O
opened	O
via	O
Libraries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
same	O
folder	O
is	O
opened	O
in	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
without	O
accessing	O
it	O
via	O
Libraries	O
,	O
the	O
Customize	O
tab	O
is	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
cannot	O
be	O
configured	O
to	O
retain	O
individual	O
folder	O
window	O
positions	O
and	O
sizes	O
;	O
each	O
window	O
shares	O
the	O
same	O
size	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
position	O
of	O
each	O
window	O
is	O
cascaded	O
as	O
new	O
windows	O
are	O
opened	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
16-bit	B-Device
applications	I-Device
can	O
no	O
longer	O
display	O
their	O
icon	O
on	O
the	O
taskbar	O
when	O
running	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
taskbar	O
instead	O
shows	O
the	O
icon	O
for	O
NTVDM.exe	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
32-bit	O
host	O
process	O
for	O
running	O
16-bit	B-Device
applications	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Always	O
on	O
Top	O
for	O
the	O
taskbar	O
is	O
mandatory	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
;	O
in	O
previous	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	O
this	O
was	O
possible	O
to	O
disable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
feature	O
was	O
previously	O
deprecated	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
;	O
all	O
toolbars	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
located	O
on	O
the	O
taskbar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
revert	O
to	O
Quick	O
Launch	O
by	O
manually	O
adding	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
custom	O
toolbar	O
referencing	O
%AppData%	O
\Microsoft\Internet	O
Explorer	O
\Quick	O
Launch	O
if	O
users	O
prefer	O
the	O
taskbar	O
layout	O
from	O
earlier	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	O
,	O
although	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
and	O
later	O
have	O
issues	O
with	O
Quick	O
Launch	O
getting	O
automatically	O
disabled	O
and	O
all	O
its	O
settings	O
getting	O
reset	O
after	O
a	O
log	O
off	O
or	O
restart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	O
plans	O
listed	O
under	O
the	O
Power	O
system	O
icon	O
are	O
limited	O
to	O
Balanced	O
and	O
Power	O
saver	O
(	O
with	O
the	O
High	O
Performance	O
power	O
plan	O
being	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
Control	O
Panel	O
)	O
;	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
the	O
all	O
three	O
power	O
plans	O
were	O
available	O
for	O
use	O
from	O
the	O
system	O
icon	O
,	O
and	O
user-created	O
custom	O
plans	O
would	O
also	O
be	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
,	O
users	O
can	O
only	O
configure	O
to	O
combine	O
buttons	O
,	O
not	O
combine	O
buttons	O
,	O
or	O
combine	O
when	O
the	O
taskbar	O
is	O
full	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Show	O
window	O
preview	O
(	O
thumbnails	O
)	O
option	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
in	O
Taskbar	O
and	O
Start	O
Menu	O
Properties	O
that	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
disable	O
taskbar	O
thumbnails	O
while	O
Windows	O
Aero	O
was	O
active	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Applications	O
can	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
excluded	O
from	O
appearing	O
in	O
the	O
Most	O
Frequently	O
Used	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
Start	O
menu	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
NoStartPage	O
registry	O
value	O
as	O
was	O
possible	O
in	O
Windows	O
XP	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Programs	O
can	O
still	O
be	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
manually	O
pinned	O
to	O
the	O
Start	O
menu	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	O
Explorer	O
Favorites	O
and	O
History	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
grouped	O
under	O
a	O
separate	O
header	O
in	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
Start	O
Menu	O
as	O
they	O
were	O
in	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
Start	O
Menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Search	O
communications	O
and	O
Search	O
favorites	O
and	O
history	O
options	O
from	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Start	O
menu	O
in	O
Taskbar	O
and	O
Start	O
Menu	O
Properties	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
classic	O
Start	O
menu	O
interface	O
introduced	O
in	O
Windows	O
95	O
(	O
and	O
available	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
)	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
certain	O
features	O
that	O
were	O
present	O
only	O
in	O
the	O
classic	O
Start	O
menu	O
—	O
expanding	O
menu	O
columns	O
for	O
files	O
and	O
programs	O
instead	O
of	O
scrolling	O
,	O
expanding	O
folders	O
by	O
hovering	O
instead	O
of	O
clicking	O
,	O
opening	O
folders	O
by	O
double	O
clicking	O
,	O
launching	O
multiple	O
programs	O
by	O
holding	O
down	O
key	O
while	O
clicking	O
,	O
and	O
creating	O
expandable	O
shortcuts	O
to	O
folders	O
by	O
dragging	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
Start	O
menu	O
—	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
taskbar	O
toolbar	O
with	O
functionality	O
that	O
approximates	O
the	O
classic	O
Start	O
menu	O
,	O
and	O
applications	O
such	O
as	O
Classic	B-Language
Shell	I-Language
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
this	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lock	O
button	O
introduced	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
is	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Start	O
menu	O
;	O
users	O
can	O
still	O
specify	O
that	O
locking	O
the	O
computer	O
should	O
be	O
the	O
default	O
action	O
for	O
the	O
power	O
button	O
,	O
but	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
included	O
a	O
lock	O
button	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
same	O
configurable	O
power	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
searching	O
for	O
items	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
provided	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
specify	O
that	O
only	O
the	O
Windows	O
Search	O
Index	O
should	O
be	O
used	O
when	O
searching	O
—	O
instead	O
of	O
searching	O
for	O
items	O
themselves	O
—	O
from	O
the	O
Start	O
menu	O
,	O
but	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
only	O
provides	O
options	O
to	O
include	O
or	O
exclude	O
Public	O
folders	O
from	O
search	O
results	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arrange	O
By	O
(	O
called	O
Stack	O
By	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
)	O
is	O
now	O
only	O
available	O
for	O
libraries	O
and	O
folders	O
included	O
in	O
libraries	O
(	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
all	O
folders	O
and	O
all	O
Saved	O
Searches	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
now	O
only	O
stack	O
items	O
by	O
predefined	O
properties	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
library	O
type	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
Music	O
library	O
,	O
users	O
can	O
only	O
stack	O
by	O
Album	O
,	O
Artist	O
,	O
and	O
Genre	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
users	O
could	O
stack	O
items	O
by	O
any	O
valid	O
property	O
that	O
exists	O
for	O
an	O
item	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
for	O
tracks	O
,	O
Album	O
IDs	O
,	O
Compilations	O
,	O
Composers	O
,	O
Folders	O
,	O
Track	O
Numbers	O
,	O
and	O
Years	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compositional	O
stacking	O
introduced	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
is	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
for	O
all	O
items	O
;	O
users	O
can	O
still	O
stack	O
items	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
cannot	O
browse	O
into	O
one	O
stack	O
then	O
navigate	O
into	O
another	O
stack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Column	O
header	O
drop-down	O
menus	O
now	O
display	O
dates	O
of	O
items	O
ordered	O
from	O
the	O
oldest	O
to	O
the	O
most	O
recent	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
A	O
long	O
time	O
ago	O
,	O
Last	O
month	O
,	O
Last	O
week	O
,	O
Today	O
)	O
instead	O
of	O
displaying	O
them	O
by	O
order	O
from	O
the	O
most	O
recent	O
to	O
the	O
oldest	O
(	O
e.g.	O
,	O
Today	O
,	O
Last	O
week	O
,	O
Last	O
month	O
,	O
A	O
long	O
time	O
ago	O
)	O
as	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saved	O
Searches	O
in	O
the	O
Searches	O
folder	O
from	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
(	O
Recent	O
Documents	O
,	O
Recent	O
E-mail	O
,	O
Recent	O
Music	O
,	O
Recent	O
Pictures	O
and	O
Videos	O
,	O
Recently	O
Changed	O
and	O
Shared	O
By	O
Me	O
)	O
have	O
been	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shared	O
By	O
Me	O
from	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
which	O
displayed	O
items	O
directly	O
shared	O
out	O
by	O
the	O
current	O
user	O
is	O
not	O
imitable	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
due	O
to	O
changes	O
to	O
properties	O
related	O
to	O
sharing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stack	O
By	O
context	O
menu	O
and	O
property	O
header	O
options	O
from	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
are	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
advanced	O
query	O
builder	O
(	O
Search	O
Pane	O
)	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
is	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
this	O
interface	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
possible	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
scope	O
of	O
a	O
search	O
in	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
unless	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
search	O
has	O
already	O
been	O
performed	O
,	O
after	O
which	O
users	O
can	O
specify	O
to	O
search	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
Custom	O
"	O
scope	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Indexing	O
Options	O
Control	O
Panel	O
applet	O
for	O
Windows	O
Search	O
no	O
longer	O
includes	O
the	O
diagnostic	O
option	O
that	O
was	O
available	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
(	O
Restore	O
Defaults	O
)	O
to	O
reset	O
the	O
Index	O
to	O
its	O
original	O
settings	O
and	O
rebuild	O
the	O
Index	O
after	O
the	O
computer	O
restarts	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
only	O
possible	O
to	O
delete	O
and	O
rebuild	O
the	O
Index	O
during	O
the	O
current	O
user	O
session	O
(	O
Rebuild	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
available	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
keyboard	O
shortcut	O
(	O
and	O
)	O
to	O
redirect	O
a	O
query	O
in	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
to	O
the	O
Internet	O
while	O
performing	O
a	O
query	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
;	O
users	O
can	O
still	O
specify	O
to	O
search	O
the	O
Internet	O
from	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
,	O
but	O
only	O
through	O
an	O
interface	O
option	O
(	O
Search	O
again	O
in	O
:	O
)	O
after	O
a	O
search	O
is	O
already	O
performed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protocol	O
handler	O
add-in	O
to	O
add	O
network	O
locations	O
to	O
the	O
Index	O
is	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
;	O
the	O
Windows	O
Search	O
service	O
needs	O
to	O
be	O
installed	O
and	O
running	O
on	O
the	O
remote	O
computers	O
to	O
search	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Is	O
Shared	O
property	O
introduced	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
to	O
determine	O
whether	O
an	O
item	O
is	O
being	O
shared	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
a	O
queryable	O
property	O
;	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
deprecated	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
,	O
non-queryable	O
Sharing	O
Status	O
property	O
,	O
which	O
means	O
that	O
users	O
can	O
no	O
longer	O
search	O
for	O
items	O
based	O
on	O
whether	O
they	O
are	O
shared	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
to	O
search	O
for	O
all	O
items	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
shared	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Shared	O
With	O
property	O
introduced	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
is	O
no	O
longer	O
a	O
queryable	O
property	O
;	O
users	O
can	O
still	O
filter	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
items	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
users	O
or	O
groups	O
with	O
whom	O
they	O
are	O
shared	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
cannot	O
find	O
all	O
items	O
shared	O
with	O
a	O
specific	O
user	O
or	O
group	O
or	O
search	O
for	O
items	O
based	O
on	O
this	O
property	O
(	O
i.e.	O
,	O
querying	O
the	O
Index	O
for	O
all	O
items	O
shared	O
with	O
the	O
Everyone	O
group	O
on	O
the	O
local	O
machine	O
is	O
not	O
possible	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
query	O
is	O
persisted	O
as	O
a	O
Saved	O
Search	O
,	O
it	O
retains	O
the	O
presentation	O
of	O
items	O
in	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
that	O
originally	O
appeared	O
when	O
the	O
query	O
was	O
saved	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
only	O
presents	O
items	O
returned	O
by	O
Saved	O
Searches	O
in	O
the	O
new	O
Content	O
view	O
mode	O
(	O
regardless	O
of	O
how	O
the	O
items	O
are	O
to	O
be	O
presented	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
items	O
that	O
match	O
a	O
query	O
will	O
be	O
presented	O
to	O
the	O
user	O
in	O
accordance	O
with	O
the	O
presentation	O
layout	O
defined	O
by	O
the	O
Saved	O
Search	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
Saved	O
Searches	O
that	O
stack	O
items	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
only	O
display	O
stacks	O
in	O
a	O
descending	O
order	O
(	O
regardless	O
of	O
the	O
presentation	O
layout	O
defined	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
filtering	O
items	O
or	O
searching	O
for	O
items	O
after	O
previously	O
stacking	O
them	O
,	O
stacks	O
do	O
not	O
remain	O
in	O
view	O
as	O
they	O
did	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
;	O
instead	O
,	O
the	O
items	O
that	O
match	O
the	O
new	O
criteria	O
are	O
displayed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
possible	O
to	O
navigate	O
into	O
a	O
stack	O
after	O
filtering	O
or	O
searching	O
to	O
achieve	O
the	O
same	O
result	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
implemented	O
as	O
an	O
alternative	O
to	O
Saved	O
Searches	O
,	O
libraries	O
do	O
not	O
support	O
accessing	O
an	O
item	O
via	O
the	O
path	O
of	O
a	O
library	O
when	O
the	O
actual	O
file	O
system	O
path	O
is	O
not	O
known	O
;	O
accessing	O
an	O
item	O
through	O
the	O
path	O
of	O
a	O
Saved	O
Search	O
in	O
both	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
is	O
possible	O
(	O
i.e.	O
,	O
C:\Users\JohnSmith\ABC.search-ms\ABC.docx	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
libraries	O
do	O
not	O
provide	O
such	O
a	O
faculty	O
(	O
i.e.	O
,	O
Libraries	O
\Documents\ABC.docx	O
or	O
C:\Users\JohnSmith\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Libraries\Documents.library-ms\ABC.docx	O
does	O
not	O
access	O
the	O
item	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
About	O
in	O
bundled	O
Windows	O
applications	O
such	O
as	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
or	O
Windows	B-Application
Calculator	I-Application
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
winver	O
)	O
no	O
longer	O
displays	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
RAM	O
capacity	O
,	O
a	O
detail	O
that	O
was	O
previously	O
included	O
in	O
this	O
dialog	O
of	O
NT-based	B-Device
Windows	O
versions	O
since	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
3.5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
AutoPlay	O
disables	O
AutoRun	O
entries	O
and	O
only	O
supports	O
optical	O
media	O
such	O
as	O
CDs	O
and	O
DVDs	O
due	O
to	O
security	O
issues	O
associated	O
with	O
automatically	O
executing	O
content	O
on	O
portable	O
flash	O
media	O
;	O
Microsoft	O
later	O
backported	O
this	O
change	O
to	O
Windows	O
XP	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devices	O
and	O
Printers	O
,	O
which	O
supersedes	O
the	O
Bluetooth	O
Devices	O
Control	O
Panel	O
applet	O
of	O
previous	O
Windows	O
versions	O
,	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
column	O
header	O
properties	O
introduced	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
by	O
which	O
to	O
sort	O
Bluetooth	O
devices	O
;	O
in	O
particular	O
,	O
the	O
Address	O
,	O
Authenticated	O
,	O
Connection	O
In	O
Use	O
,	O
Discovery	O
Method	O
,	O
Encrypted	O
,	O
Last	O
Connected	O
,	O
Paired	O
,	O
and	O
Version	O
properties	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
,	O
which	O
means	O
users	O
cannot	O
filter	O
,	O
group	O
,	O
or	O
sort	O
Bluetooth	O
devices	O
by	O
these	O
properties	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
to	O
view	O
only	O
devices	O
with	O
active	O
connections	O
,	O
devices	O
by	O
connection	O
types	O
,	O
or	O
when	O
devices	O
were	O
last	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
machine	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Command	B-Device
Prompt	I-Device
no	O
longer	O
displays	O
the	O
RAM	O
usage	O
(	O
maximum	O
:	O
190	O
MB	O
at	O
9999×9999	O
)	O
when	O
selecting	O
large	O
buffer	O
grids	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
Explorer	O
no	O
longer	O
supports	O
Rich	O
Saved	O
Games	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
for	O
creating	O
a	O
Shell	O
handler	O
to	O
expose	O
cover	O
art	O
and	O
metadata	O
of	O
games	O
to	O
the	O
Windows	O
Shell	O
for	O
Windows	O
Search	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HD	B-Operating_System
DVD	I-Operating_System
is	O
no	O
longer	O
an	O
available	O
option	O
in	O
AutoPlay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Presentation	O
Settings	O
feature	O
introduced	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
no	O
longer	O
includes	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
view	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
connected	O
displays	O
(	O
Connected	O
displays	O
...	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Snap	O
To	O
mouse	O
pointer	O
option	O
to	O
move	O
the	O
pointer	O
automatically	O
to	O
the	O
default	O
button	O
in	O
a	O
dialog	O
is	O
broken	O
on	O
many	O
re-designed	O
system	O
and	O
application	O
dialog	O
boxes	O
and	O
windows	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	O
Network	O
Diagnostics	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
detect	O
a	O
network	O
connectivity	O
error	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
included	O
a	O
prompt	O
for	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
queue	O
and	O
send	O
a	O
report	O
with	O
Windows	O
configuration	O
details	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
;	O
analysis	O
of	O
this	O
data	O
allowed	O
for	O
building	O
solutions	O
when	O
a	O
issue	O
was	O
known	O
to	O
the	O
user	O
but	O
not	O
detected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
,	O
this	O
prompt	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
,	O
and	O
users	O
are	O
instead	O
provided	O
with	O
additional	O
troubleshooting	O
options	O
such	O
as	O
Help	O
and	O
Support	O
or	O
Remote	B-Protocol
Assistance	I-Protocol
(	O
which	O
were	O
also	O
accessible	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Aurora	O
,	O
Windows	O
Energy	O
and	O
Windows	O
Logo	O
screensavers	O
and	O
the	O
wallpapers	O
that	O
shipped	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
were	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ClearType	O
cannot	O
be	O
turned	O
off	O
entirely	O
in	O
order	O
for	O
the	O
user	O
interface	O
font	O
,	O
Segoe	O
UI	O
,	O
to	O
maintain	O
optimal	O
design	O
for	O
certain	O
shell	O
components	O
and	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Icon	O
size	O
setting	O
in	O
the	O
Advanced	O
Appearance	O
settings	O
opened	O
via	O
Personalization	O
dialog	O
no	O
longer	O
affects	O
icon	O
sizes	O
in	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
and	O
on	O
the	O
Desktop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Bear	O
,	O
Butterfly	O
,	O
and	O
Lake	O
sample	O
videos	O
and	O
the	O
sample	O
pictures	O
and	O
music	O
tracks	O
that	O
were	O
bundled	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
were	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
's	O
taskbar-integrated	O
Mini-player	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
do	O
not	O
dock	O
to	O
the	O
Now	O
Playing	O
window	O
,	O
and	O
do	O
not	O
get	O
restored	O
when	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
is	O
restarted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enhancements	O
do	O
not	O
get	O
restored	O
when	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
is	O
restarted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
the	O
previous	O
session	O
can	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
automatically	O
restored	O
the	O
next	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
8	I-Application
on	O
any	O
Windows	O
version	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
inline	O
AutoComplete	O
in	O
its	O
address	O
bar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rating	O
and	O
description	O
of	O
Internet	O
Explorer	O
favorites	O
can	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
edited	O
from	O
the	O
Details	O
pane	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
Explorer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Movie	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Mail	I-Protocol
have	O
been	O
removed	O
,	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
downloading	O
respective	O
Windows	O
Live	O
counterparts	O
,	O
after	O
they	O
were	O
discontinued	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
third-party	O
e-mail	O
clients	O
,	O
photo	O
and	O
video	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Mail	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Movie	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
do	O
not	O
include	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
of	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Mail	I-Protocol
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Movie	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Mail	I-Application
does	O
not	O
support	O
HTML	O
source	O
editing	O
,	O
scripted	O
stationery	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
disable	O
the	O
splash	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Mail	I-Protocol
gadget	O
for	O
Windows	O
SideShow	O
does	O
not	O
ship	O
with	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Movie	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
does	O
not	O
include	O
a	O
proper	O
timeline	O
with	O
audio	O
edits	O
and	O
narration	O
,	O
title	O
overlays	O
,	O
filter	O
compatibility	O
settings	O
and	O
other	O
advanced	O
options	O
,	O
cannot	O
export	O
to	O
DV-AVI	O
,	O
and	O
drops	O
the	O
transitions	O
and	O
effects	O
from	O
Windows	B-Application
Movie	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	O
Live	O
Family	O
Safety	O
replaces	O
the	O
web	O
filtering	O
functionality	O
but	O
its	O
user	O
interface	O
for	O
filtering	O
and	O
activity	O
reporting	O
is	O
web-based	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
native	O
UI	O
used	O
by	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
's	O
parental	O
controls	O
and	O
requires	O
logging	O
into	O
a	O
Windows	O
Live	O
ID	O
(	O
now	O
Microsoft	O
account	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
retained	O
time	O
,	O
game	O
and	O
program	O
restrictions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Protocol
Calendar	I-Protocol
has	O
also	O
been	O
removed	O
,	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Mail	I-Application
's	O
calendar	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Mail	I-Application
's	O
integrated	O
calendar	B-Protocol
supports	O
events	O
but	O
not	O
tasks	O
,	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
subscribing	O
,	O
publishing	O
,	O
importing	O
and	O
exporting	O
iCalendar	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Mail	I-Application
's	O
integrated	O
calendar	B-Protocol
also	O
lacks	O
a	O
native	O
events	O
reminder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
preserve	O
the	O
digital	O
signature	O
of	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
Installer	I-Application
(	O
MSI	O
)	O
file	O
during	O
uninstall	O
,	O
embedded	O
cabinets	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
automatically	O
stripped	O
off	O
by	O
Windows	B-Application
Installer	I-Application
5.0	O
to	O
save	O
disk	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Transient	O
Multimon	O
Manager	O
(	O
TMM	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
feature	O
to	O
automatically	O
detect	O
hot-Plug	O
and	O
Play	O
displays	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
configure	O
and	O
save	O
the	O
multi-monitor	O
setup	O
is	O
removed	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
Win+P	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
On-screen	B-Application
keyboard	I-Application
removes	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
change	O
or	O
specify	O
the	O
font	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
which	O
keyboard	O
layouts	O
of	O
fonts	O
which	O
use	O
Dingbats	B-Protocol
and	O
Unicode	O
characters	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
alphabetic	O
characters	O
can	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
viewed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
On-screen	B-Application
keyboard	I-Application
removes	O
direct	O
access	O
to	O
function	O
keys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Protocol
Remote	I-Protocol
Assistance	I-Protocol
does	O
not	O
support	O
file	O
transfer	O
and	O
clipboard	O
sharing	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DFS	O
Replication	O
Service	O
included	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
for	O
peer-to-peer	O
DFS	O
Replication	O
service	O
groups	O
,	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
features	O
have	O
been	O
removed	O
from	O
Windows	B-Application
Defender	I-Application
such	O
as	O
the	O
Software	O
Explorer	O
,	O
configuration	O
of	O
security	O
agents	O
and	O
notifications	O
of	O
program	O
activities	O
or	O
when	O
running	O
startup	O
programs	O
as	O
administrator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	O
Meeting	O
Space	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
InkBall	B-Application
game	O
have	O
been	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	O
Ultimate	O
Extras	O
for	O
the	O
Ultimate	O
edition	O
which	O
included	O
Windows	O
DreamScene	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Tinker	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Hold	O
 '	O
Em	O
poker	O
game	O
among	O
others	O
,	O
was	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
had	O
initially	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
will	O
re-offer	O
Tinker	B-Application
and	O
Hold	O
'	O
Em	O
in	O
the	O
near	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
only	O
Tinker	B-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
free	O
as	O
a	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
–	I-Application
Live	I-Application
downloadable	O
game	O
which	O
requires	O
signing	O
into	O
Windows	O
Live	O
ID	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Agent	I-Application
2.0	O
technology	O
was	O
removed	O
,	O
breaking	O
compatibility	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Agent	I-Application
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sidebar	O
for	O
Desktop	O
Gadgets	O
was	O
removed	O
,	O
although	O
gadgets	O
can	O
align	O
to	O
any	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
like	O
they	O
did	O
in	O
Vista	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
upgrade	O
from	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
to	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
retains	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
notes	O
from	O
the	O
gadget	O
and	O
transfers	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
Sticky	O
Notes	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	O
Firewall	O
Control	O
Panel	O
does	O
not	O
allow	O
configuring	O
port-based	O
filtering	O
although	O
the	O
Windows	O
Firewall	O
with	O
Advanced	O
Security	O
MMC-based	O
snap-in	O
allows	O
this	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Protocol
Registry	I-Protocol
Reflection	O
for	O
x64	B-Device
editions	I-Device
replaced	O
with	O
merged	O
32/64	O
-bit	O
keys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
File	O
backup	O
to	O
a	O
network	B-General_Concept
share	I-General_Concept
(	O
non-system	O
image	O
backup	O
)	O
is	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
Professional	O
and	O
above	O
whereas	O
it	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
Home	I-Application
Premium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	O
Import	O
Video	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
which	O
allowed	O
one	O
to	O
import	O
live	O
or	O
recorded	O
video	O
from	O
a	O
digital	O
video	O
camera	O
and	O
save	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
hard	O
disk	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
option	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
to	O
send	O
search	O
queries	O
(	O
keywords	O
)	O
of	O
searches	O
performed	O
in	O
the	O
Control	O
Panel	O
category	O
view	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
.	O
</s>
