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Windows 7 is orders of magnitude easier to manage. A lot of the improvements under the hood the consumer didn't see or notice. One that they might have notice
by mkautzm 13y ago
Windows 7 is orders of magnitude easier to manage.
A lot of the improvements under the hood the consumer didn't see or notice. One that they might have noticed is the ability for the OS to find proper drivers for pretty much any consumer device from a major manufacturer.
Other than that, there are other features that put W7 was ahead of XP in terms of management ease.
- astrodust 13y agoI've found it just as obnoxiously difficult to find and install drivers in Windows 7. They all seem to have their own proprietary installer, their own crappy control panel, their own quirky bugs and insane workarounds. The registry is still there and even more crammed with crap than ever. Uninstaller applications are still a necessity. Finding things in the control panel is both easier (search) and way harder than before (more tabs, more drop-downs, more everything). The simple mode is almost useless, which leaves you with the ridiculous "Advanced" mode. Drive letters? Still there. Task manager? Still essential. Programs menu? Still filled with nonsense injected there by the vendors. This doesn't even touch on the fact that the Windows software ecosystem is full of literal junk, programs that either overtly or covertly install adware, malware, or sneaky debris on your machine, and this includes major vendors like Oracle (Java) and Adobe (Flash). It takes discipline to keep your machine clean, everyone wants to set up shop. The only thing I'm happy about is that Windows 7 does have much better resilience against virus type programs and application level exploits than Windows XP ever did.