List of features removed in Windows 7

Similar to the transition from Windows XP to Windows Vista, certain capabilities and programs that are present in Windows Vista are no longer present in Windows 7 or have changed. The following is a list of features that originated in earlier versions of Windows and included up to Windows Vista.

Windows Shell

Windows Explorer

Taskbar

Main article: Taskbar

Start menu

Main article: Start menu

Windows Search features

Main article: Windows Search

Other shell features

Personalization

Windows Media Player features

Main article: Windows Media Player

Internet Explorer features

Main article: Internet Explorer

Applications replaced by Windows Live counterparts

Main article: Windows Live

Other Windows applications and features

See also

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