Key Windows 7 benefits include:

* Makes Everyday Tasks Faster & Easier: Windows 7 simplifies the things people do every day on their PCs with a more streamlined and intuitive design.  It provides one-click access to applications and files, so users spend less time looking for things and more time using them. This ease of access extends across multiple PCs and devices.

* Works the Way Consumers Want: In Windows 7, Microsoft has improved what customers care about most operating system basics. It will be faster for a consumer to start or shut down their Windows 7 PC. Additional improvements to reliability, battery life and fewer alerts allow customers to spend more time doing the things they want to do, without the operating system getting in their way.

* Offers a Better Entertainment Experience: Consumers today have access to more digital media than ever including DVDs, digital music and broadband TV and the PC is increasingly becoming the hub of the consumer's electronic experiences. Windows Media Player and Windows Media Center in Windows 7 features built-in support for more media formats enabling people to use their PC to play more media content and sync it to a broader range of devices.  Remote Media Streaming enables highly secure, remote Internet access to home-based digital media libraries from another Windows 7-based PC outside the home.

* Makes New Things Possible: Windows 7 also offers fun new features like multi-touch, JumpLists and HomeGroup enabling consumers to interact with their PCs in faster and more intuitive ways.