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* For developers, Windows 7 includes a new networking API with support for building [[SOAP]]-based web services in [[machine code|native code]] (as opposed to .NET-based [[Windows Communication Foundation|WCF]] web services),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC01/|title=Windows 7: Web Services in Native Code|publisher=PDC 2008|access-date=26 September 2008|archive-date=2 November 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081102130520/http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC01/|url-status=live}}</ref> new features to shorten application install times, reduced UAC prompts, simplified development of installation packages,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC42/|title=Windows 7: Deploying Your Application with Windows Installer (MSI) and ClickOnce|publisher=PDC 2008|access-date=26 September 2008|archive-date=9 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081009030313/http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC42/|url-status=live}}</ref> and improved globalization support through a new Extended Linguistic Services API.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC52/|title=Windows 7: Writing World-Ready Applications|publisher=PDC 2008|access-date=26 September 2008|archive-date=9 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081009030340/http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/PC52/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* If an application crashes twice in a row, Windows 7 will automatically attempt to apply a [[Shim (computing)|shim]]. If an application fails to install a similar self-correcting fix, a tool that asks some questions about the application launches.<ref>[http://www.tgdaily.com/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=39940 Application Self-Healing] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081119064721/http://www.tgdaily.com/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=39940 |date=2008-11-19 }} accessed on Jan 30 2009</ref>
* Windows 7 includes an optional [[TIFF]] [[IFilter]] that enables indexing of TIFF documents by reading them with [[optical character recognition]] (OCR), thus making their text content searchable. TIFF iFilter supports Adobe TIFF Revision 6.0 specifications and four compression schemes: [[Lempel–Ziv–Welch|LZW]], [[JPEG]], [[Group 4 compression|CCITT v4]], CCITT v6<ref>{{cite web|title=Windows TIFF IFilter Installation and Operations Guide|url=https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd755985%28v=ws.10%29.aspx|work=[[Microsof TechNet|TechNet]]|publisher=Microsoft|access-date=24 November 2013|date=30 April 2009|archive-date=2 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202223707/http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd755985%28v=ws.10%29.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>
* The [[Windows Console]] now adheres to the current Windows theme
* Games such as Internet [[Spades (card game)|Spades]], Internet [[Backgammon]] and Internet [[Checkers]], which were removed from Windows Vista, were
* Users can disable as many more Windows components than was possible in Windows Vista. The new components which can now be disabled include: ''Handwriting Recognition'', ''Internet Explorer'', ''Windows DVD Maker'', ''Windows Fax and Scan'', ''Windows Gadget Platform'' ''Windows Media Center'', ''Windows Media Player'', ''[[Windows Search]]'', and the ''XPS Viewer'' (with its services).<ref name="Engineering Windows 7">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.msdn.com/e7/archive/2009/03/06/beta-to-rc-changes-turning-windows-features-on-or-off.aspx|title=Beta to RC Changes – Turning Windows Features On or Off|access-date=2009-03-27|archive-date=2010-05-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100507012154/http://blogs.msdn.com/e7/archive/2009/03/06/beta-to-rc-changes-turning-windows-features-on-or-off.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Windows XP Mode]] is a fully functioning copy of 32-bit [[Windows XP Professional]] SP3 running in a [[virtual machine]] in [[Windows Virtual PC]] (as opposed to [[Hyper-V]]) running on top of [[Windows 7]]. Through the use of the RDP protocol, it allows applications incompatible with Windows 7 to be run on the underlying Windows XP virtual machine, but still to appear to be part of the Windows 7 desktop,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://withinwindows.com/within-windows/2009/04/24/secret-no-more-revealing-windows-xp-mode-for-windows-7|title=Secret No More: Revealing Windows XP Mode for Windows 7|last=Rivera|first=Rafael|date=24 April 2009|work=Within Windows|access-date=23 November 2013|archive-date=30 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630104452/http://withinwindows.com/within-windows/2009/04/24/secret-no-more-revealing-windows-xp-mode-for-windows-7|url-status=live}}</ref> thereby sharing the native Start Menu of Windows 7 as well as participating in file type associations. It is not distributed with Windows 7 media, but is offered as a free download to users of the Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate editions from Microsoft's web site. Users of Home Premium who want Windows XP functionality on their systems can download [[Windows Virtual PC]] free of charge, but must provide their own licensed copy of Windows XP. XP Mode is intended for consumers rather than enterprises, as it offers no central management capabilities. Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (Med-V) is available for the enterprise market.
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* Supports [[AVCHD]] camera support and Universal Video Class 1.1.
* Supports Protected Broadcast Driver Architecture (PBDA) for [[TV tuner]] cards, first implemented in Windows Media Center TV Pack 2008 for Windows Vista.
* Multi-function devices and Device Containers: Prior to Windows 7, every device attached to the system was treated as a single functional end-point, known as a ''devnode'', that has a set of capabilities and a "status". While this is appropriate for single-function devices (such as a keyboard or scanner), it does not accurately represent multi-function devices such as a combined printer, fax machine, and scanner, or web-cams with a built-in microphone. In Windows 7, the drivers and status information for multi-function device can be grouped together as a single "Device Container", which is presented to the user in the new "Devices and Printers" Control Panel as a single unit. This capability is provided by a new [[Plug and Play]] property, <code>ContainerID</code>, which is a [[Universally unique identifier|Globally Unique Identifier]] that is different for every instance of a physical device. The Container ID can be embedded within the device by the manufacturer, or created by Windows and associated with each devnode when it is first connected to the computer. In order to ensure the uniqueness of the generated Container ID, Windows will attempt to use information unique to the device, such as a [[MAC address]] or USB serial number. Devices connected to the computer via [[USB]], [[IEEE 1394]] (FireWire), [[eSATA]], [[PCI Express]], [[Bluetooth]], and [[Windows Rally]]'s PnP-X support can make use of Device Containers.<ref>{{cite web
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