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====Jump lists====
Jump lists are menu options available by right-clicking a taskbar icon or holding the left mouse button and sliding towards the center of the desktop on an icon. Each application has a jump list corresponding to its features, Microsoft Word's displaying recently opened documents; Windows Media Player's recent tracks and playlists; frequently opened directories in [[Windows Explorer]]; Internet Explorer's recent browsing history and options for opening new tabs or starting InPrivate Browsing; Windows Live Messenger's common tasks such as instant messaging, signing off, and changing online status. Third-party software can add custom actions through a dedicated [[API]]. Up to 10 menu items may appear on a list, partially customizable by user. Frequently used files and folders can be pinned by the user as to not get usurped from the list if others are opened more frequently.<ref name=taskbarAPI>{{cite web |last1=Kiriaty |first1=Yochay |last2=Goldshtein |first2=Sasha |title=Windows 7 Taskbar APIs |url=https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/archive/msdn-magazine/2009/brownfield/windows-7-taskbar-apis |website=docs.microsoft.com |access-date=21 August 2021 |language=en-us |date=2009 |archive-date=21 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821123232/https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/archive/msdn-magazine/2009/brownfield/windows-7-taskbar-apis |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://malektips.com/windows-7-jump-list-size-increase-decrease.html |title=Adjust Size of Jump Lists on Windows 7 Taskbar |work=MalekTips.com |publisher=Envision Programming |access-date=24 November 2013 |archive-date=26 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426052052/http://malektips.com/windows-7-jump-list-size-increase-decrease.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[Image:Windows 7 Action Center - Balloon.png|left|thumb|The redesigned notification area with balloon notification showing [[Security and Maintenance#Windows 7|Action Center]] messages]]▼
[[Image:Action-centre-warning.PNG|thumb|right|Action Center displaying notification of security threats]]▼
====Task progress====
[[File:Windows 7 Task progress.jpg|left|thumb|A testing program using Task progress]]▼
Progress bar in taskbar's tasks allows users to know the progress of a task without switching to the pending window.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Thurrott|first1=Paul|title=Windows 7 Feature Focus: Windows Taskbar|url=http://winsupersite.com/windows-7/windows-7-feature-focus-windows-taskbar|website=Supersite Windows|access-date=2017-05-03|archive-date=2017-09-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925152846/http://winsupersite.com/windows-7/windows-7-feature-focus-windows-taskbar|url-status=live}}</ref> Task progress is used in Windows Explorer, Internet Explorer and third-party software.
▲[[File:Windows 7 Task progress.jpg|left|thumb|A testing program using Task progress]]
====Notification area====
▲[[Image:Windows 7 Action Center - Balloon.png
The notification area has been redesigned; the standard Volume, Network, Power and Action Center status icons are present, but no other application icons are shown unless the user has chosen them to be shown. A new "Notification Area Icons" control panel has been added which replaces the "Customize Notification Icons" dialog box in the "Taskbar and Start Menu Properties" window first introduced in [[Windows XP]]. In addition to being able to configure whether the application icons are shown, the ability to hide each application's notification [[Balloon help|balloons]] has been added. The user can then view the notifications at a later time.
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==Security==
▲[[Image:Action-centre-warning.PNG|thumb|right|Action Center displaying notification of security threats]]
[[Security and Maintenance#Windows 7|Action Center]], formerly Windows Security Center, now encompasses both [[computer security|security]] and [[computer maintenance|maintenance]]. It was called Windows Health Center and Windows Solution Center in earlier builds.{{Citation needed|date=October 2014}}
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