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* Support for up to 256 logical processors<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.engadget.com/2008/10/28/windows-7-details-galore-interface-tweaks-netbook-builds-medi/ |title=Windows 7 details galore: interface tweaks, netbook builds, Media Center enhancements |date=October 28, 2008 |access-date=2017-08-27 |archive-date=2017-12-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214042111/https://www.engadget.com/2008/10/28/windows-7-details-galore-interface-tweaks-netbook-builds-medi/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

* Fewer hardware locks and greater parallelism<ref>{{cite web

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==Networking==

* [[DirectAccess]], a [[virtual private network|VPN]] tunnel technology based on [[IPv6]] and [[IPsec]]. DirectAccess requires ___domain-joined machines, Windows Server 2008 R2 on the DirectAccess server, at least Windows Server 2008 [[___domain controllers]] and a [[public key infrastructure|PKI]] to issue authentication certificates.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-7/dd367855(v=ws.10)|title=What's New in Windows 7 Networking|date=September 12, 2012|work=[[Microsoft TechNet|TechNet]]|publisher=[[Microsoft]]|access-date=April 29, 2019|archive-date=April 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428232750/https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-7/dd367855(v=ws.10)|url-status=live}}</ref>

* BranchCache, a [[WAN optimization]] technology.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd637832(WS.10).aspx |title=Branch Cache Overview |date=September 12, 2012 |access-date=2017-08-26 |archive-date=2017-08-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826201357/https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd637832(WS.10).aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>

* The [[Bluetooth]] stack includes improvements introduced in the Windows Vista Feature Pack for Wireless, namely, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR support and remote wake from S3 or S4 support for self-powered Bluetooth modules.<ref name="MSBTFAQ">{{Cite web |url=http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/c/5/9c5b2167-8017-4bae-9fde-d599bac8184a/Bth_FAQ.docx |title=Bluetooth Wireless Technology FAQ |access-date=2010-03-16 |archive-date=2018-12-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223163558/http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/c/5/9c5b2167-8017-4bae-9fde-d599bac8184a/Bth_FAQ.docx |url-status=live }}</ref>

* [[Network Driver Interface Specification|NDIS]] 6.20<ref name=NDIS>{{cite web|url=http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd568055.aspx|title=Windows Driver Kit – Introducing NDIS 6.20|publisher=MSDN|access-date=14 June 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090728215656/http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd568055.aspx|archive-date=28 July 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> (Network Driver Interface Specification)

* [[WWAN]] (Mobile broadband) support (driver model based on NDIS miniport driver for CDMA and GSM device interfaces, Connection Manager support and Mobile Broadband COM and COM Interop API).

* Wireless Hosted Network capabilities: The Windows 7 [[Wireless Zero Configuration|wireless LAN service]] supports two new functions – Virtual Wi-Fi, that allows a single [[wireless network]] adapter to act like two client devices,<ref name=VWiFi>{{cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2009/05/18/microsofts-virtual-wifi-will-make-windows-7-wireless-adapters-d/|title=Microsoft's Virtual WiFi will make Windows 7 wireless adapters do a double-take|date=May 18, 2009 |access-date=2017-08-27|archive-date=2017-08-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810171356/https://www.engadget.com/2009/05/18/microsofts-virtual-wifi-will-make-windows-7-wireless-adapters-d/|url-status=live}}</ref> or a software-based wireless access point (SoftAP) to act as both a [[wireless hotspot]] in infrastructure mode and a wireless client at the same time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/10/30/windows_7/|title=Hack slots hotspots into Windows 7|author=Bill Ray|website=[[The Register]] |date=30 October 2009|access-date=31 October 2009|archive-date=2 November 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091102012011/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/10/30/windows_7/|url-status=live}}</ref> This feature is not exposed through the GUI; however the ''Virtual WiFi Miniport adapter'' can be installed and enabled for wireless adapters with drivers that support a hosted network by using the command ''netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow "ssid=<network SSID>" "key=<wlan security key>" keyusage=persistent|temporary'' at an elevated command prompt.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd815243(VS.85).aspx |title=About the Wireless Hosted Network |access-date=2009-10-31 |archive-date=2009-10-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091030081941/http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd815243(VS.85).aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> The wireless SoftAP can afterwards be started using the command ''netsh wlan start hostednetwork''. Windows 7 also supports WPA2-PSK/AES security for the hosted network, but DNS resolution for clients requires it to be used with [[Internet Connection Sharing]] or a similar feature.

* SMB 2.1, which includes minor performance enhancements over [[Server Message Block|SMB]]2, such as a new opportunistic locking mechanism.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=d8541618-5c63-4c4d-a0fd-d942cd3d2ec6|publisher=[[Microsoft]]|access-date=2 November 2009|date=21 October 2009|title=Implementing an End-User Data Centralization Solution|pages=10–11|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100906141857/http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=d8541618-5c63-4c4d-a0fd-d942cd3d2ec6|archive-date=6 September 2010}}</ref>

* RDP 7.0<ref>{{cite web|url=https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/969084/description-of-the-remote-desktop-connection-7-0-client-update-for-rem|title=Description of the Remote Desktop Connection 7.0 client update for Remote Desktop Services (RDS) for Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP1, and Windows Vista SP2|date=October 27, 2009|website=Microsoft Support|publisher=[[Microsoft]]|access-date=April 29, 2019|archive-date=January 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190127195825/https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/969084/description-of-the-remote-desktop-connection-7-0-client-update-for-rem/|url-status=live}}</ref>