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'''Windows 7''' (previously known as "Vienna" [formerly known as "Blackcomb"]) is the name for the most recent version of [[Microsoft|Microsoft's]] [[Windows (operating system)|Windows]] [[Operating system|operating system]], originally announced in February 2000, but was subject to major delays such as [[Windows XP|Windows XP SP2]] and [[Windows Vista]] (which was also delayed by XP SP2). "Seven" was released on October 22, 2009. Work on Windows Seven began right after Windows Vista was released.  

 

 

'''Windows 7''' (previously known as "Vienna" [formerly known as "Blackcomb"]) is the name for the most recent version of [[Microsoft|Microsoft's]] [[Windows (operating system)|Windows]] [[Operating system|operating system]], originally announced in February 2000, but was subject to major delays such as [[Windows XP|Windows XP SP2]] and [[Windows Vista]] (which was also delayed by XP SP2). "Seven" was released on October 22, 2009. Work on Windows 7 began right after Windows Vista was released.  

Some early details of a few core operating system features surfaced at developer conferences such as WHEC in 2006.

Some early details of a few core operating system features surfaced at developer conferences such as WHEC in 2006.

== History & Development ==

== History & Development ==

The codename "Windows Blackcomb" was first assigned to Windows NT 6.0, an operating system that was planned to follow [[Windows XP]]. Blackcomb was supposed to be the successor to both Windows XP (Windows NT 5.1) and Windows Server 2003 (Windows NT 5.2). In late 2001 "Blackcomb" was said to be scheduled for release in 2005 then in August it was announced that a minor intermediate release, codenamed Windows "Longhorn", would release in 2002 to update the Windows NT 5.x line. In the years that followed "Longhorn" was transformed to include many features previously promised for "Blackcomb" and became Windows NT 6, and was given a name, [[Windows Vista]]. The codename "Blackcomb" was eventually discarded, however the ideas and features behind "Blackcomb" that were not included in Windows Vista got a new name codename Windows "Vienna". Windows Vista's successor (Windows Seven) was released in late 2009.

The codename "Windows Blackcomb" was first assigned to Windows NT 6.0, an operating system that was planned to follow [[Windows XP]]. Blackcomb was supposed to be the successor to both Windows XP (Windows NT 5.1) and Windows Server 2003 (Windows NT 5.2). In late 2001 "Blackcomb" was said to be scheduled for release in 2005 then in August it was announced that a minor intermediate release, codenamed Windows "Longhorn", would release in 2002 to update the Windows NT 5.x line. In the years that followed "Longhorn" was transformed to include many features previously promised for "Blackcomb" and became Windows NT 6, and was given a name, [[Windows Vista]]. The codename "Blackcomb" was eventually discarded, however the ideas and features behind "Blackcomb" that were not included in Windows Vista got a new name codename Windows "Vienna". Windows Vista's successor (Windows 7) was released in late 2009.

== Focus ==

== Focus ==

Sources in Microsoft have stated that Windows Seven will not just be a major change to Windows, but a complete departure from the way users today usually think about using a computer. For example, the "Start" and "Taskbar" philosophy, introduced in Windows 95, might be replaced by a "new interface" that was said in 1999 to be scheduled for Windows Seven ("Vienna"). While Windows Vista was intended to be an evolutionary release, Windows Vienna is targeted directly at revolutionizing the way users of the product interact with their PCs.

Sources in Microsoft have stated that Windows 7 will not just be a major change to Windows, but a complete departure from the way users today usually think about using a computer. For example, the "Start" and "Taskbar" philosophy, introduced in Windows 95, might be replaced by a "new interface" that was said in 1999 to be scheduled for Windows 7 ("Vienna"). While Windows Vista was intended to be an evolutionary release, Windows Vienna is targeted directly at revolutionizing the way users of the product interact with their PCs.

[[Bill Gates]], in an interview with Newsweek <ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16934083/site/newsweek/page/4/</ref>, also suggested that the next version of Windows would "be more user-centric.". When asked to clarify what he meant, Gates said:

[[Bill Gates]], in an interview with Newsweek <ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16934083/site/newsweek/page/4/</ref>, also suggested that the next version of Windows would "be more user-centric.". When asked to clarify what he meant, Gates said:

== Shipment ==

== Shipment ==

Microsoft released Windows Seven at the end of 2009.

Microsoft released Windows 7 at the end of 2009.

Microsoft originally had planned for Vista to include a number of big changes to Windows, including a new file system ([[WinFS]]) and a completely new user interface, but after Windows XP was hit by huge worm outbreaks in 2003, Microsoft moved almost all of its entire engineering team to locking down Windows with the XP SP2 release.

Microsoft originally had planned for Vista to include a number of big changes to Windows, including a new file system ([[WinFS]]) and a completely new user interface, but after Windows XP was hit by huge worm outbreaks in 2003, Microsoft moved almost all of its entire engineering team to locking down Windows with the XP SP2 release.