Microsoft today, unveiled Windows 7 to the world here at the PDC taking place in Los Angeles this week.

Windows is the world’s most popular software product. With more than a billion customers worldwide, Windows has created an ecosystem of hardware and software developers that continue to offer growing choices and capabilities for consumers and businesses around the world.

Windows 7 will build on the substantial investments the company has made in the fundamentals with Windows Vista – improving security, reliability and performance while improving security features that people expect. Windows 7 is designed to be compatible with the same hardware, applications, and device drivers as Windows Vista today.

Windows 7 will offer improved navigation, a new task bar and a streamlined UI so that common tasks done in Windows are done easier and more quickly. You will be able to share data to all your PCs and devices in your home network or at work. With Windows 7 + Windows Live, you will be able to stay connected to the people that matter to you, and with Internet Explorer 8 you will get a faster, safer, more productive Web experience.

Along with Touch Gestures and Device Stage, Windows 7 enables you to get more out of your devices including the ones you use most often like your digital cameras, mobile phones and printers. Windows 7 makes it easier to use networked media devices to play music, watch videos, and display photos that are on your Windows PC.

Some New Features Of Windows 7 In Brief:

Windows 7′s Taskbar shows change. Windows 7 has tools you can use to display or hide the icons in the Notification Area. You can also suppress its notifications individually or collectively. You can also shuffle the icons by dragging them from one place to the other.

The familiar tabs containing the name of a running application and its icon will in probability be replaced by large icons that represent running applications.

In Windows 7, thumbnails for multiple windows appear onscreen simultaneously, in a ribbon like horizontal strip.

At the far right of the new Windows 7 Taskbar, you will see a blank rectangular area. Clicking on it will minimize all open windows.

Windows 7 also has a new feature : “Jump List”. Jump lists provide one-click access to various tasks associated with an application

The sidebar is gone. But the gadgets remain and can be placed on the desktop.

The UAC in Windows 7 adds two intermediate settings, apart from the fully enabled UAC or the disabled UAC. One notifies you of attempts to install software or change settings without making you click to continue, and the other notifies you, only when a program tries to change settings. The new UAC settings reside in a new Control Panel section called Windows Solution Center, which replaces Vista’s Security Center.

You can also apply Styles or Themes to the Windows 7 interface. You can chose your own wallpaper, color schemes, sounds, and screen savers, and moreover also see its preview before deciding to apply it.

For a full read on the features visit the WindowsTeamBlog.

Also check out Neowin to know more about Windows 7 UI.

Do also check out the TWC Forum to view the Windows 7 preview video from Microsoft.