A high-level overview of what's new in Windows 7, including elements in the new User Interface along with other features.

A high-level overview of the Windows 7 API Code Pack, which provides access to Windows 7 features for .NET developers using Visual Basic or C#.

Demonstrates the improvements to the taskbar in Windows 7, along with managed code for implementing some of the new functionality it provides

Shows how to tune your application to use power more efficiently, saving energy and extending battery life for laptops or other mobile devices.

Describes the new API for working with ELS features such as basic text, date/time/calendar formatting, keyboard layouts, or sorting behavior.

Demonstrates working with the new Explorer Browser control to add a control that mimics the Windows Explorer within a managed application.

Explains how to use the Application Restart and Recovery features to save data and state information if an application exits unexpectedly or stops responding, and to restart the application if you choose.

Covers the new feature that provides folder-like collections of user data. In Windows 7, libraries are intended to be the primary entry points for users to access their documents, graphics, and sound data, so new applications need to be able to work with them.

Demonstrates how to use managed code to create and use a Task Dialog, which is a more fully-featured Message Box, and the new Common File Dialogs.

Shows how Win 7 supports shell features for searching and drag-and-drop.

Explains how to use the Network and Network List Manager objects to get access to network information with managed code.