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What’s the difference between Windows 10 & Windows 7 interface?

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Windows 10 vs Windows 7

Start Menu

Start Menu is a main component that people can easy to use Windows. Microsoft made improvements in this area. Windows 10 Start Menu is a lot more interactive than what we had on Windows 7. We can see list of software and tiles of application. We can create tiles for programs or folders in Windows 10 among the tiles (Right-click the application or folder and choose Pin to Start).

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Action Center

The Action Center in Windows 10 is quite different in Windows 7. It is not only notification, but shortcuts, such as Tablet mode, Network, Note, All Settings. Windows 10 Action Center stores and retains important notification for user to view at a later time.

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Restart / Shut down / Sleep Button

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To Restart:
Start  > Power > Restart
To Shut Down:
Start  > Power > Shut Down
To Sleep:
Start  > Power > Sleep		To Restart:
Start  >  > Restart
To Shut Down:
Start  > Shut Down
To Sleep:
Start  > >Sleep

File Explorer

File Explore, formerly known as Windows Explorer, is a main part of Operating System. Significant improvements have been made in Windows 10, there are many features are grouped in a ribbon on the top of the Windows.

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