It turns out it is not just Internet Explorer that users will be able to turn off in Windows 7. Microsoft have said that users will have the option of disabling a number of features of the operating system.
Microsoft say there will be number of things that user can turn off, these include: Windows Media Player, Windows Media Center, Windows Search, the XPS Viewer and several others.
Microsoft are staying quiet on what role, if any, regulatory issues played in the decision to expand the number of turn-offs but, a number of the programs are things that have been criticised in the past, such as the browser and media player, as well as the XPS technology which has been seen as a rival to Adobe's PDF.
Microsoft has also stripped several programs out of the operating system compeletly! The photo gallery, e-mail, and movie-making programs will now only be available as downloads.
The general response to Win7 has been positive and it seems that Microsoft are keen to get rid of the bad taste in the mouth that is Vista. Win 7 is shaping into the OS that Microsoft probably should have shipped instead of Vista and could be the salvation of the Redmond boys and girls. They certainly hope so!
