--- product_id: 8591022 title: "Microsoft Windows 7 Unleashed 1st Edition" brand: "paul mcfedries" price: "AED 92" currency: AED in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.ae/products/8591022-microsoft-windows-7-unleashed-1st-edition store_origin: AE region: United Arab Emirates --- # Microsoft Windows 7 Unleashed 1st Edition **Brand:** paul mcfedries **Price:** AED 92 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Microsoft Windows 7 Unleashed 1st Edition by paul mcfedries - **How much does it cost?** AED 92 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ae](https://www.desertcart.ae/products/8591022-microsoft-windows-7-unleashed-1st-edition) ## Best For - paul mcfedries enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted paul mcfedries brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Microsoft Windows 7 Unleashed 1st Edition - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71WZbjwYb8L.jpg) ![Microsoft Windows 7 Unleashed 1st Edition - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81AsLrXT3vL.jpg) ![Microsoft Windows 7 Unleashed 1st Edition - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31fk-sZbVdL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent resource for the truly "Intermediate to Advanced" audience *by C***S on Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2009* Before writing my own review, I was very surprised that this book didn't carry a 4+ star overall rating -- it's at least a 4-star book, but only for the right audience. If you are a casual user of Windows -- if you're NOT a "power user" who is interesting in lots of user interface customizations, and if you aren't interested in saving keystrokes or mouse clicks anywhere you can -- then this books wasn't written for you. If you are a casual user who wants more breadth and less depth on Windows 7, I enjoyed reading  Windows 7 Secrets , a new book by Paul Thurrott. Both "Windows 7 Secrets" and "Windows 7 Unleashed" are listed on the back cover with a "User Level: Intermediate-Advanced". This book targets that audience, whereas "Windows 7 Secrets" is more for casual Windows enthusiasts who want to learn not only something about Windows 7, but also complimentary technologies such as Windows Home Server and Zune.Since this review is for this book -- Windows 7 Unleashed -- I'd expect that you are truly an advanced Windows user (or an aspiring advanced Windows user). You don't need introductions, you don't need lots of transitional comparisons to Vista and XP (there are some, but they're limited). Instead, you want a single volume that covers the depth of Windows 7 alone.I liked the author's perspective -- maximizing every performance point possible with Windows 7 -- even though I'm not ardently trying to do that. For me, I wanted to have a book that I could refer to if, say, I needed to know something more about User Access Control or group policies or tuning Windows 7. Yeah, I could hunt the web for that stuff, but I like a single, bound, book with all that info contained in one volume. Then, when I hit the web, I'm looking for something even beyond what the book has.The author's writing style is straightforward -- very little fluff, very little humor. His passion is to save a mouse click here or there, cut seconds off performance delays, and customize everything to make your Windows 7 installation a truly hand-in-glove experience. I think he succeeds, but I don't have the inclination to that good of a hand-in-glove fit.His coverage of Windows 7 is excellent, except on Windows Aero and the new Libraries concept. There are several cool, productive tricks to Aero that I didn't see covered (and "Aero" wasn't in the index), and neither is "Libraries" covered in the book or index (a big omission which I presume will be corrected in a later edition of this book -- I'm reviewing the book covering Windows 7 Release Candidate). Other than those two glaring omissions, he explains things about the Windows Registry I didn't know, even though I've dabbled editing the Registry for years. He does a great job overviewing security, including IE8. He's got a step-by-step troubleshooting section, covering system restore and lots more.Although he does mark "New in 7" those features that are new in Windows 7, I would have preferred that he would have done more comparisons and constrasts to both Vista and XP. That wasn't the style he chose, though, so don't expect him to tell you, "This feature has been around since XP" -- he's telling you what's in Windows 7 right now, not where that feature was first introduced in the Windows family. That may be something to consider if you want a book that makes those comparisons and constrasts to older versions of Windows. Because of the poor Aero and Libraries treatment, I'm giving this book only 4 stars instead of 5.He's got great appendices! Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcuts and a wonderful explanation on "Understanding TCP/IP".In short, I think any 1, 2 or 3 star reviews for this book probably come from people who incorrectly thought this book was targeted to their casual computing needs. It's not for the casual user. It's for a power user. For Windows power users out there, if you want a book that covers the depths of the Windows 7 operating system, this is an excellent choice. That said, if you already have a similar book covering Windows Vista, you may not really need this book, since fundamentally not much has changed between Windows Vista and Windows 7, and key parts that are new -- particularly the way Windows 7 implements virtual libraries -- isn't covered at all. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very Nice coverage of Windows 7 *by W***R on Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2014* Probably the best book I've seen out there on really comprehending Windows 7; it goes into much greater technical detail than all the other overly simplistic books I've seen. ### ⭐⭐⭐ Not great to study for 70-680 certification exam *by T***N on Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2010* This book has lots of good information about Windows 7, but does not cover the 70-680 exam objectives very well. The author starts out saying what's wrong with Windows 7 and how he would fix it. This book has some good information about customizing Windows 7 to suit your own needs. It gets into some very good information about configuring startup settings and the Registry. I will keep this book as a good desk reference, but I'm using other materials to study for the 70-680. 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