Unique Control Panel Utilities

There are four Control Panel applets unique to Windows 7 to be aware of. One of these, Action Center, was addressed earlier in this chapter. The other three are discussed here and include HomeGroup, RemoteApp And Desktop Connections, and Troubleshooting.

HomeGroup

The purpose behind HomeGroup (Start > Control Panel > HomeGroup) is to simplify home networking and, more specifically, the sharing of files and printers. Windows 7 Starter can only join a HomeGroup, while all other editions of Windows 7 can both join and create a HomeGroup. The location from which you network must be set to Home.

Shared files can include libraries (a big feature of Windows 7). All computers participating in the HomeGroup must be running ...

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