Read on: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10076864-56.htmlWith Windows 7, Microsoft has changed the way it approaches building early releases. In the past, Microsoft included features at various stages of development. With Windows 7, features are included in the main Windows build, only after they are fully baked.
Microsoft is clearly looking to leave a far different first impression than it did with Windows Vista, which made major changes under the hood and led to considerable incompatibilities. With Windows 7, Microsoft is not introducing any major changes to the Windows kernel and is keeping much of the other plumbing substantially similar to that of Vista.
The software maker has also tried to reduce some of Vista's other annoyances, such as the frequently criticized User Account Control feature, which some complained led to too many annoying dialog boxes. With Windows 7, users will be able to choose for themselves how often the system warns them of changes being made to their computer.
This sounds great. I have a feeling Windows 7 will be a solid OS, the release Microsoft should've released instead of Vista. That said to give us Windows 7 it sounds like they had to give us Vista first.
Here's a screen shot of the UAC configuration in Windows 7:
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In Vista all you can do is turn it on or off. You can set it to Silent Mode (my preference) but there is no official option to do this.