
Desktop Composition Engine, which can be started by adding the registry key below and restarting the computer:. Castles, which became HomeGroup in Windows 7. new version 6.05 of Internet Explorer, with the new "Media" bar. Most of it was not functional except for Display Connection Settings, which provides information about the display adapter and monitor, and for setting a gradient or collage desktop background an XML Display Properties control panel, written with "Avalon" APIs. My Hardware, a Windows Explorer-based Device Manager. StartUp Applications Monitor under Performance settings in System Properties. Virtual folders still lack in functionality. A non-functional "My Contacts" special folder powered by WinFS is included. Contrary to a review from the time the build leaked that no WinFS features are integrated in Windows Explorer, WinFS allows Access/SQL style display filters to the columns in the Windows Explorer Details view, search through a box at the Task pane of Explorer windows, grouping folder contents with specific criteria using Pivots (e.g., Documents Grouped by Type), which did not work possibly because properties are not assigned to files. WinFS indexes the complete root drive of the computer. The WinFS services run by default, which slowed down the system. WinFS, called "Windows Future Storage" in this build. A user could drag open program windows in the desktop thumbnail itself.
The sidebar could also be combined with the taskbar. A custom user tile showing the Longhorn version and build number is also available at Longhorn.MS. Sidebar, where it was possible to integrate XML-based components called "Tiles", including a clock, a photo slideshow, a multiple desktop manager, a list of most frequently used programs, the Quick Launch toolbar, an Internet search bar, and a user tile, to quickly switch between users.Plex theme, which Microsoft regarded as a placeholder until they were ready to demonstrate Aero.