Find software and hardware compatibilities with Windows 7 Compatibility Center
Windows 7 Compatibility Center can help you figure out what software and hardware
are compatible with Windows 7.
With every new release of a major operating system like Windows 7 comes compatibility issues. Some of the software might not work, drivers might have clashes and some of the updates might not get installed etc. It’s always a hassle to figure the compatibility issues on our own, unless you are tech-savvy.
With Windows 7 Compatibility Center you can figure out what software works and what drivers are compatible. Just visit Windows 7 Compatibility Center and choose the category that you wanted to browse for, either software or hardware.
On the software side you can browse for software on these categories,
- Business & Home Office
- Communications & Internet
- Graphics & Printing
- PC Gaming
- Kids & Educational
- Hobbies & Personal Improvement
- Photo & Video
- Music & MP3
- Utilities
- Assistive Technology
- Development Tools
- Enterprise Applications
That certainly is quite an array of categories that you can drill down to locate the software compatibility list.
When you drill down to each of these categories you can see a long list of software that are marked as either compatible or incompatible.
On the hardware end you can browse through these categories,
- Cameras & Photo
- Printers & Scanners
- MP3 & Media Players
- TV Devices
- Communications Devices
- Mice, Keyboards & Input Devices
- Displays
- Networking
- Graphics Cards & Components
- Storage Devices
Again, when you drill down to each of these categories you could see a huge list of hardware items listed as either compatible or incompatible.
If the sheer volume of the product list overwhelms you, you can use the search feature instead to look for specific item’s compatibility rating.
Apparently, Microsoft is trying to make everything correct with Windows 7 and the Compatibility Center is another crown jewel that can help people figure out software and hardware compatibility issues with Windows 7 in a better way.
What’s your thought on Windows 7 Compatibility Center? Do you care to use it?
