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==== New features ==== New features include:<ref name="PPJpE">{{cite web |title= Compare some of the many features of Virtual PC 2007 to Windows Virtual PC |publisher= Microsoft Corporation |url= http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/features/compare.aspx |access-date= May 29, 2009 |archive-date= May 4, 2009 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090504101610/http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/features/compare.aspx |url-status= live }}</ref> * USB support and redirection β connect peripherals such as flash drives and digital cameras, and print from the guest to host OS [[Printer (computing)|printers]]. However, USB [[isochronous]] transfer mode is not supported<ref name="ud9Ck">{{cite web |url=http://www.acommit.ch/Portals/0/Windows%207%20RC%20Partnerevent%20Mischa%20Faden.pdf |first=Michael |last=Faden |title=Selling Windows 7 to Enterprise |publisher=Acommit AG |work=acommit.ch |date=13 May 2009 |access-date=16 June 2013 |archive-date=July 6, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706221154/http://www.acommit.ch/Portals/0/Windows%207%20RC%20Partnerevent%20Mischa%20Faden.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Other methods involve simply just treating an active drive letter from a USB flash drive as a virtual hard drive. * Seamless application publishing and launching β run [[#Windows XP Mode|Windows XP Mode]] applications directly from the Windows 7 desktop * Support for [[Multithreading (computer hardware)|multithreading]] β run multiple virtual machines concurrently, each in its own thread for improved stability and performance * [[Smart card]] redirection β use smart cards connected to the host * Integration with [[Windows Explorer]] β manage all VMs from a single Explorer folder (%USERPROFILE%\Virtual Machines)
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