Introducing Windows 7 Maintenance tools
This is part of a series of articles about maintaining your computer using Windows 7 Maintenance Tools. Just as you have to maintain your car on a regular basis, it also important to perform regular maintenance checks on your computer. Windows 7 provides several tools to help you do this. Three are located in the System Tools sub-folder in the Accessories menu. The other is found in the Control Panel.
The Old System Tools
In the previous versions of Windows, namely Windows XP and Windows Vista, four basic maintenance tools were available. They were Disk Cleanup, Disk Restore, and Disk Defragmenter. Another essential tool was the Add and Remove Programs. This feature is found within the Control Panel.