Well the taskbar is definitely different. Now Quicklauch is integrated into the taskbar, meaning you can pin your favorites to the taskbar like you do to the start menu. I didn't like the size so I changed it the small icons, and then the spacing was complete screwed. So I did a little digging and found that quicklauch as we have known for the past few versions of windows is not even an option unless you manually install it. Personally, I like the old quicklaunch better, so here is the instructions to re-enable it: http://www.blogsdna.com/2003/how-to-enable-disable-quick-launch-toolbar-in-windows-7.htm Once that is done, you can simply unpin the the shortcuts from the newer quicklauch and everything looks like it did before.