What you can turn off in Windows 7

Steve Sinofsky just posted a detailed list of all of the components of Windows 7 that can (at least in theory) be turned off with the click of a mouse:

In Windows 7 we are expanding the number of features you have control over in this regard, giving customers more control, flexibility and choice in managing the features available in this version of Windows.  In addition to the features that were already available to turn on or off in Windows Vista, we’ve added the following features to the list in Windows 7:

• Windows Media Player
• Windows Media Center
• Windows DVD Maker
• Internet Explorer 8
• Windows Search
• Handwriting Recognition (through the Tablet PC Components option)
• Windows Gadget Platform
• Fax and Scan
• XPS Viewer and Services (including the Virtual Print Driver)

That takes a huge, huge cut out of the EU’s arguments about bundling in a dozen fields. Add to that the Windows Live products, which are “integrated into but not bundled with” Windows 7, and Steve has completed a truly masterful all-on assault against those who complain that Microsoft is unfairly using its monopoly.

At the same time, he’s stripped Windows 7 down to a solid core product and (from all current appearances) pushed it out the door in record time.

Stunning.