Windows 7 have a nifty feature which combines the windows of opened applications under the same taskbar button. If you don't like it you can always turn it off.
If you leave your computer running on a 24/7 basis you might be interested in determining the amount of uptime that has accumulated since the last reboot.
By default the command line outputs are displayed onto a screen, but you can easily redirect into a text file or even make it to be used as an input for the following command.
If the DVDs, USB sticks, phones, cameras or any other media and devices are automatically starting to play or open explorer windows and your don't want them to, this is how you tweak the AutoPlay settings.
By default Windows calculator doesn't support order of operation, to enable the functionality you need to activate the scientific view, let me show you how.