I've been using Windows Control Panel since about 1990 or so. Each successive iteration of Windows brings new features dreamed up by the brains in Redmond, and also includes applets that are installed by other applications not part of the operating system.
One neat applet that comes with Windows 7 is the Windows Experience Index. This checks the hardware that makes up the PC and scores it to provide the user with a benchmark to rate the PC's relative performance. Since I bought a new PC with Windows 7 as part of gearing up to go back to school, I have wasted entirely too much time in trying to raise my hardware scores.
Another useful part of the management tools that come with Win 7 is the Resource Monitor "snap-in" that gives information about how the computer's resources are being used. While this was present in Windows XP, much of the information given as to how system memory calls were being made was not very useful. This has been changed in Win 7, now memory hooks are clearly labeled as to the system service that is using them. This should make troubleshooting the presence of viruses and malware on a machine easier and less time consuming.
Yay for Microsoft!
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