The taskbar in Windows 7 is quite useful but there's always room for improvement. Here's how you can add a shutdown button to the taskbar to make it easy to shutdown your Windows 7 computer.

If you're missing the shutdown button and don't want to use the new charms bar you can add back your shutdown button the start menu manually.

Microsoft is also updating the Copilot icon on the taskbar, and bringing the ability to dock, undock, and resize the Copilot pane.