The Microsoft Windows 7 development team has added many useful small changes to the upcoming operating system to increase productivity. We already mentioned the new Run As User option in the [right-click Shift] context menu. Another addition falling into the same category is the ability to launch a folder in its own process. Windows by default launches all folders in one process. The new entry to the right-click context menu displays a “Open In New Process” entry which will run the new folder in its own process instead.

The user has to press the shift key while right-clicking the folder in Windows Explorer for this option to become available.