As you all may have already known by now that Windows 7 Build 7077 has hit the Internet already and it is said to be the part of Release Candidate build branch which is likely to be made public next month. I have been playing around with this build for the most part of today and have found this to be the most stable x86 version of Windows 7 to date.
Some of our readers who wishes to remain anonymous have tipped us about Windows 7 Build 7068 which appears to have leaked on the internet today.
It is not the first time that we have seen a Windows 7 build being leaked out from Microsoft labs to the world of Internet. It has been confirmed that Windows 7 Build 7057 with build string of 7057.0.x86fre.winmain. 090305 2000 has been leaked.
Windows 7 Build 7048 includes some cool new icons. Here is a full illustration of all the new icons included in this Build(7048) of Windows 7. All these new icons from Windows 7 Build 7048 can be downloaded here.
I have always loved the Media Center user experience since its inception in the days when it came bundled with Windows XP Media Center Edition. Windows Media Center is really a highlight of Microsoft design.
I have managed to get some screenshots from Windows 7 Ultimate – with build string 7022.winmain.090115-1850. This new leaked build has got some minor changes which are illustrated from the screenshots below.
Microsoft has changed the way how Windows handles Gadgets on the desktop. In Windows Vista, Sidebar provided a containing environment which hosted mini-apps built using XML, DHTML and JavaScript. Now starting with Windows 7, Windows Sidebar is no longer required to run gadgets as these mini DHTML based apps can now be placed directly on the desktop without having to have Windows Sidebar running.
The Windows 7 Icon Pack contains 214 Hi-Res icons extracted directly from Windows resource files. All the icons are in their original .ico format.
Windows 7 Beta was announced by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer at this years Consumer Electronic Show in Vegas. Today, Microsoft has released the SDKs for both the Windows 7 Beta and the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 which is included in Windows 7 Beta. Both Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 were shipped with .NET Framework 3.0.
Due to excessive demand of Windows 7 Beta from Windows enthusiasts around the world, Microsoft servers have crashed under heavy load as also reported on the official Windows Team Blog.
