Development of Windows 7: Difference between revisions

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===Pre-release-candidate builds===

*On February 8, 2009, build 7022 x86 of Windows 7 was leaked to file sharing sites on the Internet by a Microsoft Ukraine employee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neowin.net/news/main/09/02/08/windows-7-build-7022-leaks|title=Windows 7 build 7022 leaks|publisher=Neowin|author=Tom Warren}}</ref> On March 1, 2009, build 7022 x64 was leaked. Reviewers have noted that [[Internet Explorer 8]] had been updated to RC1, a few new icons, new animation effects for Windows Desktop Gadgets with new icons and changes to Paint and a faster setup process. The build was completed on January 15, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/02/whats-new-in-the-leaked-windowshttows-7-build-7022.ars|title=What's new in the leaked Windows 7 build 7022|publisher=Ars Technica|author=Emil Protalinski}}</ref>

*A 64-bit build 7048 was leaked on March 2, 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=http://windows7center.com/windows-7-news/windows-7-build-7048-x64-download-leaked/ | title = Windows 7 Build 7048 x64 Download Leaked&nbsp;- Windows 7 Center}}</ref> and the 32-bit build 7048 was leaked on March 6. One notable change of this build was that users now had the ability to turn off functionality of various Windows features, like Internet Explorer, Windows Search, and Windows Media Player via the Control Panel. Ars Technica did a roundup of some of the visual UI changes between build 7000 and 7048 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/03/side-by-side-changes-from-windows-7-beta-to-build-7048.ars/|title=Side by side: UI changes from Windows 7 beta to build 7048|publisher=Ars Technica|author=Emil Protalinski}}</ref> and ZDNet managed to do some performance tests showing build 7048 was superior to build 7000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=3789|title=Windows 7 build 7048 vs. Windows 7 beta 1 vs. Vista vs. XP performance shootout - which is best?|publisher=ZDNet|author=Adrian Kingsley-Hughes}}</ref>