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==Builds==
===Milestones===
====Milestone 1====
Windows 7 Milestone 1 Build 6519 was still very similar to Windows Vista, with only a few changes. For example, [[Windows Sidebar]] has been replaced with standalone gadgets. The first known [[Software build|build]] of Windows 7 was identified as a "Milestone 1 (M1) code drop" according to TG Daily with a version number of 6.1.6519.1. It was sent to key Microsoft partners by January 2008 in both [[x86]] and [[x86-64]] versions.<ref name="tgdailym1">{{cite web|first=Wolfgang|last=Gruener|url=http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/35641/118/|title=TG Daily - Windows Vista successor scheduled for a H2 2009 release?|publisher=TG Daily|date=2008-01-16|accessdate=2008-01-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/windows-7-set-for-late-2009-release-201142|title=Windows 7 set for late 2009 release|author=Dan Graham|date=2008-01-18|accessdate=2008-01-18}}</ref> Build 6519 was the first build to have textures of a different taskbar, although nobody knew until recently how to enable the new taskbar.<ref>[http://withinwindows.com/img/6519_superbar.png ]{{dead link|date=June 2011}}</ref> Though not yet commented on by [[Microsoft]], reviews and screenshots have been published by various sources.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/35814/140/|title=More Windows 7 screenshots surfacing|accessdate=2008-01-28}}</ref><ref>[http://www.thinknext.net/archives/2150 ThinkNext.net: Screenshots from a blogger with Windows 7 M1]</ref> The M1 code drop installation comes as either a standalone install or one which requires Windows Vista with [[Windows Vista Service Pack 1|Service Pack 1]], and creates a dual-boot system.<ref>[http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/35936/140/ TG Daily: Windows 7 M1: Nothing to get excited about]</ref> It had the ability to visually pin and unpin items from the Start Menu.
On 20 April 2008, screenshots and videos of a second build of M1 were leaked with a version number of 6.1.6574.1. This build included changes to Windows Explorer as well as a new Windows Health Center.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/Leaked-Details-of-Windows-7-M1-March-2008-Edition-Version-6-1-Build-6574-1-83964.shtml|title=Leaked Details of Windows 7 M1 March 2008 Edition Version 6.1 Build 6574.1|accessdate=2008-04-24}}</ref>
====Milestone 2====
According to the TG Daily article of 16 January 2008, the Milestone 2 (M2) build was at that time scheduled for April or May 2008.<ref name="tgdailym1"/> A Milestone 2 build was demonstrated at the D6 conference<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/27/live-from-d-gates-and-ballmer-debut-windows-7/|title=Gates and Ballmer debut Windows 7|date=2008-05-27|accessdate=2008-05-31|publisher=engadget}}</ref> with a build number of 6.1.6589.1.winmain_win7m2.080420-1634. The build had a different taskbar than found in Windows Vista, with, among other features, sections divided into different colors. The host declined to comment on it, stating "I'm not supposed to talk about it now today".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.istartedsomething.com/20080529/evolution-of-taskbar-windows-7/|accessdate=2008-06-27|title=Evolution of the taskbar in Windows 7 - "Superbar"}}</ref> The taskbar in Milestone 2 showed the total number of combined windows like Windows XP and Windows Vista, a feature which was removed in the final version of Windows 7.<ref>[http://www.withinwindows.com/2009/07/29/the-unseen-evolution-of-the-windows-7-taskbar/ The unseen evolution of the Windows 7 Taskbar]</ref>
====Milestone 3====
According to [[Paul Thurrott]], Milestone 3 (build 6780) was shipped to Microsoft employees and close partners in the week of 7 September 2008. Described as visually and functionally similar to Windows Vista by Mary Jo Foley of ZDNet<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1590 |title=Windows 7 hits Milestone 3|publisher=ZDNet.com}}</ref> and Stephen Chapman of UX Evangelist,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uxevangelist.blogspot.com/2008/09/windows-7-paint-and-wordpad-new-ui-new.html |title=Windows 7 Paint and WordPad: New UI, New Functionality}}</ref> some bundled applications in Milestone 3 now use a [[Ribbon (computing)|ribbon interface]] similar to that of [[Office 2007]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://windowsitpro.com/windowspaulthurrott/article/articleid/100295/ahead-of-pdc-microsoft-begins-internal-test-of-windows-7.html|title=Ahead of PDC, Microsoft Begins Internal Test of Windows 7|date=2008-09-14|accessdate=2008-09-15|publisher=Paul Thurrott}}</ref>
Many applications that had been integrated into previous versions of Windows have been removed, including Calendar, Contacts, Mail, Meeting Space, Movie Maker, and Photo Gallery and are available as downloads in the [[Windows Live]] Wave 3 beta release.<ref name="thinknext.net">{{cite web|url=http://www.thinknext.net/archives/2268 |title=Windows 7 M3 Build 6780 Pictures and Video|publisher=Thinknext.net}}</ref> WinFuture.de later leaked 192 images of Windows 7 build 6780.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://winfuture.de/screenshots/Windows-7-Meilenstein-3-Build-6.1.6780-3500-1.html |title=Windows 7 Meilenstein 3 Build 6.1.6780 Screenshots and Photos|publisher=WinFuture.de}}</ref> Windows 7 build 6780 Enterprise Edition has since been leaked to the public.
===Pre-Beta===
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