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|kernel = NT 6.1
|kernel = NT 6.1
|arch = x86, x64
|arch = x86, x64
|build = [[/6.1.7600.16385.win7_rtm.090713-1255|7600.16385.win7_rtm.090713-1255]]
|build = [[/6.1.7600.16385.win7 rtm.090713-1255|7600.16385.win7_rtm.090713-1255]]
|release = 2009-07-22
|release = 2009-07-22
|licence = Microsoft EULA
|licence = Microsoft EULA
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|next = [[Windows 8]]
|next = [[Windows 8]]
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'''Windows 7''' is an operating system developed by [[Microsoft]], and was released to manufacturing on July 22, 2009. It is the client counterpart of [[Windows Server 2008 R2|Windows Server 2008 R2]]. The RTM build number is ''6.1.7600.16385''.
'''Windows 7''' is an operating system developed by [[Microsoft]], and was released to manufacturing on July 22, 2009. It is the client counterpart of [[Windows Server 2008 R2]]. The RTM build number is ''6.1.7600.16385''.


A pre-RTM build, [[Windows 7/6.1.7600.16384.win7 rtm.090710-1945|7600.16384]], was speculated to be the final version of the product, but had a flaw in [[Internet Explorer 8]] which prevented it from shipping.
A pre-RTM build, [[Windows 7/6.1.7600.16384.win7 rtm.090710-1945|7600.16384]], was speculated to be the final version of the product, but had a flaw in [[Internet Explorer 8]] which prevented it from shipping.
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{{Builds Legend}}
{{Builds Legend}}
=== Pre-Milestone 1 ===  
=== Pre-Milestone 1 ===  
* '''[[Windows 7/6.0.6429.fbl_multimedia_media.070514-1730|Windows 7 Build 6429.fbl_multimedia_media.070514-1730]]'''
* '''[[Windows 7/6.0.6429.fbl multimedia media.070514-1730|Windows 7 Build 6429.fbl_multimedia_media.070514-1730]]'''
* '''''[[Windows 7/6.1.6469.1.fbl_find_dev|Windows 7 Build 6469.1.fbl_find_dev]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 7/6.1.6469.1.fbl find dev|Windows 7 Build 6469.1.fbl_find_dev]]'''''
* '''[[Windows 7/6.1.6471.?.?.??????-????|Windows 7 Build 6471.?.?.??????-????]]'''
* '''[[Windows 7/6.1.6471.?.?.??????-????|Windows 7 Build 6471.?.?.??????-????]]'''


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=== Milestone 2 ===
=== Milestone 2 ===
* '''''[[Windows 7/6.1.6608.1.winmain_win7m2.080511-1400|Windows 7 Build 6608.1.winmain_win7m2.080511-1400]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 7/6.1.6608.1.winmain win7m2.080511-1400|Windows 7 Build 6608.1.winmain_win7m2.080511-1400]]'''''


=== Milestone 3 ===
=== Milestone 3 ===
* '''''[[Windows 7/6.1.6730.1.winmain.080612-1840|Windows 7 Build 6730.1.winmain.080612-1840]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 7/6.1.6730.1.winmain.080612-1840|Windows 7 Build 6730.1.winmain.080612-1840]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 7/6.1.6780.0.winmain_win7m3.080829-1900|Windows 7 Build 6780.0.winmain_win7m3.080829-1900]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 7/6.1.6780.0.winmain win7m3.080829-1900|Windows 7 Build 6780.0.winmain_win7m3.080829-1900]]'''''


=== Pre-Beta ===
=== Pre-Beta ===


* '''''[[Windows 7/6.1.6801.0.winmain_win7m3.080913-2030|Windows 7 Build 6801.0.winmain_win7m3.080913-2030]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 7/6.1.6801.0.winmain win7m3.080913-2030|Windows 7 Build 6801.0.winmain_win7m3.080913-2030]]'''''
* '''[[Windows 7/6.1.6933.0.winmain.081020-1842|Windows 7 Build 6933.0.winmain.081020-1842]]'''
* '''[[Windows 7/6.1.6933.0.winmain.081020-1842|Windows 7 Build 6933.0.winmain.081020-1842]]'''
* '''''[[Windows 7/6.1.6936.0.winmain.081023-1800|Windows 7 Build 6936.0.winmain.081023-1800]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 7/6.1.6936.0.winmain.081023-1800|Windows 7 Build 6936.0.winmain.081023-1800]]'''''
* '''[[Windows 7/6.1.6948.?.fbl_shell_dex.081112-1755|Windows 7 Build 6948.?.fbl_shell_dex.081112-1755]]'''
* '''[[Windows 7/6.1.6948.?.fbl shell dex.081112-1755|Windows 7 Build 6948.?.fbl_shell_dex.081112-1755]]'''
* '''[[Windows 7/6.1.6951.0.winmain.081114-2042|Windows 7 Build 6951.0.winmain.081114-2042]]'''
* '''[[Windows 7/6.1.6951.0.winmain.081114-2042|Windows 7 Build 6951.0.winmain.081114-2042]]'''
* '''[[Windows 7/6.1.6953.0.winmain.081118-1923|Windows 7 Build 6953.0.winmain.081118-1923]]'''
* '''[[Windows 7/6.1.6953.0.winmain.081118-1923|Windows 7 Build 6953.0.winmain.081118-1923]]'''
* '''''[[Windows 7/6.1.6956.0.winmain.081122-1150|Windows 7 Build 6956.0.winmain.081122-1150]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 7/6.1.6956.0.winmain.081122-1150|Windows 7 Build 6956.0.winmain.081122-1150]]'''''
=== Beta ===
=== Beta ===
* '''''[[Windows 7/6.1.7000.0.winmain_win7beta.081212-1400|Windows 7 Build 7000.0.winmain_win7beta.081212-1400]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 7/6.1.7000.0.winmain win7beta.081212-1400|Windows 7 Build 7000.0.winmain_win7beta.081212-1400]]'''''
=== Pre-RC ===
=== Pre-RC ===
* '''[[Windows 7/6.1.7004.0.?.081203-1830|Windows 7 Build 7004.0.?.081203-1830]]'''
* '''[[Windows 7/6.1.7004.0.?.081203-1830|Windows 7 Build 7004.0.?.081203-1830]]'''
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* '''''[[Windows 7/6.1.7068.0.winmain.090321-1322|Windows 7 Build 7068.0.winmain.090321-1322]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 7/6.1.7068.0.winmain.090321-1322|Windows 7 Build 7068.0.winmain.090321-1322]]'''''
* '''[[Windows 7/6.1.7070.0.winmain.090324-1853|Windows 7 Build 7070.0.winmain.090324-1853]]'''
* '''[[Windows 7/6.1.7070.0.winmain.090324-1853|Windows 7 Build 7070.0.winmain.090324-1853]]'''
* '''''[[Windows 7/6.1.7077.0.winmain_win7rc.090404-1255|Windows 7 Build 7077.0.winmain_win7rc.090404-1255]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 7/6.1.7077.0.winmain win7rc.090404-1255|Windows 7 Build 7077.0.winmain_win7rc.090404-1255]]'''''
* '''[[Windows 7/6.1.7082.?.winmain.090410-1901|Windows 7 Build 7082.?.winmain.090410-1901]]'''
* '''[[Windows 7/6.1.7082.?.winmain.090410-1901|Windows 7 Build 7082.?.winmain.090410-1901]]'''


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* '''''[[Windows 7/6.1.7127.0.winmain.090507-1820|Windows 7 Build 7127.0.winmain.090507-1820]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 7/6.1.7127.0.winmain.090507-1820|Windows 7 Build 7127.0.winmain.090507-1820]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 7/6.1.7137.0.winmain.090521-1745|Windows 7 Build 7137.0.winmain.090521-1745]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 7/6.1.7137.0.winmain.090521-1745|Windows 7 Build 7137.0.winmain.090521-1745]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 7/6.1.7201.0.winmain_win7ids.090601-1516|Windows 7 Build 7201.0.winmain_win7ids.090601-1516]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 7/6.1.7201.0.winmain win7ids.090601-1516|Windows 7 Build 7201.0.winmain_win7ids.090601-1516]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 7/6.1.7225.0.winmain.090529-1930|Windows 7 Build 7225.0.winmain.090529-1930]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 7/6.1.7225.0.winmain.090529-1930|Windows 7 Build 7225.0.winmain.090529-1930]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 7/6.1.7227.0.winmain_sp.090602-2110|Windows 7 Build 7227.0.winmain_sp.090602-2110]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 7/6.1.7227.0.winmain sp.090602-2110|Windows 7 Build 7227.0.winmain_sp.090602-2110]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 7/6.1.7229.0.winmain.090604-1901|Windows 7 Build 7229.0.winmain.090604-1901]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 7/6.1.7229.0.winmain.090604-1901|Windows 7 Build 7229.0.winmain.090604-1901]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 7/6.1.7231.0.winmain.090608-1900|Windows 7 Build 7231.0.winmain.090608-1900]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 7/6.1.7231.0.winmain.090608-1900|Windows 7 Build 7231.0.winmain.090608-1900]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 7/6.1.7232.0.winmain.090610-1900|Windows 7 Build 7232.0.winmain.090610-1900]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 7/6.1.7232.0.winmain.090610-1900|Windows 7 Build 7232.0.winmain.090610-1900]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 7/6.1.7260.0.win7_rtm.090612-2110|Windows 7 Build 7260.0.win7_rtm.090612-2110]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 7/6.1.7260.0.win7 rtm.090612-2110|Windows 7 Build 7260.0.win7_rtm.090612-2110]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 7/6.1.7264.0.win7_rtm.090622-1900|Windows 7 Build 7264.0.win7_rtm.090622-1900]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 7/6.1.7264.0.win7 rtm.090622-1900|Windows 7 Build 7264.0.win7_rtm.090622-1900]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 7/6.1.7268.0.win7_rtm.090701-1900|Windows 7 Build 7268.0.win7_rtm.090701-1900]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 7/6.1.7268.0.win7 rtm.090701-1900|Windows 7 Build 7268.0.win7_rtm.090701-1900]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 7/6.1.7600.16384.win7_rtm.090710-1945|Windows 7 Build 7600.16384.win7_rtm.090710-1945]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 7/6.1.7600.16384.win7 rtm.090710-1945|Windows 7 Build 7600.16384.win7_rtm.090710-1945]]'''''
=== RTM ===
=== RTM ===
* '''''[[Windows 7/6.1.7600.16385.win7_rtm.090713-1255|Windows 7 Build 7600.16385.win7_rtm.090713-1255]]'''''
* '''''[[Windows 7/6.1.7600.16385.win7 rtm.090713-1255|Windows 7 Build 7600.16385.win7_rtm.090713-1255]]'''''


=== Post-RTM ===
=== Post-RTM ===
* [[/6.1.7650.fbl_tools_debugger(wmbla).100201-1203|6.1.7650.fbl_tools_debugger(wmbla).100201-1203]]
* [[/6.1.7650.fbl tools debugger(wmbla).100201-1203|6.1.7650.fbl_tools_debugger(wmbla).100201-1203]]
* '''[[/6.1.7652|6.1.7652]]'''
* '''[[/6.1.7652|6.1.7652]]'''
* '''[[/6.1.7700.0.winmain.100122-1900|6.1.7700.0.winmain.100122-1900]]'''
* '''[[/6.1.7700.0.winmain.100122-1900|6.1.7700.0.winmain.100122-1900]]'''

Revision as of 14:50, 5 May 2019

Windows 7
Windows 7 Logo.png
Windows 7
Codename
Preliminary name		 Blackcomb, Vienna
Kernel version NT 6.1
CPU architecture x86, x64
Release date 2009-07-22
Support end 2020-01-14
Preceded by Windows Vista
Succeeded by Windows 8

Windows 7 is an operating system developed by Microsoft, and was released to manufacturing on July 22, 2009. It is the client counterpart of Windows Server 2008 R2. The RTM build number is 6.1.7600.16385.

A pre-RTM build, 7600.16384, was speculated to be the final version of the product, but had a flaw in Internet Explorer 8 which prevented it from shipping.

New features in Windows 7 include mouse gestures for window management, an updated taskbar(Superbar), and other interface improvements.

New features

Windows 7 was not that of a major upgrade from Windows Vista as Windows Vista was from Windows XP but it nonetheless did introduce some new and updated features.

  1. Aero was improved from Windows Vista , now supporting full translucency in full screen mode of the program. Features like Aero Snap were also introduced.
  2. DirectX 11 was introduced.
  3. Windows Experience Index was improved , and now the maximum score obtainable is 7.9(5.9 from Windows Vista).
  4. Multi-touch support introduced.
  5. Internet Explorer 8 introduced.
  6. Windows Media Player 12 introduced , using Windows 7 specific features like Jump Lists.
  7. The Windows taskbar and start menu was improved , introducing features like pinning on the taskbar and Jump Lists on the Start Menu.
  8. The ability to warn the user about a bad battery was introduced.
  9. Support for SSD functions like TRIM was also introduced.

Removed or degraded features

  1. The classic start menu can no longer be selected.
  2. System requirements were increased to 1 GHz (Windows Vista: 800 MHz, Windows XP: 233 MHz) and 1 GB RAM (Windows Vista: 512 MB, Windows XP: 64 MB).
  3. Windows Ultimate Extras were removed, and games such as InkBall were gone as well.

Builds

  • No information available
  • Existence doubtful
  • Information or pictures available
  • Leaked or released

Pre-Milestone 1

Milestone 1

Milestone 2

Milestone 3

Pre-Beta

Beta

Pre-RC

RC

Pre-RTM

RTM

Post-RTM

External links

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