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Windows "Longhorn" 6.0.3683.Lab06_N.020923-1821
Kernel version	NT 6.0
CPU architecture	x86
Edition	Client Professional
BIOS date	September 24, 2002

Windows Longhorn Milestone 3 Build 3683 is a Lab06 build compiled on October 23, 2002. It is the first build of Windows Longhorn leaked to the public, and demonstrated the direction Microsoft was headed at the time. Due to the operating system being so early in the development process, only a small number of changes were observed from Windows XP.

New features include the Plex visual style, a Desktop Settings applet based on Avalon, the Windows Sidebar, Internet Explorer 6.05, and a new Preview Pane.

It is incompatible with certain applications that require Windows XP to run. Most of these issues can be solved by running these applications in Compatibility Mode. In addition, programs which require a Service Pack can be made to run by editing the CSDVersion key in the Windows Registry.

Although stable, Windows Explorer crashes frequently, and the process will occasionally fail to terminate while ending the computer session.

Gallery

The desktop in 3683
Display Properties applet
The My Documents folder displaying the Preview Pane
System Properties window
Windows Explorer

External links

BetaArchive Longhorn 3683 Gallery
"Longhorn" Alpha Preview - Build 3683 reviewed by Paul Thurrott

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-Windows Longhorn Milestone 3 Build 3683 (6.0.3683 is a Lab06 (Shell) build, compiled on 6:21 PM on October 23, 2002)
+'''Windows Longhorn Milestone 3 Build 3683''' is a Lab06 build compiled on October 23, 2002. It is the first build of [[Windows:Longhorn|Windows Longhorn]] leaked to the public, and demonstrated the direction Microsoft was headed at the time. Due to the operating system being so early in the development process, only a small number of changes were observed from [[Windows:XP|Windows XP]].
-It is the first publicly-leaked Longhorn build, and features Plex, a WPF Desktop Settings control panel applet (although it's broken), a Sidebar (The sidebar is built into Explorer) and a new preview pane.
-The build is stable enough for everyday use. Windows applications requiring Windows XP can be run with Compatibility mode. Also, some apps requiring a certain Service Pack can be installed by changing CSDVersion in the registry.
+New features include the [[Windows:Visual Styles:Plex|Plex]] visual style, a Desktop Settings applet based on ''Avalon'', the [[Windows:Sidebar|Windows Sidebar]], Internet Explorer 6.05, and a new Preview Pane.
-Problems with the build is that explorer crashes frequently and when shutting down or logging off, explorer will not kill itself.
+It is incompatible with certain applications that require [[Windows:XP|Windows XP]] to run. Most of these issues can be solved by running these applications in Compatibility Mode. In addition, programs which require a Service Pack can be made to run by editing the ''CSDVersion'' key in the Windows Registry.
-This build, being still an extremely early build, is still not much different from Windows NT 5 (Windows 2000/XP/.NET Server 2003, later Server 2003), due to being almost entirely the same code. It was moreso of a preliminary test release of the Longhorn code for developers, along with certain portions of the Longhorn feature set (such as most notably the Sidebar), but almost everything else is the same, including the Setup routine.
+Although stable, Windows Explorer crashes frequently, and the process will occasionally fail to terminate while ending the computer session.
-The version of Internet Explorer included in this build, Internet Explorer 6.05, is basically the same as Internet Explorer 6.0 (included with Windows XP and Windows Server 2003).
 == Gallery ==
 <gallery>
-Image:Longhorn 3683 (1).jpg
+Image:Longhorn 3683 (1).jpg|The desktop in 3683
-Image:Longhorn 3683 (2).jpg
+Image:Longhorn 3683 (2).jpg|Display Properties applet
-Image:Longhorn 3683 (3).jpg
+Image:Longhorn 3683 (3).jpg|The My Documents folder displaying the Preview Pane
-Image:Longhorn 3683 (4).jpg
+Image:Longhorn 3683 (4).jpg|System Properties window
-Image:Longhorn 3683 (5).jpg
+Image:Longhorn 3683 (5).jpg|Windows Explorer
 </gallery>