A sneak peek at the Windows 7 Release Candidate
Last week, Windows 7 build 7048 escaped from Microsoft’s labs and quickly made its way to the Internet, where the x86 and x64 versions quickly became top downloads of the week. Most of the first looks I've seen so far about this build have focused on a handful of obvious details, especially the greatly expanded options to remove Windows features such as Internet Explorer and Media Player. For this post and its accompanying image gallery, I decided to dig deeper and see what sorts of changes you’re not likely to notice right away. I found a total of 21 changes, big and small, that are nearly certain to be part of the Windows 7 Release Candidate.