Windows 7 RTM Build 7600 leaked? Rumour or Reality

Released to manufacturing follows weeks of rumour and speculation on when Microsoft would unveil that it has finished Windows 7. 7.7600.16384.090710-1945 is the potential final build number and we’re still expecting the company to announce the finalisation of Windows 7 at the annual Worldwide Partner Conference on Monday providing there are no last minute recompiles. […]

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Windows 7 had 8 million testers

Windows 7 had 8 million testers, biggest beta ever Microsoft has revealed a bunch of numbers surrounding the development of Windows 7, and boy do they carry a lot of weight. In addition to helping us understand how the Windows 7 product development and planning team used feedback to shape the final release of Vista’s […]

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Windows 7 – God Mode

Microsoft have included what amounts to an extended control panel. This allows the user to control various aspects of the OS that are not typically surfaced via a GUI or are hidden away under a number of options. To access this control panel we must setup ‘God Mode’.  Here’s how you enable it: Create a […]

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Edit AutoPlay Features in Windows 7

Both the AutoPlay and AutoRun features, available since Windows XP, are vulnerable areas commonly exploited as a spreading mechanism by some malware to target unprotected computers. The AutoRun function allows some programs to start automatically when a device such as a USB storage tool, CD, memory card, etc is inserted into a computer while AutoPlay […]

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