"Microsoft started compilingWindows 7 RC branch, and the RC build 7048 will be released on Feb 27th" - Well that information was a hoax.
Sinofsky has confirmed that the latest Windows 7 RC Build 7046 is internally being tested and the official release date is set for April 10, 2009. The Windows team is right on schedule with development, and if there are no significant problems over the next few weeks the April 10, 2009 release date will remain in tact.
On questioning, if Microsoft Connect testers as well as MSDN and TechNet subscribers will get the RC before the public, Sinofsky told no: “The build will be available broadly.
Microsoft also has released a list of 36 changes - not all of the changes but some notable ones - that have been implemented into the release candidate builds of Windows 7. All items are explained on the Engineering Windows 7 blog. Works are still underway and the full time machines at Microsoft are still running the Windows 7 Beta build.
- Windows Flip (ALT + TAB) with Aero Peek
- Windows Logo + <#> keyboard shortcut
- Needy State
- Taskbar “Open With”
- Taskbar scaling
- Anchoring taskbar thumbnails
- Newly installed programs
- Jump List length
- Increased pinning flexibility with Jump List
- Desktop icon and gadget view options
- Aero Peek for touch
- Multi-touch touch keyboard
- Multi-touch right-click
- Drag/Drop and selection
- Internet access feedback
- User Account Control
- Locking a machine without a screensaver
- Faster access to High Performance power plan
- Custom theme improvements
- Improved Internet Radio playback
- Improved playback support for video content from digital camcorders and cameras
- Cleaner Now Playing view
- Filtering content that cannot be played
- Resume from sleep
- Quieting Windows Media Player sync relationships
- Easier access to advanced settings
- Jump List improvement
- Enriching the Device Stage ecosystem
- Improving the headphone experience
- Increased audio reliability
- Improved header
- Reduced confusion with drag/drop
- Reviving familiar entry points
- FAT32 support
- Arrangement view enhancements
- Improving performance through data
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