Windows is the world’s most popular software product. With more than a billion customers worldwide, Windows has created an ecosystem of hardware and software developers that continue to offer growing choices and capabilities for consumers and businesses around the world.

Windows 7 will build on the substantial investments the company has made in the fundamentals with Windows Vista – improving security, reliability and performance while improving security features that people expect. Windows 7 is designed to be compatible with the same hardware, applications, and device drivers as Windows Vista today.

Windows 7 will offer improved navigation, a new task bar and a streamlined UI so that common tasks done in Windows are done easier and more quickly. You will be able to share data to all your PCs and devices in your home network or at work. With Windows 7 + Windows Live, you will be able to stay connected to the people that matter to you, and with Internet Explorer 8 you will get a faster, safer, more productive Web experience. Along with Touch Gestures and Device Stage, Windows 7 enables you to get more out of your devices including the ones you use most often like your digital cameras, mobile phones and printers. Windows 7 makes it easier to use networked media devices to play music, watch videos, and display photos that are on your Windows PC.

Some New Features Of Windows 7 In Brief:

Windows 7’s Taskbar shows change. Windows 7 has tools you can use to display or hide the icons in the Notification Area. You can also suppress its notifications individually or collectively. You can also shuffle the icons by dragging them from one place to the other.
Windows 7 task bar

The familiar tabs containing the name of a running application and its icon will in probability be replaced by large icons that represent running applications. In Windows 7, thumbnails for multiple windows appear onscreen simultaneously, in a ribbon like horizontal strip.At the far right of the new Windows 7 Taskbar, you will see a blank rectangular area. Clicking on it will minimize all open windows.

Windows 7 also has a new feature : “Jump List”. Jump lists provide one-click access to various tasks associated with an application. The sidebar is gone. But the gadgets remain and can be placed on the desktop. The UAC in Windows 7 adds two intermediate settings, apart from the fully enabled UAC or the disabled UAC. One notifies you of attempts to install software or change settings without making you click to continue, and the other notifies you, only when a program tries to change settings. The new UAC settings reside in a new Control Panel section called Windows Solution Center, which replaces Vista’s Security Center. You can also apply Styles or Themes to the Windows 7 interface. You can chose your own wallpaper, color schemes, sounds, and screen savers, and moreover also see its preview before deciding to apply it.

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Windows 7, which formerly known with codename of Blackcomb and Vienna, is the working name for the next major version of Microsoft Windows which is also the successor to Windows Vista. Windows 7 Milestone 1 (or Windows 7 M 1) code drop build version number 6.1.6519.1 (6519.1.071220-1525) has been released since January 2008 in both x86 and x64 versions, is now leaked for free BT (BitTorrent) torrent download. However, it’s not the Windows 7 M1 Build 6574.1 which has confirmed to be released by Microsoft.

Users and operating system tech enthusiasts who eager and can’t wait to tryout Windows 7 can now download and install the very first release on Windows 7 M1. But do remember that Windows 7 is still very early in beta phase, with expected release date of 2009 or 2010, more than 2 years from now. So this download is not for the fainted heart, and do expect lots of hiccups, bugs, and errors during installation and daily use. If you just intended to see how is Windows 7 looks like, here’s screen shots and video demo of Windows 7 M1, and also video demo of multi-touch and gesture recognition in Windows 7.

About Windows showing Windows 7 Beta M1 has the build version number of version 6.1 (6519.1.x86fre.winmain.071220.1525).

Download Windows_7_BETA_Build_6519.4233045.TPB.torrent (alternative download link in .ZIP format)

The torrent contains the following Windows 7 DVD ISO image:

File name: Windows 7 BETA Build 6519.1.071220-1525_x86fre_client_en-us-gb1cfre_en_dvd.iso
Size: 2.91 GB
MD5 Hash: E5BAC6B4B89F0E3F09075C0A07D82F6A
CRC32: F8FA13A6

Installing Windows 7 M1 will prompt Windows Vista edition selection. However, the EULA has been changed to reflect Windows 7.

Another name for Windows 7 Beta M1 release torrent is Microsoft.Windows.7.Build.6519.M1.DVD-MSBP, which is the same copy of ISO.

Note that for the installation to be successful, user must set the computer BIOS date to 2nd December 2007. No product key is needed during installation to has 30 days free evaluation activation grace period. Windows 7 requires same system requirements with Windows Vista (at least 512 MB memory). If you intend to use more than 30 days, there is a hack to crack and activate Windows 7 M1, using activation files from Windows Vista.

Note: Windows 7 M3 pre-beta build version 6801 32-bit (x86 or i386) and 64-bit (x64 or amd64) have been leaked for free download.