Windows 7 build 6936

Windows 7 build 6936 is a build of Windows 7. This build was leaked to BetaArchive on or around 9 December 2008.

This is the last leaked build where the Superbar and features like desktop slideshow are not enabled by default, but using BlueBadge/Bluepill they can be enabled. This build is otherwise very similar to build 7000, which is hardly surprising considering both builds occurred during the stabilization phase of Windows 7's development.

This build is one of the last builds to include the placeholder boot screen used while the final version was still in development. It is most probably one of the first builds focused on implementing features for the official beta build that were held back from winmain in order to minimize the risk of leaks during earlier development phases. Certainly, almost all Beta features were included by this point.

Changes

 * The places bar of the legacy Common File Dialog seems to be enabled by default again.
 * The start orb found during startup has been removed.

Installation
This build includes an interesting installation quirk on VMware hypervisors. For a successful installation, the LSI Logic adapter must be used. If the LSI Logic SAS adapter is used, Setup will hang when starting services upon reboot.

Start menu

 * The user picture will be placed incorrectly on the Start menu if the Taskbar is resized.
 * When using the Classic or High Contrast themes, the shutdown button uses "System" font.

Timebomb
This build of Windows 7 has a semi-broken timebomb: If you install on the compilation date, and then install VMware Tools, the date changes to the current one, but it doesn't activate the timebomb.

Windows Genuine Advantage
Sometimes, when attempting to log on while this build is not activated, a black screen with the buildtag appears, rendering this build unusable.