Windows 7 build 6608

Windows 7 build 6608 is the Milestone 2 build of Windows 7. This build was uploaded to BetaArchive on 16 June 2010.

New features

 * Some Control Panel items have been changed since build 6519.
 * Nearly all mentions of Windows Vista have been changed to Windows 7.
 * The aurora boot screen from build 6519 has been added back.
 * The gadgets dropdown menu is now placed between the Display and Personalize items.
 * Added Activity Everywhere voice assistant.
 * This voice assistant is very similar to Microsoft Cortana in Windows 10.
 * This is the first known build of Windows 7 to include additional information when upgrading Windows.

Bluepill enhancements
With Bluepill enabled, this build includes multiple new additions that would make it to the RTM. Among one of these is an updated Superbar, which includes the new jump list menu options, although it is obtained in this build by pressing the arrow next to the application icon. The Superbar also no longer shows the application's name and only displays just the icon. WordPad has been updated to include the ribbon from Office 2007.

Superbar
The superbar can be enabled by merging the following content into the registry, then restarting Windows:

Aero Peek
Aero Peek can be enabled by merging the content below into the registry, then restarting Windows.

Control Panel

 * Many applets are missing.
 * Control Panel will break after superbar is enabled.

LogonUI
The buttons on the login screen appear to have jagged edges.

DWM
DWM is extremely buggy in this build and will cause rendering issues if using this build on VMware versions 10 and newer. Setting hardware compatibility to versions 9.x or lower will resolve this issue.

Start orb

Start orb appears after the startup sound plays.