Windows 7 build 7048

Windows 7 build 7048 is a build of Windows 7. The x64 version of this build leaked on March 3, 2009 and the x86 version leaked four days afterwards on March 7, 2009.

New changes

 * The System Reserved partition created during Setup is now 100MB rather than 200MB in several earlier builds.
 * The Start orb resembles that of RTM.
 * Application icons resemble that of RTM.
 * The betta fish wallpaper has been changed slightly, along with a new set of wallpapers (includes the regional wallpapers).
 * OOBE has slightly changed, with sections such as account password selection being modified. Relating to this, OOBE now resembles that of RTM, other than the wallpaper.
 * Minor changes have been made to Internet Explorer, such as features locked behind Redpill being enabled by default and Beta being removed from the banner in About Internet Explorer.
 * Applications such as Sticky Notes and Microsoft Paint have received minor updates.
 * The places bar of the legacy Common File Dialog seems to have been enabled by default once more and this time it was permanent.

Bugs

 * Upgrading to this build will result in the user's password expiring, causing you to have to reset it.
 * Upgrading to this build will cause Windows Explorer's icon on the superbar to be the default executable icon.