Windows 7 build 6469

Windows 7 build 6469 is a build of Windows 7. It is currently the earliest leaked build of Windows 7 and was leaked to BetaArchive on 2011-04-26. This build is very similar to Vista RTM, although it has a hidden new bootscreen and an early Superbar included. The Classic start menu is also removed.

Installation
This build will BSOD during the setup on QEMU and modern versions of VMware. Using either VirtualBox or VMware with 5.x compatibility is recommended.

Superbar
To enable the Superbar, open the Registry editor, go to, create a key called  , create a DWORD value called  , and set its value to.

New No GUI boot screen
Launch msconfig, click on the "boot" tab, and check the "No GUI Boot" box.