Windows Vista build 5435

Windows Vista build 5435 is an eHome OEM build of Windows Vista, which was shared by BetaArchive user marcoguy on 19 December 2016.

Login screen

 * The size of the Start orb during the boot to the login screen has been increased.
 * The Windows Vista logo with the SKU has been added to the bottom of the login screen.
 * New icons are used on the login screen and Windows Security (Ctrl).

User Interface

 * Windows Aero elements have been updated to resemble that of the RTM.
 * The Classic theme has been slightly updated. The start button now uses the logo seen in the RTM, albeit with a white background.
 * Start menu right-pane links have increased padding, which results in the menu being slightly taller by default.
 * The user icon frame in Start has been updated.
 * The shortcut indicator has been made smaller.
 * "Show Desktop" received a new icon.
 * Due to this build not being publicly distributed, the "Get Started" shortcut to the Welcome Center introduced in build 5384.3 has been removed.

Windows Explorer

 * The "See other options" drop-down menu has been removed from the search box (this change also applies to the start menu).
 * The hit-box for opening the navigation pane's folder drawer has significantly increased.
 * Several UI graphics have been updated.
 * The Links toolbar can no longer be enabled.

Applications

 * The Windows Mail icon was replaced with the one first seen in Windows Server 2008 build 4066. However, the previous icon is still used for the About dialog.
 * Windows Media Center has an updated title bar and music bar. The copyright date has also been updated to 1985-2006.
 * Windows Movie Maker received a minor facelift, featuring a dark toolbar and menu bar.
 * Windows Photo Gallery has an updated toolbar.

Control Panel

 * Windows Firewall received a new applet, which lets users quickly view its status. The previous applet is still used for changing settings.
 * "Programs" has been redesigned and renamed to "Programs and Features".
 * The Personalization applet and its subsections received new icons.
 * A warning was added to the Color and Appearance subsection that enabling transparency might affect the computer's performance.
 * Speech Recognition has been redesigned.
 * Indexing Options received a new icon.
 * Help and Support links have been added to several applets.

Out-of-box experience
Backgrounds won't be displayed in the OOBE.