Windows 2000 build 1946

Windows 2000 build 1946.1 is the official Beta 3 Release Candidate 0 build of Windows 2000. The Server edition of this build was shared online as well, but is missing several archive parts and is thus incomplete. A reference to a DEC Alpha compile of this build can be found in  included with.

New features and changes

 * This is the first known build to introduce Windows 2000 branding, although the name of Windows NT 5.0 is still referenced in various places.
 * It is the first known build since 1592 to use Tahoma as the default font for the user interface.
 * The appearance of  has been changed massively, now featuring a banner with the Windows version and SKU instead of the Windows NT logo. Despite this, the copyright date remains 1981-1997 despite being built nearly at the end of 1998, a change that first took effect way back in build 1515. The copyright date would finally be updated in build 1983.
 * It is no longer possible to change screen resolution and color depth during Setup as the page to configure these settings has been removed.
 * This build introduces new startup and shutdown sounds which were used until build 1969, as well as a new login prompt, which persisted until Windows Vista build 5048. The startup sound was rumoured by most people as the shutdown sound for Windows NT 5.0 Beta 1 and 2.
 * When the disc is inserted, a new autorun program is used, which already has the design used in the RTM. It is named  and is located in the root of the disc. The previously used application,   located in the i386 folder, however is still available and retained its design from Windows NT 4.0 with its branding. This is the last build to contain this program.

Control Panel

 * The Add/Remove Programs applet has been redesigned to look nearly identical to the RTM build. Only the "Configure Windows" option will be renamed in build 1965 to "Add/Remove Windows Components".
 * This is the first build to ship with the "Users and Passwords" applet.
 * The "Network Connections" applet has been renamed to "Network and Dial-Up Connections" and it received a new icon.
 * The "Power Management" applet has been renamed to "Power Options".
 * The "Modems" applet has been renamed to "Phone and Modem Options".
 * The "Telephony" applet has been removed, presumably due to the aforementioned changes to the "Network Connections" and "Modems" applets.
 * The "Sounds" applet has been renamed to "Sounds and Multimedia".
 * The "Internet" applet has been renamed to "Internet Options".
 * The "Add/Modify Hardware" applet has been renamed to "Add/Remove Hardware".
 * The "ODBC Data Sources" applet has been removed.