Windows 7 build 7000

Windows 7 build 7000 is the official beta build of Windows 7, which was released to the public on 7 January 2009. Prior to its release, this build was claimed to have been shared online on or before 21 December 2008. This build was released in English, German, and Japanese.

Changes

 * Setup now uses the boot screen first introduced in build 6941.

Black screen of death and broken services
The so-called Black screen of death and broken services that affects Windows Vista on certain processors, especially on Intel Haswell and later is fixed in this build.

Security updates
Several security updates for this build were released between January and April 2009, updating various components to build 7000.1x (GDR) or 7000.4xxx (LDR).

Timebomb
Unlike other Windows 7 builds, it contains a broken timebomb and can be installed on the current date.

Personalization
Similar to build 6936, changing themes is not possible if this build is installed on the current date.

Superbar
Similar to build 6956, upgrading to this build will result in an additional Windows Media Player icon being placed on the Superbar if there is only 1 or 2 Windows Media Player icons prior to the upgrade.

Themes
If you change the titlebar to over 72 size, a bugcheck will occur.

Login sound
When you log in, the startup sound will play instead of the login sound.

German version
This build has three untranslated notifications in the German version, saying "Find an antivirus program online", "Set up Windows Update" and "Update Windows Defender" in English instead of German. The same also applies for the "Send feedback" shortcut on the desktop.

Japanese version
The bootscreen in the Japanese version is left untranslated, showing "Starting Windows" but in a Japanese compatible font.