Windows 8 build 7746

Windows 8 build 7746 is a build of Windows 8 which was shared by Cosmo on 3 May 2020 along with screenshots of several other builds, which were shared privately at the time.

Being very early in development, many areas still say Windows 7 and the kernel is still 6.1 (much like builds 7700, 7814, and 7850). There are no significant changes from its predecessor, just some very minor changes and some bugs.

It is also the last available build that contains the option to enable the Windows Classic theme.

New features and changes
Unlike build 7700, this build uses the Windows 7 RTM default wallpaper. The "Send feedback" shortcut returns to the desktop with similar functionality as in Windows 7 build 7000 (albeit with a broken UI) with the inclusion of logging into Product Studio. The EULA appears to be copied from a Windows 7 RC build. In addition, the preliminary version of Internet Explorer 9 seems to be newer than the one included in build 7700, and does not crash on most websites. However, its rendering capabilities are mostly unchanged. There are also several new kernel exports.

General
Some included applications do not launch.

Installation
If installing in VMware, set the VM compatibility to 8.x or 9.x or 10.x or setup will crash with a  bugcheck when attempting to boot the disc image.

Timebomb
Unlike other Windows 8 builds, it contains a broken timebomb and can be installed on the current date. However, the wallpaper will result in a solid black color instead.

Readme
The build was shared along the following readme: Readme