Windows 8 build 7779

Windows 8 build 7779 is a build of Windows 8, which was uploaded on 27 June 2022.

This is the last known build to include Getting Started and to contain the option to enable the Windows Classic theme in the Control Panel.

Aero
This build reintroduces centered title bar text, which was last featured in Windows Longhorn build 4005. Title bar text and caption buttons were also made larger by default.

ISO mounting
This build is the first build to natively support mounting of ISO disc images; a "Mount" option has been added on the right-click menu of ISO image files for this purpose.

Multimonitor taskbar
This build adds the ability for the taskbar to be displayed on multiple monitors. It works substantially better than 7788's implementation, such as working on more than two monitors.

Windows Explorer
A redesigned status bar has been implemented into the Windows Explorer, which includes options for toggling different panes and views.

Redpill
Redpill is now functional (in the previous build, twinui.dll was just a stub), but the start screen displays (Launcher) due to a bug in the DirectUI XML styling. The Metro Horizon has also been implemented.

Ribbon
This is the first build to include the Explorer Ribbon. However, it uses a unique registry key not in any other build and therefore will not be dropped by Redlock.

To enable the Ribbon, copy this to a registry file and open it, or add the key manually: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced] "RibbonizeMePlease"=dword:00000001

Windows Store
This build's Windows Store is identical to build 7777, and can be patched in the same way as that build.

Watermark
The "Windows 7" section of the watermark has had its size changed due to the increasing of the title bar text size.