Windows 8 build 7746

Windows 8 build 7746 is a build of Windows 8 which was uploaded by Cosmo on 3 May 2020 along with screenshots of several other builds. Being very early in development, many areas still include Windows 7 branding and the operating system still uses the version number of 6.1 (much like builds before 7875). There are no significant changes from its predecessor, apart from the inclusion of several minor bugs.

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

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.

This build is the earliest available build to support boot debugging over a network. Drivers are included for Realtek RTL8139 and Intel e1000 network cards.

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