Windows Longhorn build 4088

Windows Longhorn build 4088 is a Milestone 7 build of the Microsoft Windows Longhorn operating system. Previously, only the Preinstallation Environment for this build had leaked. On 13 January 2015, BetaArchive user Daniel uploaded the full version of this build to the aforementioned site's FTP server.

Changes and fixes

 * This build no longer shows the boot screen upon initializing Preinstallation Environment and Setup. The boot screen when starting setup and WinPE were reused in Windows Vista build 5048.
 * WordPad can now be opened again, (unlike builds from 4081 to 4087).
 * The shortcuts in the quick launch are now present again on the sidebar and taskbar.

Installation

 * As typical of builds in this build range, it tends to take a long time to install and can be unstable.
 * Partition and format a drive from a previous or later build prior to starting installation.
 * Redirections like  don't work correctly.
 * When booting to the desktop for the first time,  will max out 1 CPU core.
 * When booting to the desktop for the first time, Personalized Settings may hang on Theme Setup. To fix, open up Task Manager by pressing  then, going to shutdown and restarting the system. This will reboot the machine to the desktop.

WinPE

 * On some computers and virtualizers, the WinPE doesn't support the mouse, so you must use the keyboard to navigate the WinPE. This seems to be related to using a PS/2 mouse, as USB mice seems to work fine for the setup.
 * Attempting to use the copy command in WinPE to copy files over from the the CD drive to a formatted Hard Drive, will cause a  BSOD.
 * Various commands will WinPE's command prompt will not work due to  being missing.

Timebomb

 * It is one of the notable Longhorn builds that has a broken timebomb and can be installed on the current date.

Outlook Express

 * Outlook Express does not start due to registry errors and certain dependencies on WinFS.

Themes

 * The Windows Classic theme will not function due to a broken  file. However, When booting to the desktop for the first time, you can get the Windows Classic theme by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ESC to initialize Task Manager and terminating.

Explorer

 * CD, DVD and floppy drives behave like local disks.
 * Help and Support crashes Explorer.
 * Explorer can randomly crash for no reason under normal use, such as adding Sidebar tiles, but this depends on the hardware being used.

Control Panel

 * Hardware and Devices folder does not open.
 * Phone and Modem Options Control Panel applet name is empty and will not launch when double clicked on.
 * When launching Computer Management, there is a chance that script errors will be displayed relating to missing registry entries.

Hardware / Drivers

 * This build will randomly access the floppy drive.
 * On some boots, Windows may not detect the CD/DVD drive.
 * Enable VGA Mode after installing video drivers or the system will result in a blue screen of death with the error code.

TCP/IP bug

 * The TCP/IP stack can tend to malfunction, as it will result in a BSOD with the error code.

Windows Product Activation

 * Windows Product Activation is missing.

Safe mode

 * The safe mode is completely broken and results in a BSOD with the error code.