Windows 8 build 7955

Windows 8 build 7955 is a build of Windows 8, which was uploaded to BetaArchive on 25 April 2011.

Changes

 * The Preinstallation Environment now uses the color scheme from Windows 98 instead of the one used in Windows 2000.

Redpill
The Redlock tool can be used to unlock all of the Redpill levels on this build, including the Start screen.

Metro in this build generally resembles 7927, with a few differences. The name for glcnd once installed was changed from "Modern Reader" to simply "glcnd".

Shell

 * This build contains a new built-in volume HUD, replacing the one included by default by OEMs. The location of the volume HUD is in middle right instead of top left in RTM.

System Reset
If System Reset is launched while this build is running, it will say that no installation media has been found, even if you have the correct installation media inserted. However, this feature will work normally if it is launched from the installation media.

Aero
This build appears to have a slightly broken Windows Aero theme, with only the top portion of the window frame using the blur effect, leaving the side borders transparent.

System Reserved partition
This build seems to have the System Reserved partition shown in Explorer, with its drive letter usually set to D:

Setup and Redpill

 * To upgrade to this build, launch  in the   folder of the installation media, as the legacy setup client will error out. Also, you cannot migrate programs to this build.


 * At the end of the second stage of clean setup and the third and fourth stages of upgrade setup, as well as the final stage of redpilling, the startup sound plays, but will get cut after ¾ due to the following restart of the computer.