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Being early in development, many areas still says Windows 7 and the kernel is still 6.1 (much like [[Windows 8 build 7700|build 7700]]). The default background image of this build is a bluish gradient with a cyan tint at the lower right and a message at the top telling not to leak this build (''"shhh... let's not leak our hard work"''). | Being early in development, many areas still says Windows 7 and the kernel is still 6.1 (much like [[Windows 8 build 7700|build 7700]]). The default background image of this build is a bluish gradient with a cyan tint at the lower right and a message at the top telling not to leak this build (''"shhh... let's not leak our hard work"''). | ||
This build is | ==Redpill== | ||
This build is the first known Windows 8 build to use an early form of the [[Redpill]] licensing system, with the 2020.3.02 build of Redlock unlocking various features in this build. This is also the first known build to include features related to Metro, including the Start screen. | |||
The Start screen in this build is rather primitive, having only one view featuring every installed application with a tile. It also includes a button to bring up an early search pane. A very early and non-functional snap UI is seen when you exit from the Start screen. A primitive Charms bar is also implemented and is accessible by pressing WIN+C on your keyboard, but is non-functional. | |||
Other features include: | |||
*Explorer Ribbon UI (Icons are all circles) | *Explorer Ribbon UI (Icons are all circles) | ||
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==Findings, fixes, enhancements== | ==Findings, fixes, enhancements== | ||
===PDF Reader=== | ===PDF Reader=== | ||
There is a very early version of the Immersive Reader included, accessible by running <code>C:\Windows\System32\glcnd.exe</code> with any PDF file as an argument (or without any argument to open a blank page). | |||
===Modern Windows Task Manager=== | ===Modern Windows Task Manager=== | ||
A preliminary version of the Modern Windows Task Manager is included as well. | A preliminary version of the Modern Windows Task Manager is included as well. It is accessible by running <code>C:\Windows\System32\TaskUI.exe</code>. | ||
===Ribbon UI=== | ===Ribbon UI=== | ||
A Ribbon version of Windows Explorer is included as well. | A Ribbon version of Windows Explorer is included as well. However, most of the icons for it are placeholder circle icons. | ||
===Webcam Capture Application=== | ===Webcam Capture Application=== | ||
An early version of the webcam capture application is included as well | An early version of the webcam capture application is included as well, accessible by running <code>C:\Windows\System32\Webcam.exe</code>. | ||
===Auto Colorization=== | ===Auto Colorization=== | ||
Create a copy of a theme from <code>C:\Windows\Resources\Themes</code>, add <code>AutoColorization=1</code> to the end of the <code>[VisualStyles]</code> section and apply. | Create a copy of a theme from <code>C:\Windows\Resources\Themes</code>, add <code>AutoColorization=1</code> to the end of the <code>[VisualStyles]</code> section and apply. | ||
==Bugs and quirks== | ==Bugs and quirks== | ||