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New features and changes

This build, being from the Milestone 4 era, already includes many features seen in the final release of Windows 95, such as the bundle of the Windows user interface with MS-DOS, the latter now being in version 7.0.

A preliminary version of the new setup application has been added as well. SETUP.EXE in this build though requires to be opened in Windows. To start setup from DOS, run DOSSETUP.BAT in the RETAIL folder, which launches a basic Windows environment based on Windows 3.1. The older setup program previously used to install Windows 3.1 remains present, but is nonfunctional. It starts with a dialog which asks for installing the Plus! pack. In the welcome page, the user can either begin the installation directly or modify settings and components to be installed; former option is grayed out though. Setup then asks for the installation directory, which is now C:/CHICAGO by default instead of C:/WINDOWS, and shows a list of hardware and software settings afterwards, which the user can modify. After file copying is done, the network installer from Windows 3.1 appears, where the user can specify network adapters and software to be installed. At the end, the setup completes with a restart of the computer.

The boot screen is now handled by LOGO.SYS on the root of the system partition, which features the logo of the Microsoft Chicago project along with Windows flags appearing in various colors and places of the boot screen.

After first boot, the user is greeted with a notice regarding to the work in progress of the operating system, a dialog prompting them to enter the Beta ID and the computer name, and the printer wizard, allowing them to install a printer either locally or connected to a network, after which the new user interface launches, in which a wallpaper (WARNING.BMP) set to Tiled is used by default, also noting the system under construction.

WIN386.EXE, the main executable of the 32-bit virtual machine manager, has been renamed to DOS386.EXE.

Shell features

A new shell has been added, known then as File Cabinet (CABINET.EXE) and later as File Explorer. This is the only build to have it as a 16-bit application, while the the next available build already feature a 32-bit File Cabinet. The former Program Manager and File Manager applications from Windows 3.x remain present up to the RTM build of Windows 95. It makes better use of the desktop than Windows 3.x, allowing the user to place icons representing programs, files and folders on it.

At the bottom of the screen is the taskbar, which in this build serves as a folder for storing shortcuts, files and folders, not for displaying running programs like in later builds. Minimized programs instead appear similar to Windows 3.x, floating around the desktop as tiles with the program's name beside the icon. The taskbar features three buttons and menus for accessing common commands: System, Search and Help menus, which were later merged into a single Start button.

When shutting down, it shows a reminder that you can turn off the computer if there is no disk activity. However, after a few seconds, it exits to MS-DOS, as the safe to shutdown screen seen in later builds has not been implemented yet.

Application features

• When installed beside an existing installation of Windows 3.1x, Chicago can be configured to run that installation of Windows 3.1 in a window, similar to a virtual machine.
• Two versions of Clock and Notepad exist in this build, CLOCK.EXE and CLOCK32.EXE, as well as NOTEPAD.EXE and NOTE32.EXE. As the name implies, one of them is 32-bit and the other is 16-bit, although they are functionally identical.
• Two games, FreeCell and Hearts, have been introduced. FreeCell is the only 32-bit game included with this build.
• WINBUG reporting tool (version 1.14) has been included.
• Despite most applications appearing to be unchanged from Windows 3.1x, most of them have the version number of 4.00.58s. However, some instead have the version number of 4.00.58j, an earlier build.
• A new version of Media Player is included, featuring extra control options.
• The MS-DOS Prompt now opens as a window, but cannot be made fullscreen.
• Dr. Watson has been updated to version 1.00b and has an updated copyright date of 1991–1993.
• If Query mode is enabled in Tracker, it will ask for a reason every time the computer is shut down or started from a hard shutdown.

Control Panel features

• Several new control panel options have been added, and some from Windows 3.11 have been updated.
• The Mouse options have been overhauled, with a new menu design and options to change the mouse type and pointer appearance. The Keyboard options received a similar overhaul.
• Trying to open the Printers option results in a warning message redirecting the user to the File Cabinet instead.
• The Date/Time option has been updated with a design nearly identical to one that would be seen in the control panel of every Windows version up until Windows Vista build 5270.
• A new option called Window Metrics has been added, allowing the user to change various elements of windows, such as fonts and sizing. This would later be combined with the Color option and the Desktop option into the Appearance tab in build 81.
• The Drivers option has been overhauled with two tabs for System Resources and Installed Products respectively.