Windows 7 build 6608

6.1.6608.1.winmain_win7m2.080511-1400
Build of Windows 7
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Release nameMilestone 2
OS familyWindows NT
Build number6608
Architecturex86, x64
Compiled on2008-05-11
Expiration date
Timebomb2008-10-03 (+145 days)
SKUs
Starter
Home Basic
Home Basic N
Home Premium
Business
Business N
Ultimate
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Windows 7 build 6608 is the official Milestone 2 build of Windows 7, which was uploaded to BetaArchive on 16 June 2010.[1] Components from the x64 architecture were found on the Microsoft Symbol Server on 19 June 2022.

New features[edit | edit source]

  • This is the first known build of Windows 7 to include additional information when upgrading Windows.
  • Nearly all mentions of Windows Vista have been changed to Windows 7. Vista is still referenced in Windows Media Center and about box in Windows Mail.
  • As of today, this is the earliest available build which uses the "Deployment Imaging and Servicing Tool" (DISM) to install Windows.
  • Aero theme had some changes. The glass texture has been replaced with a new smoother one, the same as seen in final releases.
  • The context menu entry for the Gadget Gallery is now placed between the Display and Personalize items.
  • Minor visual tweaks were made to elements within Windows Explorer.
  • Windows Media Player has been updated with a new color scheme.
  • The Start menu entry has been renamed to Windows PowerShell V2. However, "Windows PowerShell 1.0" will remain when upgrading from an earlier build.
  • This build is the first to include the Windows PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE), at this time named "Graphical PowerShell".
  • Some Control Panel items have been changed since build 6519.
  • Added Activity Everywhere voice assistant.[2]

Windows Activation[edit | edit source]

Windows Activation now behaves like on Windows Vista Service Pack 1; all premium features (including Windows Aero) will remain functional and a dialog warning the user that the copy of Windows is not genuine will appear at periodic times, instead of booting into "reduced functionality mode" and an hourly system reboot.

Console[edit | edit source]

This is the first known build to outsource console window handling from the Windows subsystem server process (csrss.exe) to the new Console Window Host (conhost.exe) component. Upon launching a console application, the Windows subsystem now automatically spawns a console host process in the user's security context, which then creates and owns the console window. Before the change, console windows were created and owned directly by subsystem process itself, which runs in a highly privileged security context. Any changes to the console subsystem therefore had to be carefully curated as to not impact the security of the system.

This change enabled several minor improvements to the console subsystem. Files can now be dragged and dropped onto console windows. This functionality was previously disabled in Windows Vista, as it presented a security risk with the previous architecture. Additionally, console windows are now properly themed as opposed to deliberately falling back to the classic theme due to csrss.exe being exempt from theming for security and reliability purposes.

Bluepill enhancements[edit | edit source]

With Bluepill enabled, this build includes multiple new additions that would make it to the RTM. Among one of these is an updated Superbar, which includes the new jump list menu options, although it is obtained in this build by pressing the arrow next to the application icon. The Superbar also no longer shows the application's name and only displays just the icon by default (though it is possible to enable this behavior in older builds starting from build 6519 by editing the registry). WordPad has been updated to include the ribbon from Office 2007. New icons have been added into Calculator.

Superbar[edit | edit source]

The superbar can be enabled by merging the following content into the registry, then restarting Windows:

Enable Superbar 

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\9d80fd12-3d92-40fe-af28-4f0e41372d2c]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\9d80fd12-3d92-40fe-af28-4f0e41372d2c\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=dword:a0100004

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=dword:a0100004

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=dword:a0100004

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{2559A1F1-21D7-11D4-BDAF-00C04F60B9F0}]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{2559A1F1-21D7-11D4-BDAF-00C04F60B9F0}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=dword:a0100004

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{2559A1F3-21D7-11D4-BDAF-00C04F60B9F0}]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{2559A1F3-21D7-11D4-BDAF-00C04F60B9F0}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=dword:a0100004

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{2559A1F4-21D7-11D4-BDAF-00C04F60B9F0}]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{2559A1F4-21D7-11D4-BDAF-00C04F60B9F0}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=dword:a0100004

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{2559A1F5-21D7-11D4-BDAF-00C04F60B9F0}]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{2559A1F5-21D7-11D4-BDAF-00C04F60B9F0}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=dword:a0100004

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{3080F90D-D7AD-11D9-BD98-0000947B0257}]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{3080F90D-D7AD-11D9-BD98-0000947B0257}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=dword:a0100004

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{35786D3C-B075-49B9-88DD-029876E11C01}]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{35786D3C-B075-49B9-88DD-029876E11C01}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=dword:a0100004

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{5399E694-6CE5-4D6C-8FCE-1D8870FDCBA0}]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{5399E694-6CE5-4D6C-8FCE-1D8870FDCBA0}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=dword:a0100004

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{59031A47-3F72-44A7-89C5-5595FE6B30EE}]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{59031A47-3F72-44A7-89C5-5595FE6B30EE}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=dword:a0100004

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{640167B4-59B0-47A6-B335-A6B3C0695AEA}]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{640167B4-59B0-47A6-B335-A6B3C0695AEA}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=dword:a0100004

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{865E5E76-AD83-4DCA-A109-50DC2113CE9A}]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{865E5E76-AD83-4DCA-A109-50DC2113CE9A}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=dword:a0100004

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{871C5380-42A0-1069-A2EA-08002B30309D}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=dword:a0100004

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{9113A02D-00A3-46B9-BC5F-9C04DADDD5D7}]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{9113A02D-00A3-46B9-BC5F-9C04DADDD5D7}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=dword:a0100004

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{B155BDF8-02F0-451E-9A26-AE317CFD7779}]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{B155BDF8-02F0-451E-9A26-AE317CFD7779}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=dword:a0100004

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{ED228FDF-9EA8-4870-83B1-96B02CFE0D52}]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\{ED228FDF-9EA8-4870-83B1-96B02CFE0D52}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=dword:a0100004

Aero Peek[edit | edit source]

Aero Peek can be enabled by merging the content below into the registry, then restarting Windows.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\6214949A-5BE4-4568-A383-E2126CFDCF9C]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\6214949A-5BE4-4568-A383-E2126CFDCF9C\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=dword:a0100004

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\BE2CDE86-D165-4107-A26A-A102AFC1A638]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\BE2CDE86-D165-4107-A26A-A102AFC1A638\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=dword:a0100004

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\D3F37E19-619D-4F38-8D4B-72AE35626C9E]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CLSID\D3F37E19-619D-4F38-8D4B-72AE35626C9E\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=dword:a0100004

Bugs and quirks[edit | edit source]

Start orb[edit | edit source]

Start orb appears after the startup sound plays.

LogonUI[edit | edit source]

The buttons on the login screen appear to have jagged edges.

DWM[edit | edit source]

Desktop Window Manager requires either compatible hardware or using 9.x compatibility or older in VMware Workstation with 8.x drivers.

Control Panel[edit | edit source]

  • Many applets are missing.
  • Control Panel will break after superbar is enabled.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Setup[edit | edit source]

Upgrade[edit | edit source]

  • Searching for files, settings and programs

    Searching for files, settings and programs

  • Gathering files, settings and programs

    Gathering files, settings and programs

  • Upgrading Windows

    Upgrading Windows

  • Gathering additional information

    Gathering additional information

  • Expanding Windows files

    Expanding Windows files

  • Installing Windows features and updates

    Installing Windows features and updates

  • Finishing installing Windows features and updates

    Finishing installing Windows features and updates

  • Setup background with buildtag

    Setup background with buildtag

  • Installing devices configuring system

    Installing devices configuring system

  • Migrating files, settings and programs

    Migrating files, settings and programs

  • Removing temporary files

    Removing temporary files

  • Sending diagnostic information to Microsoft

    Sending diagnostic information to Microsoft

Interface[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ https://www.betaarchive.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=13340
  2. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/windowsbetas/comments/ljgaxl/i_found_a_interesting_feature_called_activity/
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