Windows 95 build 405

4.00.405
Build of Windows 95
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OS familyWindows 9x
Version number4.00
Build number405
Architecturex86
Compiled on1995-02-14
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Windows 95 build 405 is a pre-beta 3 build of Windows 95.

NFO file[edit | edit source]

The following NFO file was included as part of the ETA release.[1]

NFO contents

┌─────────────────────────[ r e a l e a s e  n f o ]────────────────────────▄
░   RELEÆSE   :  WiNDOWS 95 BUiLD 405 (YES, iT iS REÆL. i iNSTÆLLED THiS    ▓ ░
▒                ONE MYSELF.  i iNSTÆLLED iT, DROPPED TO DOS, AND TYPED     ▒ ▒
▒                "VER."  iT TOLD ME "WiNDOWS 95. [VERSiON 4.00.405]."       ▒ ▒
▒                iT iS ÆN iNSiDE RELEÆSE, STRÆiGHT FROM MiCROSOFT.  ÆND,    ▒ ▒
▒                JUST FOR THE RECORD, BUiLD 401 WÆS REAL TOO.               ▒ ▒
▒   PROTECTiON:  NONE..BETÆ iD & PÆSSWORD NO LONGER REQUiRED, iNSTÆLL       ▒ ▒
▒                STRÆiGHT FROM HD.                                          ▒ ▒
▀───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ █
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Changes[edit | edit source]

  • This build features a unique bootscreen with the border of the screen changing color. The boot screen also reads "February 1995 Release"
  • A few apps received minor updates.
  • The timebomb has been removed and is absent up through build 484, until it was reintroduced in build 490.
  • The "Setup options" page of Setup received new icons as seen in the RTM.

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