Windows 95 build 81
| Build of Windows 95 | |
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| OS family | Windows 9x |
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| Version number | 4.00 |
| Build number | 81 |
| Architecture | x86 |
| Compiled on | 1994-01-19 |
| Product key | |
| Beta Site ID | 140743 |
| Password | d8f20fe0a |
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Windows 95 build 81 is an internal Milestone 5 build of Windows 95.
While the build itself is real, some copies found online are said to have a modified boot screen saying "January 1994". The unmodified copy still has the "November 1993" boot screen, identical to builds 73f and 73g.
New features and changes[edit | edit source]
- Setup has been slightly updated, and the "Please wait while Setup initiates" message is moved to the center of the screen.
- This build introduces support for the Sound Blaster 16, although it does not work correctly until build 180.
Shell features[edit | edit source]
- This build is the earliest available build to have a single Start button and menu enabled by default (though builds 73f and 73g also have it, it is disabled by default and there is no UI to enable it).
- This build now has the ubiquitous close button on the right side of window titlebars, instead of using the style from Windows 3.1. The button in the top-left corner has now been replaced with the application's icon, which functions the same as its predecessor. This feature remains until nowadays.
- Tray Properties is now renamed to "Taskbar Properties" and has the ability to re-minimize windows.
- Selected options now have shadow effect on the text instead of bold.
- Some icons have been updated, such as the CD-ROM icon and the Control Panel icon.
- The option to view as Detail/Folder view on the Explorer has been removed from the upper toolbar.
- Shutdown Windows renamed all references of "Windows" to "Chicago".
Windows Explorer in build 81
Windows Explorer in build 73g for comparison
Shutting down in build 81
Shutting down in build 73g for comparison
Taskbar Properties in build 81
Taskbar Properties in build 73g for comparison
Application features[edit | edit source]
- Dr. Watson has been removed and no longer starts up on boot.
- This build includes the System Monitor, which serves to monitor CPU activity and replaces the WinMeter application later on.
Control Panel features[edit | edit source]
- The Color applet has been merged with the Display applet (which was renamed from Desktop) as the Appearance tab.
- The Advanced System applet has also been merged with the System applet as the Device Manager tab.
- There is now a new "New Device" applet to allow the user to easily install hardware onto the system.
Appearance tab in Display
Device Manager tab in System Properties
New Device Wizard
Bugs and quirks[edit | edit source]
- Various video cards (such as S3 86c928, Tseng w32, and XGA) cannot use 800x600 at true color or 1024x768 with 65536 colors and Windows will complain about insufficient video memory even if the video card has 2MB of video memory or more. ATI Mach32 is not affected.
File differences[edit | edit source]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Setup
First boot screen
Boot screen
System Properties
System Monitor
Demo
Safe to shutdown screen
