Windows Server 2012 build 7904

6.2.7904.0.winmain.101216-1845
	Build of Windows Server 2012
OS family	Windows NT
Version number	6.2
Build number	7904
Build revision	0
Architecture	x64
Build lab	winmain
Compiled on	2010-12-16
Expiration date
Timebomb	2011-07-02 (+198 days)
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Windows Server 2012 build 7904 is a build of Windows Server 2012, which was originally uploaded on 30 September 2021 as a free compile. The checked (debug) compile was later shared on 3 November 2024.

Editions and keys[edit | edit source]

Edition / SKU Name	Key
Standard + StandardCore	YMFM8-J2RV2-66G78-XPQ7C-4RY3B
Enterprise + EnterpriseCore	7P8GH-FV2FF-8FDCR-YK49D-D7P97
Datacenter + DatacenterCore	7X29B-RDCR7-J6R29-K27FF-H9CR9
ServerWeb + ServerWebCore	YGTGP-9XH8D-8BVGY-BVK4V-3CPRF

New features and changes[edit | edit source]

User interface[edit | edit source]

The Aero Lite visual style has gained Metro-style window metrics, but only when the Desktop Window Manager is initialized.

Redpill[edit | edit source]

A user tile is located at the top of the start screen filled with the user's profile picture, replacing the Search button, as well as a volume icon.

Bugs and quirks[edit | edit source]

The last word of status messages shown when starting Setup and before the computer reboots into OOBE is cut off.
This build uses the Arial font for the title bar and watermark because of a typo in the aero.msstyles and aerolite.msstyles files.
Due to issues with the Start screen's accent, there will be rendering issues when using EnableAccent.
When booting into safe mode, Explorer may crash after logging in.
Upon logging in, the login sound will play three times instead of once.
On VMware, the OS may crash while booting into the setup. This can be fixed by setting hardware compatibility to 10.x.
Despite no longer being the style used, the "Windows Classic" color scheme is still used initially on the first login of a user account, before the default Windows theme is applied thus overwriting those settings with Aero Lite's color scheme. Later builds would fix this by initially having the color scheme on the default user configuration already match the default visual style's color scheme.
The thumbnails when hovering on the open applications in the taskbar don't show up.
The Alt+Tab window shows in Windows 7 Basic style even if desktop compositing is on.