Windows Vista build 5483

6.0.5483.0.winmain.060720-1900
	Build of Windows Vista
OS family	Windows NT
Version number	6.0
Build number	5483
Build revision	0
Architecture	x86, x64
Build lab	winmain
Compiled on	2006-07-20
Expiration date
Timebomb	2007-05-31 (+315 days)
Product key
	YVT36-YVCP2-J97GQ-7T22R-RWV8P; (Super Key for all editions)
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Windows Vista build 5483 is a pre-RC1 build of Windows Vista. The German technology website WinFuture.de shared four screenshots of it on 28 July 2006,^[1]^[2] while the Russian technology website TheVista.ru shared eleven screenshots of it two days later, on 30 July 2006.^[3] It was later shared on 5 November 2024 along with its server counterpart.

New features and changes[edit | edit source]

Branding[edit | edit source]

This is the earliest available build to have RC1 branding on the desktop watermark.

Setup[edit | edit source]

The setup background has been updated to that seen in the RTM.
Network settings have been added to the OOBE.
The final page to the OOBE no longer has a clickable Start orb.
In the aforementioned page, You're ready to start is replaced with Thank you.

User interface[edit | edit source]

The Windows orb seen on startup has decreased in size and resembles that of the RTM.
The login screen now uses its final background. The design of certain visual elements and buttons such as the Ease of Access button and the glass frames on user account pictures have also been updated and resembles that of the RTM.
Several user folders have been colored a greenish blue.
A download link for Windows Live Messenger has been added to the Start menu.

Applications[edit | edit source]

Windows Sidebar[edit | edit source]

The Currency gadget has been redesigned.
Feed Headlines has a slightly different icon.

Help and Support Center[edit | edit source]

Demo videos have been added to the Help and Support Center.^[4]

Control Panel[edit | edit source]

Welcome Center[edit | edit source]

Welcome Center received a new icon, which resembles the final product's packaging.
The "Offers from Microsoft" section has been added.
Minor UI adjustments were made.

Personalization[edit | edit source]

Color and Appearance has been updated with new color icons.
Desktop background types (Black and White, Light Auras, etc.) are now grouped together into a single list.

Additional icon changes[edit | edit source]

Folder Options and Fonts received new icons.
Mouse Properties received new in-applet graphics.

Bugs and quirks[edit | edit source]

Unlike other builds, the Windows Sidebar is not set to automatically run after boot.
The startup sound may play twice unexpectedly.
The system will hibernate by default instead of shutting down.
The LogonUI will not show up upon logging off or shutting down the system.