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- ...that the Start button in Windows 95 build 302 says "Ship It!", as a developer temporarily renamed the button in December 1994 for a joke?
- ...that Windows Longhorn build 4015 (main) includes an early iteration of transparent window borders?
- ...that the United States government once filed an antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft over its decision to bundle the Internet Explorer web browser with the Windows operating system?
- ...that the WarpCenter shell included in OS/2 Warp 4 build 9.012 refers itself to as Lotus SmartCenter?
- ...that Reversi in the Windows NT 3.1 April 1991 build displays square pieces, because the code for drawing circles wasn't implemented yet?
- ...that Windows 1.0 and Windows 2.x have a hidden easter egg with a list of members of the Windows team?
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Windows 7 build 6946 is a build of Windows 7, which was shared on 19 October 2024 along with its server counterpart.
It introduces overhauls across many internally-facing system surfaces such as the addition of API function redirection stubs, overhauls to existing encryption and troubleshooting facilities, and implements a variety of quality-of-life changes with regards to the system shell, in particular task management and the ability to share media through the Windows Media Player application.
