2011
Windows 8 Build 8045
This is Windows 8 build 8045 (8045.0.fbl_grfx_dev1.110713-1730) in VMware Workstation Pro. This is a Milestone 3/Developer Review build which was compiled on 2011-07-13 and expires on 2012-03-22 and was made available on 26 January 2020. This build has some interesting features such as a new crash screen, new Aero theme (WITH REDLOCK) and recovery options and more. The immersive control…
Read More »Windows 7 build 7048
This is Windows 7 build 7048 (7048.0.winmain.090219-1845) in VMware Workstation Pro. This is a Release Candidate build that was compiled on 2009-02-19 and expires on 2009-07-01. The x64 version was made available on 3 March 2009 and the x86 version followed four days later on 7 March 2009. Here I am using the x86 version. How I got this to…
Read More »Extremely fast Windows 7 startup on a 13 year old laptop!
This video currently has 4 dislikes. This is another round of trying to get the fastest startup time on my Dell Latitude E6320 from 2011 running Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build 7601), which is also from 2011! Thanks for taking some time to watch this video. Here are the specs of the laptop: Chassis: Magnesium and aluminium alloy…
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