ไม่สามารถเล่นวิดีโอนี้
ขออภัยในความไม่สะดวก
The History of Windows 7 Development
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ส.ค. 2024
- The first 1,000 people who click this link will get 2 free months of Skillshare Premium!
skl.sh/michaelmjd3
Thanks to Skillshare for sponsoring this video!
● Liked this video? Subscribe for more: mjd.yt/subscribe
Today we're going to be discussing the development history of Windows 7. I'll be taking you through 4 development builds of the operating system. These builds were compiled at different
stages during the development process.
Builds Showcased:
Build 6469 (Pre-Milestone 1)
Build 6519 (Milestone 1)
Build 6608 (Milestone 2)
Build 6780 (Milestone 3)
I also briefly talked about Build 7000, the first public beta release.
● Gear I use to make these videos: www.kit.co/mjd
Camera: amzn.to/2K5ia3D
Tripod (mine is discontinued): amzn.to/2IcI6YM
Smaller Tripod: amzn.to/2UfLAk9
Microphone: amzn.to/2XrmZdb
Editing Software (Premiere): amzn.to/2uKtrvN
Thumbnail Editor (Photoshop): amzn.to/2WRxvqj
● Affiliate Links
Get a FREE 30-DAY TRIAL of Amazon Prime: amzn.to/2xVmMB3
Get 2 FREE Audiobooks with Audible: amzn.to/2Ovylse
Amazon: www.amazon.com/?tag=teammjd-20
● Follow Me:
Twitter: / mjdtweets
Instagram: / mjdmichael
Facebook: / mjdmichael
● Music/Credits:
Title: Bad Snacks - Easy Sunday
Source: TH-cam Audio Library
Title: Bruno E. - Hanging Out
Source: TH-cam Audio Library
Title: Diamond Ortiz - 8 Year Anniversary
Source: TH-cam Audio Library
Title: Text Me Records / Grandbankss - Sixteen Twenty Five
Source: TH-cam Audio Library
Title: Bad Snacks - Funhouse
Source: TH-cam Audio Library
Images Used (under Creative Commons):
pxhere.com/en/photo/996817
Info Sources:
gs.statcounter.com/windows-ve...
web.archive.org/web/2009111815...
web.archive.org/web/2009011612...
web.archive.org/web/2008072307...
Amazon Affiliate Notice: I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. All Amazon links that I provide will use my affiliate code with Amazon.
Some materials in this video are used under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, which allows "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, commenting, news reporting, teaching, and research.
#MichaelMJD #Windows7 #Development
I remember like it was yesterday, I am proud to have been part of the beta team helping to find bugs and translation errors in the operating system.
That's awesome!
NeTO You worked on the beta team? That's amazing!
That really is amazing!! And if you happen to have any of the old beta builds, there are plenty of people online who would be interested in seeing them :D
@@DataExpungedNull Yes i have many builds 6936 / 7022 / 7048 / 7068 / 7077 / 7100 / 7127 / 7137 / 7201 / 7229 / 7232 and 7264 ( 6780 x86 only )
NeTO if you’d like any help uploading any of those builds online I’m sure people would be very interested! Please do let me know if you’d like to do that 😊
Despite how amazing XP is, 7 is much more modern and was solid from the start. Best OS in terms of usability and features.
is still is modern looking, windows 10 looks like a rejected version of windows 95.
@@stafonvoncamron how?
@@CreeperDaGuy The flatness
Windows seven is awesome but linux in general is better in my opinion
Definitely. Windows XP is very nostalgic to go back to but Windows 7 is timeless.
"CanHasSuperbar"
Somebody at MS loved memes
He did the thing before it got popular.
@@moelester9902 it was popularized at least 2 years before that, according to wikipedia
@@moelester9902 cheezburger was 2007, what are you talking about?
@@omegagiga Because Anime, I'll go with the later.
@@moelester9902 wait I've heard that name in a red_eye_computing video
"CanHasSuperbar"
Wow, this really is from 2007!
Nice channel been a long time fan
Tyler Edwards what?
169 likes lmao
Lol
Canhas....... can I have Super Bar Please ? XD
Personally, Windows 7 still has the better UI when compared with Windows 10 and 11. I do miss Aero and Classic theme.
ur right windows 7 aero is the best i like it it looks like more like a window because the name is windows
10 just looks soulless and 11 is just trying to copy Mac. 7 also worked so much better with different hardware than 10 and 11 ever will.
@@myk1_spAbsolutely agree with you. The beauty of the Aero glass and the distinct look makes Windows 7 one of the most beautiful operating systems. The resource usage was much lower, the elegance of the design and rounded corners and so much more. Fast forward to the present day (2023) and what do we get from Microsoft; a bland square boxes in Win10 and oh great some rounded edges at the top in Win11 and that's U.I. progress? I detest Windows 10 and 11 so much that ive now moved over to Mac OS (Catalina) and Linux (EndevourOS). I do have a Windows laptop somewhere just in case I need create a Microsoft Word document. Just wished Microsoft kept Aero and Windows 2000 professional classic theme and simply update the kernel and underpinnings.
@hareshkainth8259 Exactly! Microsoft completely forgot about Themes and now they're useless in 10/11. If they think the "software-as-a-service" business model is good for an operating system, look at how many people complain about the updates. It's repulsive.
@Myk1_SP The old msstyles are still there and the tech hasn't changed.
Is the Health Centre taskbar icon a frigging LIGHTHOUSE?! That is so darn cute!
ah senpai...fancy seeing you here
Oof he is alive
no vids?
It looks to be haha
@@MichaelMJD hi
Windows 7 was basically the stable version of Vista. Loved using Windows 7, it looked nice and just worked! I installed it on hundreds of computers several times and never had any major issues with it :)
The lighter parts of the Superbar are actually supposed to be transluscent, but they appeared grey because you didn't have Aero enabled.
I still remember when I first got Windows 7 I messed up all of the sounds and made it so every action I could add a sound to would have a sound. My parents hated it.
Lol, I betcha your parents went insane. 😂😂😂
*minimizes window*
SWEET RAVE PARTY-
Assv
Teach me how to change the Windows sounds
i remember changing the default startup sound to a really loud one, and then adding it to opening and closing windows like it wasn't loud enough already
"It's code name was Windows 7"
Oh wow, what an original name tho
No. It was Blackcomb; they changed it to Vienna after the release of Vista
@@edgarmartinez7371 yes vienna
Its Blackcomb
@@luzaidamanuel4606 Edgar said that already
But first, all, Blackcomb was the codename for Windows Vienna before it was renamed to Windows Vienna in 2008.
Windows 7 was probably the best version I have used so far and I started with Windows 3.0.
Yup. Some people prefer WinXP and my all time favorite was Win2K but Win7 is the perfect balance between the old and the new. XP and 2K were painfully obviously designed in the dial-up era.
@@bakatoroi Not XP.
Windows ME sucks
I totally agree. I only used Windows 7 when I was too young to appreicate it, but in retrospect, I love Windows 7 because it’s fast and Aero Glass is so beautiful.
I wish they would bring back Aero.
In the mean time, the “Se7en Aero” theme on Kubuntu is close enough.
Well XP is so nostalgic but there are problems since most programs stopped supporting the XP.
its very interesting to see these beta builds of windows.
I would like but it's at 69 likes
@@saturniunyttech679 lol
R.I.P Windows 7. May you be remembered.
I still use 7 a lot.
:'( i will be in a better place with my Fellow Older brothers
@@Windows-eg7ue hi windows 7, hope you don't get a virus 💔👺🤠💃
I cant believe I used to like microsoft
@@t_psycho What exactly did they do wrong?
If you feel something missing, and you're interested in win7 development history here's more feature to know:
-Build 6941: new taskbar as default, debuts the new bootscreen, and no difference between the final build
-Build 6956 and 7000 beta: Slideshow wallpaper, new file explorer icon
-Build 7022: new media player icon and final control panel interface
-Build 7048: final start button, new sound schemes with no differences between the final build.
-Build 7057: new set of wallpaper and all finalized as well.
-Build 7062: new media center intro animation, 90% similar to final version.
-Build 7100: final taskbar button
6941: nice
Skillshare need to take that Graphic Design class to fix their horrific new logo.
Yeah lol
Oversimplification strikes again.
Skillshare logo designers: Graphic design is my passion
My sister upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 10 a few days ago. Before, her laptop was so glitchy that it cannot even load Google or Skype (The only apps she has). Later on, my dad told me to upgrade the laptop to Windows 10, along with adding 4GB of RAM (She has a Core i3 processor with 4GB of RAM). It felt a bit sad that we aren’t using Windows 7 anymore, but you have to let go of something once in a while
True!
Im still using Windows 7 to this day , it still runs just fine
Me too, but my pc can't run its own OS compared to before and my Windows Explorer can't respond sometimes and when you open your pc you know the boot screen, it is slower
But microsoft has ended support for it
@@theslayyer5740 It seems to work just dandy without their fucking support, thanks to some hardcore developer/supporters of this great system..LONG LIVE WINDOWS 7!
@@theslayyer5740 you can run windows 7 just fine without their "update support", you just need common sense and good computer security knowledge
.
8:13 I love that calculator, there's just something about it that makes it look slick and modern. They probably ditched it in favour of the white calculator because this one didn't really fit in with Windows 7's Aero theme.
I grew up with Windows 7 and I still miss it today.
Grew up with XP and Vista. Miss them so much
Same here.
Its UI shares resemblance with real environments.
Thanks Michael! I've seen multiple videos like this for Windows XP, Vista/Longhorn and 8, but never for Windows 7. I didn't know about most things like the early version of the taskbar (or that it was called Super Bar) or the secret boot screen and stuff.
XP and 7 were my childhood.. Damn, now im stuck with 10.
There's always VMs and dual-booting.
@@palaceswitcher 1. vm lags
2. can't dualboot since new laptop warranty
Linux
I know it takes a lot of time creating these so Thanks for doing that! :)
Maybe for the next one a little bit more info on what was changed under the hood would be nice to include because the OS doesn't just change visually.
Just after watching the Windows 8 video, this is just in time for the weekend! Thanks again & keep them coming! :D
You’re welcome!
The History of Windows 10 Development video suggestions
^ Yeah. After that, it will probably be Insiders betas only (no more unique logos, etc. End of an era)
Windows 1.0 development
W10 = W8.2 (sad but true)
luk3Z not at all. I have no clue where you learned that
@@luk3z517 its a massive improvement over 8. Its not the best, but its certainly better.
This is so cool, it's like watching vista slowly metamorphose into 7!
Another great OS history video! Very interesting. I have to say that so far Windows 7 has been my favorite OS from Microsoft.
Thank you!
Shortcuts:
2:08 Build 6469 (Pre-Milestone 1)
4:44 Build 6519 (Milestone 1)
6:46 Build 6608 (Milestone 2)
9:07 Build 6780 (Milestone 3)
12:04 Build 7000 (Beta)
When build 6608 was compiled on May 11th, 2008, that was the same exact day as my 24th birthday.
Milestone 2 was released on my 15th Birthday! Didn't know that until now.
Oh man whenever I see the Windows 7 boot screen or a MacOS screensaver I get hit by a wave of nostalgia
I wish these vids were longer, they're so cool!
Man its super awesome that you got a sponsor for this video, great video as always
I love these kind of videos, i watched the Windows 8 one now we have Windows 7 one thank you!
Glad you like them!
You’re video quality has gotten so much more professional and awesome! Keep it up
Thank you! : )
I watched your windows 8 video yesterday and was anxious for the next one. Guess it's my lucky day
I hope you're going to make a Windows 10 Development History video soon, Michael. Metro UI to the modern UWP apps, just interested in what they did in these 3 years between those versions of Windows, even if I'm not really a fan of them. Anyways, I really enjoyed both of these videos, keep it up!
Micheal, please, please, do windows server editions! It’s more interesting when it comes to how windows 2012 r2 is actually windows 8.1!
2012 R2 is Win 8 lmao
@@someguywithmtndew5691 that's just plain windows 2012, not r2
@@Grason20 oh shit, yeah
This video made me realize how much I miss Windows 7
Awesome video, Michael!
I enjoy videos like this
Keep it up!
Glad to hear it! Thanks for the comment!
The request I've waited for a long time. Thank you :)
You’re welcome!
@@dudaydevera5933 stop saying "niw"
Windows 7's my favorite because I have so much nostalgia with it.
This is one of my favorite videos of all time thanks mjd!
You're welcome!
Dayn I remember that public beta log on background. I actually preferred it to the final one they went for in the RC, but the fact that this was Vista without all the bugs was enough for me.
Really appreciate these build videos!
Glad you like them!
Great review of Windows 7 Development Michael, I beta tested build 7000 when it got released I even upgraded from Windows Vista Home Premium to 7 Ultimate and my PC ran so much smoother.
I know this video is 6 months old but... It's 2020 and I still use win 7 as my main OS I have great antivirus' on and net security. It's just so great for gaming. It's fast, lightweight, and just so loveable. I grew up using Vista and XP I just love Windows 7 due to how they made it.
This was the only Windows I was fully engaged in for its development as it happened (as in, I had the extra time to download the builds as they leaked and play with them). Damn does this bring back memories... I think I basically switched to the beta Win7 as my main OS after M3 sometime
Found your channel a few months are going through your videos there been so good
I remember downloading a skeychy beta version of windows 7 beta and installing it to my celeron back in the day XD. No drivers, ran terrible but it was so exciting to have an upgrade from xp/vista back then.
Thanks for this! Amazing explanation!
You’re welcome!
@@dudaydevera5933 um idk what you mean by this but ok
You know whats next..
Windows NT 3.1's development history.
Easily one of the most underrated OS when it comes to its impact. Sure, almost nobody used it but it's legacy is very much present in Windows 10.
@@bakatoroi tbh true
that was a late notification lol
but windows 7 is one of my favorite microsoft OS's and i'm glad you made this video
I remember the very first time I "touched" Windows 7. I had just built a new computer for a client and they asked for Windows 7 Ultimate. With a brand new copy of it in hands (the client bought it and handed me it to install on their new PC I had just built them) I installed on the new computer and I gotta say... it was love at first click. I skipped Vista and was still running Windows XP on my own computer but that moment when I first saw Windows 7's Desktop with my own eyes for the first and started configuring it and whatnot, that's when I told myself, "I want this OS." After Windows 2000 and XP, this is absolutely the best Windows, so far. I have Windows 10 on my work PC and my clients nowadays also run Windows 10, and the more I use and service Windows 10, the more I hate it. I still run 7 on my main computer and if I could, I'd keep running it as my daily driver forever. Sadly, I can't. :'(
You have to learn how to let things go ;-)
I really love these documentary-like videos! Keep it up.
Thanks, will do!
Honestly, I much preferred Vista's theme and general user interaction. I absolutely loved Windows 7 but Vista was so much prettier.
indeed
it was prettier
@@binku09 yup agreed
Yep it was, shame it only became stable in SP1 and not the release
It always bugged me that the taskbar lost transparency when a window was maximized.
@@zank8470 Vista was very rushed at release, but Microsoft learned that mistake immediately and created SP1 to fix and squash all problems. But by that time, Vista has already gotten a bad look. It wasn't really that fair.
Just fond about your channel yesterday and I instantly subbed..
perfect set of topics, perfect type of voice for narrating and very similar to a guy called felix rex here on yt
Same
My childhood memory!! So nostalgic. I still have it in my old PC
It's interesting that they started working on changing the boot screen early on. I have no idea how on earth Vista's bootscreen got approved. It doesn't even tell you what it is. It's so bad that it is left out of most discussions of Windows splash screens.
I miss Aero.
Ps, the Backgrounds were so cool, why don’t we have cool stuff like that now?
Very cool. I remember reading somewhere that Microsoft wanted to actually add more features to Windows 7 after release especially for the more expensive versions of Windows 7 but that apparently never happened.
Great content. Subscribed.
I’m really liking these sort of videos, even though I’ve messed around with pre release builds myself, it’s pretty nice to listen too.
Keep up the good videos!
Thanks so much!
If it wasn’t for the Windows Vista’s aero Windows 7 would not have been developed.
Windows vista looks nicer
@ふらふら Windows 7 is basically Windows Vista with an improved kernel
It felt like they had to release Windows 7 just because of how problematic Vista was at it's release. Vista already fixed most of the buggy mess at SP1 but by that time Vista already had a bad reputation so they had to make 7.
@@fargeeks :)) You can customize Windows 7 to make it look like Windows Vista up to 98% if you really wanted to. Both Vista and 7 have almost the same kernel, the same UI, interface,...So it's very easy to make one of the two. identical to the other.
@@pentaxel3905 :)) Vista SP2 was just as good as Windows 7 but the at that time, Microsoft released Windows 7 and Vista already has a bad reputation so no one cared about it and moved to 7. What a shame considered the first release version of Windows XP was buggy as hell but people gave it a change to improve and later it became a legendary OS. But people didn't give Vista any chance.
Guys Michael MJD makes the best tech content on TH-cam, please get him to 1 million subscribers
this video has brought me so many childhood memories from using my school computer to download cracked minecraft and play with the themes on my dads old computer
Timestamp:
0:00 - Intro
0:59 - Explanation
1:52 - Build 6469
2:15 - 6469 Features/Changes
4:44 - Build 6519
4:55 - 6519 Features/Changes
6:45 - Build 6608
6:53 - 6608 Features/Changes
9:07 - Build 6780
9:18 - 6780 Features/Changes
10:50 - Sponsor
12:04 -Conclusion
12:45 - Outro
I 🤍 u
The history of Windows 7 is great! I really liked the coloured buttons calculator app. My favorite OS, though I did upgrade to Windows 10 and have gotten used to it. But, I wish we had the Aero of Windows 8 (before it was removed) in Windows 10.
@@ThatRandomToast Ahh i see you are a man of culture as well. :)
Great video, great research..as always :-)
Thanks!
Thanks, great video
I love these history videos
Glad to hear it!
Long live Windows 7! Best O/S ever!
:P
(from Microsoft that is)
@@OVERKILL_PINBALL i'm so glad that you added that part
i do think that windows 7 was the last good os but there are other operating systems that WOULD HAVE been good if microsoft wasn't so god damn selfish like linux
@@blenderroll2162 "selfish like linux" yeah thats where you're wrong mate. To think that you're making such a weird claim, I would also think that you think Linux in it's own is an operating system but it's not. GNU/Linux is like a kernel, a system type.
The only linux you probably know is Ubuntu, right?
Linux is top.
this guy makes pretty good videos
really enjoyed the windows 8 development video
That's great to hear. Glad you liked it!
For future videos try and put reference pictures for comparison , it would really mean a lot, since i believe most of us might not remember everything.
3:17 I assume this is an older version of the feedback program. I see the Windows XP logo, which makes me feel this was in Windows Longhorn Build 5048...
it was first used in some later post-reset longhorn builds
Ah, this guy is so amazing :D
I remember build 7000 was so stable that I installed it on my mum's laptop. It came with XP installed on it and I'd heard so many bad things about Vista that I didn't want to upgrade it to that.
this almost made me cry, i still use it
Here before Windows 7 gets its source code leaked
A history of the BEST OS EVER (Yes its April 2020 but who cares??)
i beg to differ, as windows zo was better
You mean Windows OS. Nothing beats Linux.
@@denz8ty648 Nah Linux sucks and makes no sense. Most distros look like crap too. There are a few good ones but its rare. Nothing beats windows 7. I stand firm.
@@yoshibros1111 Linux is much better than Windows, i only use windows due to most software manufactures not shutting up about windows
Great Vid
Michael is the best to discuss about Windows
I LOVE THE WINDOWS 8 DEVELOPMENT VIDEO! -3
Edit:THX so much for so many likes! These are the most I could get on any video!
*Only 17*
RIP Windows 7, you were the best
Its not dead yet there's the bypass tool to get the paid updates for free until 2023
@Despacito Dave Any risk is worth taking if it means avoiding Windows 10
@Despacito Dave have tested it and its the bypass tool is a simple cmd line tool without any virus
@@bakatoroi nah I would upgrade to 10
Not dead yet, You can install antivirus, for protect your computer,
Windows 10 (full of spyware)
A documentary on the last good/true desktop-like Windows OS? By MJD? This must be a dream!
what made me love windows 7 most is the aero theme and the sounds per every theme
This is the first ever os I ever used
Can you do a history of windows 10 development??
Please
I have Windows 7RC and Beta on DVDs still. I remember playing with windows 7 on my old Dell Inspiron and Compaq Mini netbook. I miss those days
I loved Windows 7 after my slow Compaq PC running Windows Vista I finally got a laptop that runs Windows 7. I loved Windows 7 I think its my favorite OS besides Windows 10. Now i have a custom PC running Windows 10 and if you remove some of the features that Microsoft kept from WIndows 8 like the live tiles it kinda feels like Windows 7. I love these videos of the history of the different Windows OS development. Keep up the great work!
2:58 or you could say "Vistable" am i right? ;)
Y e s
@Hai Red it was meant to be satire
I remember a lot of this beta testing win 7, and by beta testing i must say to me it felt like a full release. i never found any issues to report to MS. it was solid, I was I was impressed, and bought the os on release. unlike vista that crippled my machine when i beta tested it and never went any further with it.
Miss the good ole private beta testing group. These pre-beta builds complete my own experience of Win7, thanks!
A legend was born
This was the last version of Windows that excited me. Followed by two versions, 8 and 10, that depressed me; after that my days in the Windows universe were numbered and a future of 100% Linux was inevitable.
I have Windows 7 "profesional" and every game works in 3 fps only in gta 4 have 70fps somehow 😂
Games run very well for me on it, especially now that I got SP1
@@jugostran nice
R.I.P Windows 7. It went a good run...
I still got the DVD of build 7000 burned in 2009. I remember that back then me and my father shared the same PC and he was preferring vista, but I hated it because it was very slow compared to XP. Finally, I convinced him to install windows 7 build 7000 beacuse it has all the things he liked, it was much faster and it was something new. Ahh, so much memories...
Who remembers being 8-11 years old and had Windows 7 on their very first PC/Laptop?
I had 8.1 on my very first laptop. But before that I used my mom's Vista laptop.
@@FSM_Reviews I have a story on computers:
My very first laptop that I knew belonged to me had Windows 8, But the first computer I used was a family computer that had Windows XP and after that, I learned how to use Windows Vista at school when it was new at the time, And after that it
was Windows 7 and the very first operating system I used on my first laptop was Windows 8.1. Unfortunately I was put into placement in October 2015 and was held until May 29, 2016 and was transferred somewhere else, The next placement I was at allowed the use of electronics and that's when I learned about Windows 10, And so my dad bought me a laptop to keep myself entertained and that was my first experience with Windows 10. After being released in December 2016 I was given a relative's computer that had Windows 7 installed on it. Unfortunately in October 2018, That computer had died after trying to upgrade the RAM. Anyways, In November 2018, I got a new computer which I still use to this day. I've been used to Windows 10 and it's very easy to get used to. Also, I got so used to Windows 10 that I set the language to Japanese on BOTH my computer and a laptop I was given to from my dad's workplace. Pretty weird, Am I right?
@@NicoTheSourceGuy Oh, I have a similar story too! My original Windows 8.1 laptop was an HP 15-f039wm that we bought at Black Friday 2014 at Walmart. But it just died yesterday due to a failed BIOS update.
@@FSM_Reviews My very first laptop was an Asus Notebook PC and the color was green. My dad got it for me on Christmas 2012 when Windows 8.1 was being called the worst OS since Vista. It sucks that your laptop died. My laptop's hard drive failed in 2015 and we had to throw it away in the Summer of 2018.
Anyways, the laptop I use is a Dell Latitude E6540 with an Intel Core i7 processor and I recently upgraded the RAM to 16 Gigs. The laptop was from my dad's workplace since he works on computers a lot and he thought that I would need another laptop. I also plan on saving up for an HP Pavilion Gaming Laptop that has a 256 Gig SSD with an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 with HDMI, A Card Readee, built in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 32 GB of RAM, And it has Windows 10 Pro installed. The price for this option of the laptop costs $733.69 with free shipping. The reason for this is because I wish to take my GTA V on the go since the computer I have is a Gaming PC.
Also, What kind of computer or laptop do you plan on getting to replace your old one? It sucks that it died because of a failed BIOS Update.
@@NicoTheSourceGuy IDK...maybe a Dell Inspiron 15 3000? I currently use a Dell Inspiron 3252 small desktop for daily tasks.
Who misses windows XP it was a pretty good operating system in the old days 😊😊.
i miss windows 7 weeb
Nice video :)
Please Make More Of These!