Microsoft Windows 8, 6.1.7850.0

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Notes

The first leaked Windows 8 build.
While it does say Windows 7 everywhere and the kernel still is 6.1, it is an Windows 8 build.

Some new features/looks:
- Centered text in title bars
- NDA on the desktop
- New default background that replaces the Windows Logo
- Language Profile in Control Panel
- User Picture in the lower right corner with ''My Settings'' and ''My look''
- Help and Support not available
- Internet Explorer 9 Beta
- Auto colorization of window borders according to the background
- Reader (for .PDF files)
- Modern Windows Task Manager
- Ribbon UI
- Webcam Capture Application

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Hash

x64
SHA-1: 16153D3796D17E6AD0C2079C8A1767E9C57F07A6
SHA-1 Check/Debug: A3BE7F14D10A946C9EBFE57D514F6F526C82358D

x86
SHA-1: BEB79DAA7D7C626C5DD792B0E59B222852B60B51
SHA-1 Check/Debug: E5AD2435D4567C6B41EC6B47F1B5D6380D2EA645
SHA-1 Enterprise: DCA69DF6074BCA8B5DBA5C8D6D030D53CB6D82C8

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Fixes

Auto colorization of window borders according to the background
1: Copy aero.theme from C:\Windows\Resources\Themes to the desktop and rename it to aero_auto.theme
2: Edit it in notepad and add AutoColorization=1 to the end of the [VisualStyles] section
3: Save it and copy it back to C:\Windows\Resources\Themes
4: On the desktop go to Personalization select by Installed Themes the Windows 7 Theme

Reader (for .PDF files)
Run the following registry (.reg) script:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Paint\Capabilities]
"CLSID"="{D3E34B21-9D75-101A-8C3D-00AA001A1652}"

Disable aero with CTRL+Shift+F9 and then run C:\Windows\System32\glcnd.exe

Modern Windows Task Manager
Run the following registry (.reg) script:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\TaskUI]
"TaskUIEnabled"=dword:00000001

And then run C:\Windows\System32\TaskUI.exe

Ribbon UI
Run the following registry (.reg) script:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{4F12FF5D-D319-4A79-8380-9CC80384DC08}]
"AppID"="{9198DA45-C7D5-4EFF-A726-78FC547DFF53}"

Then close any Explorer windows (if open) and (re)open an explorer window (Library or Computer)

Webcam Capture Application
Run the following registry (.reg) script:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\GRE_Initialize]
"RemoteFontBootCacheFlags"=dword:0000100f

And then run C:\Windows\System32\Webcam.exe

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