Windows 6

For other uses, see Windows 6 (disambiguation).
Windows 6, codenamed Whitecomb, a gag to the Blackcomb Mountain in Whistler BC, is a version of Windows that was released on October 2, 2007 (in YusufT19's Update 7.5 and CoolMan's Update Walker, the release date of Windows 6 is 2004) and ended support on January 2, 2018.
This OS was mostly based on the not released Windows 7, mainly build 6469 which is reasonable due to Windows 7 already being in development at the time the system was released. It was also made to washout the poor reception of Windows Vista.
== New features & changes ==
* The kernel version has been changed to 6.1.
* The texture used on the taskbar has been slightly updated.
* The Classic Start menu, first seen in Windows 95, has been completely removed and can no longer be enabled. However, its registry value still exists and the classic menu option is still referenced in the Help and Support Center.
* The gradient used in Explorer's command bar has been updated, now having a more blue appearance.
* The "How to Share Feedback" reporting tool has been inherited from Windows Vista Beta 2/RC 1 builds.
* The option to choose which volumes to defragment has been added back to the Disk Defragmenter after being removed for the RTM build of Windows Vista.
* Windows PowerShell 1.0 is now included as a preinstalled application.
* This is the earliest known build to include kernelbase.dll, which at this point has a file description of "Windows NT BASE API Mini Client DLL".
* Internet Explorer has been updated to version 7.1.
* The boot screen used when the /NOGUIBOOT kernel parameter is enabled was updated to the logo of the Windows 7 project.
=== Control Panel ===
* Classic View has been removed, and replaced by the All Control Panel Items view. This new view uses tiles for icons and features more padding in-between.
* The final link in Category View now goes to All Control Panel Items rather than Additional Options like in Windows Vista.
* The left pane for both the Category and All Control Panel Items views is now collapsed, and it only contains an icon that when clicked from the latter returns the user to Category View.
* The Welcome Center icon has been slightly updated.
== Trivia ==
* Windows 6 (WHwNRV Update 3) sounds uses MoonzyOS versions 1.0-2.9 and Windows Longhorn Reloaded sounds.
*This system was available for free download from when it was released in October 2007 to April 7, 2008. After April 7th, customers would have to pay a $uperdollar to download the system.
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