Windows 7 build 6574

Windows 7 build 6574 is a Milestone 2 build of Windows 7. The website ThinkNexthttp://web.archive.org/web/20090222103039/http://www.thinknext.net:80/archives/tag/windows has posted screenshots of this build's x64 variant. A video showcasing this build was published onto YouTube, but it was taken down later on.https://web.archive.org/web/20081022172052/http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=ykX1GUU5JqI The x86 variant of this build was later shared on 26 September 2024, and the x64 version of this build was shared on 3 November 2024.
== New features and changes ==
* This is the first known build of Windows 7 to include additional information when upgrading Windows.
*The Start menu entry for PowerShell has been renamed to Windows PowerShell V2. However, "Windows PowerShell 1.0" will remain when upgrading from an earlier build.
*This build is the first to include the Windows PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE), at this time named "Graphical PowerShell".
*Added the Activity Everywhere voice assistant.
*ISO and IMG image burning functionality has been added.
=== Windows Activation===
Windows Activation now behaves like on Windows Vista Service Pack 1; all premium features (including Windows Aero) will remain functional and a dialog warning the user that the copy of Windows is not genuine will appear at periodic times, instead of booting into "reduced functionality mode" and an hourly system reboot.
== Hidden features==
=== Superbar===
To enable the Superbar, open the Registry editor, go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced, create a DWORD value called EnableCHS, and set its value to 1.
In the x86 variant of the build only, a bug exists when using the un-combined items taskbar mode (the default) and zero superbar items are present. The user can enable the combined items mode by opening the Registry editor, going to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced, creating a DWORD value called TaskbarAlwaysGlom, and setting its value to 1. Pinning an item lets the user return to the un-combined items mode by setting TaskbarAlwaysGlom to 0 and the user will no longer experience a crash.
Alternatively, a patched version of the x86 explorer.exe can be downloaded through the Internet Archive.https://archive.org/details/patched-6574-explorer
==Bugs and quirks==
=== Out-of-box experience ===
* The OOBE does not utilize the Windows Basic theme, instead using a fallback one based on Windows Classic and Arial. 
=== Miscellaneous ===
*The text shown in the navigation pane is sometimes displayed incorrectly.
*Opening the Fonts control panel has a chance to crash Explorer.
== Gallery ==
=== Setup ===
Win7-6574-Setup.png|Windows Setup
Win7-6574-OOBE.png|OOBE
=== Interface ===
Windows7-6.1.6608-Boot.png|Boot screen
Win7-6574-Firstboot.png|First boot
Win7-6574-System.png|System Properties
6574-MediaCenter.png|Windows Media Center with Win7 M2 mention
6574-WindowsUpdate.png|Windows Update
6574-Libraries.png|Libraries
6574-PowerOptions.png|Mention of desktop slideshow in Power Options
6574powershellise.png|Graphical PowerShell
6574act1.png|Activities Everywhere Control Panel
6574act2.png|Activities Everywhere
6574pcsafeguard.png|PC Safeguard (with navigation bar text quirk)
6574-CategoryList.png|Category List (ditto)
Windows7-6.1.6574-Superbar.png|Superbar
=== x64 variant ===
Windows7-6.1.6574-About.png|winver
=== Screenshots uploaded prior to publication ===
6574.png|Desktop with winver and Superbar enabled
Windows7-6.1.6574-MyComputer.png|Windows Explorer
6574-Windows Health Center.png|Windows Health Center
6574-Gadgets.png|Gadgets
6574-Start Menu.png|Start menu
6574-Search.png|Search
==References==
Category:Windows 7 builds