Sneak peek at leaked early Windows 8 build

By zaw2 April 13, 2011, 11:53 PM PDT

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Sneak peek at leaked early Windows 8 build

Command prompt shows Windows build version

ntThis command prompt window shows not only the build number of this early pre-release version of Windows 8 (build 7850), but also the centralised title text seen in previous leaked screenshots.

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ntTo read more on Windows 8 and this gallery, visit the iGeneration column.

Windows 7 branding yet to be removed

ntThis build is so early, that the Windows 7 branding has not been removed. However, look up to the top left hand corner of the window above and you will see a new icon. At long last, the ability to jump “up” into the file structure, as last seen in Windows XP.

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ntTo read more on Windows 8 and this gallery, visit the iGeneration column.

Little change in the Start menu

ntThe Start menu hasn’t changed, but just underneath the user profile picture, a ‘Login’ option appears. Also, this build shows a warning to potential leakers (too little, too late), and the build string of this leaked version of Windows 8.

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ntTo read more on Windows 8 and this gallery, visit the iGeneration column.

Changing 'tiles' for your Windows identity

ntThis screenshot shows the ability to choose the tile available (only the default, at this stage) that will “represent you throughout Windows”. This sounds somewhat ominous, but could relate to Windows as outside the operating system also. This feature in the bottom right hand corner offers fast-user switching, faster than seen in previous versions of Windows without the need to ‘log off’ and ‘log back in again’.

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