@@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.
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
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 😊
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 :)
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.
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.
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.
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
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
@@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!
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.
@@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.
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
@@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.
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.
I installed Windows 7 on my secondary PC and it didn't work properly. Sure I updated all the drivers and updates and everything but the biggest problem was applications would not run that I needed on Windows 7 only on 10 so I had to put that PC back on 10 what a nightmare
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...
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.
@@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.
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. :'(
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.
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 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.
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
Ok this is a redux of a comment I saw The Father: Windows 7 The Son: Windows 10 The Holy Spirit: Windows XP Beezlebub (aka the Devil, Satan): Windows 8 Judas Iscariot: Windows Vista
Microsoft should’ve kept Win 7 as the final OS for only desktops, Win 8 for tablets and Win 10 for the hybrid touch screen and desktop Surface Pro laptop.
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
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.
Unfortunately my entire hard drive that was running windows 7 got corrupted and had to replace it with windows 10. What a shame 😔 I will never forget you windows 7!
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!
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.
Windows 7 would not have existed without Windows Vista. The goal of Windows 7 was to fix Windows Vista's problems. They also updated the accessories that came with Windows Vista
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.
Win7 was the best one. Microsoft should have stuck with it. 8 was awful and 10 is a buggy live service. 8 and 10 are one of the big reasons why Linux is becoming more popular.
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...
This is what a development of windows should be like. Making the windows better and improving it. See windows 10 today, really makes me feel a bit sad. For example, i still really don't understand why they get rid of the control panel and switch to the setting app, of which up till now, you still can't open multiple windows of them at the same time. Seems ms just change it because they want to change things.
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!
@@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.
This video would have been FAR better had you attempted to use windows aero theme on these builds. I really would have liked to see what it would have looked like.
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 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 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.
I also have Windows 7 on a laptop so that I can run the Microsoft Virtual PC with Windows XP. I used the classic view from the first day with Windows 7 because the normal user interface of Windows 7 has disgusted me. The same thing was the case with Windows 8 and Windows 10. Fortunately, I have rebuilt my Windows 10 version.
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.
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
@@theyyfw_tj What exactly did they do wrong?
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
Guys Michael MJD makes the best tech content on RUclips, please get him to 1 million subscribers
Miss the good ole private beta testing group. These pre-beta builds complete my own experience of Win7, thanks!
I love the Windows 7 beta with mixed the Vista desing 😍👌🏻
R.I.P. Classic Start Menu 1995 - 2007
excited to see how Windows 11 will develope
"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
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.
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 😊
"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
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 :)
"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.
The lighter parts of the Superbar are actually supposed to be transluscent, but they appeared grey because you didn't have Aero enabled.
its very interesting to see these beta builds of windows.
I would like but it's at 69 likes
@@saturniunyttech679 lol
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
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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!
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
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
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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.
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.
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!
Just after watching the Windows 8 video, this is just in time for the weekend! Thanks again & keep them coming! :D
You’re welcome!
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.
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.
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.
I love these kind of videos, i watched the Windows 8 one now we have Windows 7 one thank you!
Glad you like them!
I installed Windows 7 on my secondary PC and it didn't work properly. Sure I updated all the drivers and updates and everything but the biggest problem was applications would not run that I needed on Windows 7 only on 10 so I had to put that PC back on 10 what a nightmare
Oh man whenever I see the Windows 7 boot screen or a MacOS screensaver I get hit by a wave of nostalgia
Here before Windows 7 gets its source code leaked
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
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.
I miss Aero.
Ps, the Backgrounds were so cool, why don’t we have cool stuff like that now?
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
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
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 ;-)
2:58 or you could say "Vistable" am i right? ;)
Y e s
@Hai Red it was meant to be satire
Where do you get all these beta releases of Windows? I'd assume Microsoft wouldn't want these builds to be released to the public.
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 is so cool, it's like watching vista slowly metamorphose into 7!
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 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
Ok this is a redux of a comment I saw
The Father: Windows 7
The Son: Windows 10
The Holy Spirit: Windows XP
Beezlebub (aka the Devil, Satan): Windows 8
Judas Iscariot: Windows Vista
Awesome video, Michael!
I enjoy videos like this
Keep it up!
Glad to hear it! Thanks for the comment!
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*
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
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Microsoft should’ve kept Win 7 as the final OS for only desktops, Win 8 for tablets and Win 10 for the hybrid touch screen and desktop Surface Pro laptop.
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
R.I.P Windows 7. It went a good run...
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. :)
The request I've waited for a long time. Thank you :)
You’re welcome!
@@dudaydevera5933 stop saying "niw"
Milestone 2 was released on my 15th Birthday! Didn't know that until now.
Windows 7's my favorite because I have so much nostalgia with it.
Unfortunately my entire hard drive that was running windows 7 got corrupted and had to replace it with windows 10. What a shame 😔 I will never forget you windows 7!
Uh Oh Stinky my hard drive just recently corrupted also. It sucked.
ChrisGamez it sucks man... really does.
ChrisGamez sorry to hear that!
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!
Best operating systems before windows 8
Windows XP, Windows Vista and windows 7
I really love these documentary-like videos! Keep it up.
Thanks, will do!
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.
I wish these vids were longer, they're so cool!
unpopular opinion: xp's theme is ugly
I mean it wasn't unpopular for its time. Back in 2001, the XP Luna theme was called deemed "Fisher Price" by Windows 2000 users
@@vista9434 I guess yeah, to me though, it just looks like an awful mixture of colors and 3d mixed with 2d
@@vista9434 looks like both of you don't care about the Luna theme, really?
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.
Windows 7 would not have existed without Windows Vista. The goal of Windows 7 was to fix Windows Vista's problems. They also updated the accessories that came with Windows Vista
Win 7 is basically service pack 3 for vista.
This video made me realize how much I miss Windows 7
Can we convert this paint and xalcylator into official win7 or 10?
You could try to copy it ;-)
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.
Win7 was the best one. Microsoft should have stuck with it. 8 was awful and 10 is a buggy live service. 8 and 10 are one of the big reasons why Linux is becoming more popular.
Thanks for this! Amazing explanation!
You’re welcome!
@@dudaydevera5933 um idk what you mean by this but ok
You’re video quality has gotten so much more professional and awesome! Keep it up
Thank you! : )
God: Windows 95
Jesus: Windows XP
Holy Spirit: Windows 7
Hell: Windows Me
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)
You forgot to show us what the final result turned out like I think everyone would be interested in that 😂😂😂
Can you do a history of windows 10 development??
Please
Wooowww I need that mspaint! I even copied the xp paint over to my windows 10 pc😂😂😂😂
Am I the only one who thought Windows Vista was the best looking one?
sadly it had annoying UAC
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...
This is one of my favorite videos of all time thanks mjd!
You're welcome!
Do windows xp next? or vista
I watched your windows 8 video yesterday and was anxious for the next one. Guess it's my lucky day
This is what a development of windows should be like. Making the windows better and improving it. See windows 10 today, really makes me feel a bit sad.
For example, i still really don't understand why they get rid of the control panel and switch to the setting app, of which up till now, you still can't open multiple windows of them at the same time. Seems ms just change it because they want to change things.
I love these history videos
Glad to hear it!
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!
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.
A legend was born
This is the first ever os I ever used
This video would have been FAR better had you attempted to use windows aero theme on these builds. I really would have liked to see what it would have looked like.
Ah, this guy is so amazing :D
Windows Vista: Who are you?
Windows 7: I'm you but stronger.
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Congrats your first
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 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.
The Libraries feature in Windows Vista did not work as it was fully completed. It is fixed in Windows 7
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.
I also have Windows 7 on a laptop so that I can run the Microsoft Virtual PC with Windows XP. I used the classic view from the first day with Windows 7 because the normal user interface of Windows 7 has disgusted me. The same thing was the case with Windows 8 and Windows 10. Fortunately, I have rebuilt my Windows 10 version.