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Windows 7 Beta Shutdowns Begin Today
3:30AM Azadeh Ensha | If you’re still running the Windows 7 Beta, today it will start shutting down every two hours, which is Microsoft’s way of reminding you to install their Windows 7 Release Candidate—at least until March 1, 2010, when your PC starts the bi-hourly shutdowns once more. In the meantime, check out how much 7 will cost when it drops on October 22.
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4:00PM Angus Kidman | My struggles to get Windows 7 RC to install were eventually resolved with a slightly unusual solution: abandoning the 32-bit release in favour of the 64-bit package. More »
Can’t Get Windows 7 RC To Install? Try 64-Bit
4:00PM Angus Kidman | My struggles to get Windows 7 RC to install were eventually resolved with a slightly unusual solution: abandoning the 32-bit release in favour of the 64-bit package. More » 
Pirate Windows 7 RC Used To Build Botnet
10:00AM Angus Kidman | If you were too impatient to wait for the official release of Windows 7 RC and grabbed an early unauthorised copy via BitTorrent, there’s a nasty sting in the tale: your PC might well be part of a botnet. More »
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Windows 7’s Best Underhyped Features
2:00AM The How-To Geek | We’ve run down the top 10 Windows 7 features and the best new features in the RC, but after using Windows 7 exclusively for a week straight, the real goods are in the small stuff. More »
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4:00PM Angus Kidman | Beginning this week, Microsoft is going to start pushing out updates for Windows 7 RC — but if you’re already running the release candidate, don’t get all excited about potential new features and bug fixes. More »
Beware Windows 7 RC Non-Functional Updates
4:00PM Angus Kidman | Beginning this week, Microsoft is going to start pushing out updates for Windows 7 RC — but if you’re already running the release candidate, don’t get all excited about potential new features and bug fixes. More »
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Windows 7 RC Will Start Nagging, Auto-Rebooting In March 2010
10:40PM Kevin Purdy | You might have heard that the Windows 7 Release Candidate would be usable through June 2010—quite the nice free trial. But it starts asking for an upgrade, and automatically rebooting, in March 2010. More »
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Lifehacker’s Guide To Upgrading To Windows 7 RC
7:00AM Adam Pash | Whether you want to set up a dual-boot system, you’re ready to migrate all the way to Windows 7 RC from XP, or something in between, here’s what you need to know. More »
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What’s New In The Windows 7 Release Candidate
6:45AM Kevin Purdy | Windows 7’s Release Candidate is free and available for download, but what’s all that different from the beta version? Quite a bit, it turns out. More »
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Windows 7 RC Available For Download Now
1:47PM Adam Pash | The official Windows 7 Release Candidate is now available for all users through Microsoft’s Customer Preview program. More »
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12:00PM Angus Kidman | A quick pointer for anyone who’s playing with an “unofficial” copy of the Windows 7 Release Candidate ahead of this week’s official public rollout: it doesn’t yet include the Compatability View feature in IE8. More »
Early Windows 7 RC Doesn’t Support Compatibility View
12:00PM Angus Kidman | A quick pointer for anyone who’s playing with an “unofficial” copy of the Windows 7 Release Candidate ahead of this week’s official public rollout: it doesn’t yet include the Compatability View feature in IE8. More » 