Windows’ AutoPlay feature has often proven to be more of a distribution vector for malware than a convenience for users, but the forthcoming Windows 7 release candidate, due any day now, makes some tweaks that could help overcome the problem.
Microsoft’s manufacturing Partners already have it, but the downloading masses will get a crack at the Windows 7 Release Candidate on May 5. That matches up with previous Microsoft leaks, so the download will likely be available through June 2009, and remain alive in activation through June 2010. As for the final-official-seriously-done Windows 7 release? Mary Jo Foley at All about Microsoft hears October is a target.
According to tech site Ars Technica, the Windows 7 Release Candidate will be available to the public starting in May 2009, will be available through June 2009, and will expire June 1, 2010. We’ll keep our eyes open for a specific date in May. Check out Ars for more details. [Ars Technica]
