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Photos: Sneak peek at Windows 7 beta

What's Microsoft's latest OS got in store?

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By Renai LeMay

Published: 9 January 2009 12:02 GMT


Windows 7, Microsoft's latest operating system in the making, was released to beta this week. Here, silicon.com sister site ZDNet Australia gives the "Build 7000" edition a test run.

Here's a shot of the new "homegroups" feature, which Microsoft has added to make it easier to set up home networks.

Image credit: Renai LeMay/ZDNet.com.au


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