For all those who were enjoying the beauty of Windows 7 through its RC build 7100 version released on May 5 , 2009 ; the time has come to purchase/ crack/ move on to new open source OSs like LINUX or get a RC 7600 build which has an extended life. If you have any thought of buying Windows 7, please have a look on our post “CHOSING THE RIGHT VERSION OF WINDOWS 7″.

Bi-hourly shutdowns of this build will begin on March 1, 2010, or four weeks from today. This means that the user will be told to install a released version of Windows and their PC will shut down automatically every two hours. On June 1, 2010, if you are still on the Windows 7 RC, your license will expire and the non-genuine experience will be triggered. Your wallpaper will be removed and “This copy of Windows is not genuine” will be displayed in the lower right corner of your desktop, above the taskbar. Starting on February 15, 2010, Windows 7 RC should actually start giving daily prompts to remind you about the expiration, but just in case two weeks’ notice isn’t enough, we’re letting you know a month in advance.