Microsoft Announced Windows 7 Release Candidate

Microsoft has officially announced the availability of Windows 7 Release Candidate. It’s been said that this release will only be available to MSDN and TechNet users for now while the general public will be able to get their hands on it on May 5th.

The earlier beta versions of Windows 7 had quiet a few bugs but it seems like Microsoft has already taken care of them.  Windows 7 RC will expire on March 1,2010 and if you continue to use it after the expiration date your system will reboot after every 2 hours.

Rumors has it that the final version of Windows 7 will be coming out in October 2009. On the other hand Asus has also confirmed that they will be shipping their all in one Z5600 PC preloaded with Windows 7 in October 2009. Asus Z5600 touch screen PC features a 24 inch LCD screen and comes with a built-in TV tuner card, Blu-ray recorder, 2TB hard drive and is specifically made for Windows 7.

Even though Microsoft has not mentioned anything about the official release date of Windows 7 but the Release Candidate will most probably be available for download on May 5th. The new release comes in 64 bit and 32 bit versions.