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Windows 7 is a former featured article candidate. Please view the links under Article milestones below to see why the nomination failed. For older candidates, please check the archive.

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Date	Process	Result
November 28, 2010	Featured article candidate	Not promoted
September 27, 2012	Good article nominee	Not listed
December 3, 2014	Peer review	Reviewed
April 14, 2016	Good article nominee	Not listed
A news item involving this article was featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "In the news" column on October 23, 2009.
Current status: Former featured article candidate

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Frequently asked questions

Q: Wait, isn't Windows 7 version 7.0?

A: No, it is not. It was made version 6.1 to increase compatibility with Windows Vista.

Q: Wait, shouldn't it be called Windows 6? It's not version 7.0!

A: No. The product is called Windows 7, but it's version 6.1.

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You can add Windows 7 builds[edit]

You could add Windows 7 builds by searching up on BetaWiki. Vegrar81uyiA80 (talk) 12:47, 23 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

"Blackcomb (operating system)" listed at Redirects for discussion[edit]

An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Blackcomb (operating system) and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 July 6#Blackcomb (operating system) until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. FMecha (to talk|to see log) 17:56, 6 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]