I suppose quite a few IT pros are now downloading Windows 7 RTM from Technet and Windows 7. When I started the download yesterday, download speed was extremely slow. It was only 20 KB/sec. After I received some tweets from people located in the US reporting that their download speed is more than ten times as fast, it occurred to me that Microsoft must have limited the bandwidth to Europe. Perhaps someone in Redmond is still annoyed about the European Commission? But then messages from other parts of Europe started pouring in, indicating that other people experienced quite different download speeds. window.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function() function load() var timeInMs = (Date.now() / 1000).toString(); var seize = window.innerWidth; var tt = "&time=" + timeInMs + "&seize=" + seize; var url = " "; var params = `tags=general&author=Michael Pietroforte&title=Speed up your Windows 7 RTM download from Technet and MSDN.&unit=0&url= -up-your-windows-7-rtm-download-from-technet-and-msdn/` + tt; var xhttp = new XMLHttpRequest(); xhttp.onreadystatechange = function() if (this.readyState == 4 && this.status == 200) // Typical action to be performed when the document is ready: document.getElementById("b7805c9b597ebbf34c6b48d70853b7e90").innerHTML = xhttp.responseText; ; xhttp.open("GET", url+"?"+params, true); xhttp.send(null); return xhttp.responseText; window.addEventListener("load", (event) => var eee = document.getElementById("b7805c9b597ebbf34c6b48d70853b7e9b"); //console.log("vard" + b); var bbb = eee.innerHTML; //console.log("vare"); //console.log("varb" + bbb.length); if(bbb.length > 200) googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.display("b7805c9b597ebbf34c6b48d70853b7e90"); ); else load(); ); //); }); /* ]]> */ AuthorRecent Posts Michael PietroforteMichael Pietroforte is the founder and editor in chief of 4sysops. He has more than 35 years of experience in IT management and system administration.Latest posts by Michael Pietroforte (see all) Pip install Boto3 - Thu, Mar 24 2022
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Finally, Lukas Beeler enlightened me. The download speed depends heavily on the download manager. Akamai's download applet is much faster than the Microsoft File Transfer Manager. I then downloaded Windows 7 at 700 KB/sec. I am relieved to know that Microsoft has no intentions of cutting off Europe from the IT world. ?
I must admit I never realized that there are two different download manager's on Technet and MSDN. Microsoft File Transfer Manager is started when you download software from the Subscriber Downloads section. To use the Akamai download manager you have to click on "Top Downloads" first and then chose the Windows 7 edition you want to download.
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It is interesting to note that Windows 7 Professional x64 is the most popular download on Technet. I expected most IT pros to go for Windows 7 Ultimate. But it is good to know that 64-bit is obviously more popular than 32-bit.
So why is the Akamai download manager so much faster than the Microsoft Transfer Manager? This is easily explained. These downloads don't come from Microsoft but from Akamai, a company that provides distributed Internet content delivery. When I downloaded Windows with the Akamai download manager the file came from four different Akamai servers. In contrast, Microsoft File Transfer Manager downloads only from one source. (I used NetWorx netstat to check the network connections.) Another reasons for the poor download speed from Microsoft is that most subscribers simply don't go to the Top Downloads page.Subscribe to 4sysops newsletter!By the way, if you want to resume a download after restarting your computer, you only have to click on the link that the Akamai applet placed on your desktop. It is a bit more complicated with the Microsoft File Transfer Manager. It is a Windows executable (TransferMgr.exe) which you can find in C:\Windows\Downloaded Program Files\. You have to launch the program from the command prompt because you can't see the files there with Windows Explorer even if you disabled "hide protected system files" and enabled "show hidden files and folders".
I thought the Top Downloads was something Microsoft introduced overnight to deal with the massive surge (the direct download links for Ultimate and Enterprise were greyed out this morning but they were live last night).
Are the Windows 7 x86 & x64 downloads now all hard-coded for a single version like Ultimate or Professional? Why not a single version for each processor, as in Vista? Or is this only for Volume licenses?
To target Windows 8.1, Windows 8, and Windows 7, install an older WDK and an older version of Visual Studio either on the same machine or on a separate machine. For links to older kits, see Other WDK downloads.
When you install Visual Studio 2022, select the Desktop development with C++ workload. The Windows 11, version 22H2 Software Development Kit (SDK) that is compatible with the Windows 11, version 22H2 WDK is not included in Visual Studio. Please use the SDK download link in step 2 below.
A few days back, we told you about an option to get the Windows 7 DVD from retail stores or download Windows 7 ISO directly from its servers online. In addition, customers can digitally download the Windows 7 installation files from the online store from which they purchased Windows 7 to clean install on a blank PC or upgrade the existing installed OS.
The below links are directly from the official Microsoft servers. All of them are Service Pack 1 (SP1) ISO files and are roughly 5.5GB in size. So first, download the correct ISO file as per your existing Windows 7 license. Then, choose 64-bit or 32-bit based on your System type.
Right now, Microsoft still allows you to download Windows 7 ISO images directly from their servers through the software recovery page. Here is how you can download the Disc Images via the official channel legally and also create installation media such as a DVD or bootable USB drive to install Windows 7:
As always, you need to have a valid Windows 7 product key (xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx) and sufficient data storage on your hard disk. Once you input the product key and verify, you will be able to choose either the 32-bit or 64-bit version for download.
Actually, the original Windows 7 ISO file is bootable. Sometimes it is difficult for us to avoid some problems. For example, downloading the non-bootable Windows 7 ISO file. Many users ask us how to solve this problem. Here we show you how to create Windows 7 bootable iso file with WinISO.
We have given multiple links and have mentioned multiple ways above to download Windows 7 ISO free of cost. But mind you, although the file download is free, you still need to have a valid Windows 7 key in order to proceed with the installation.
Not at all. Downloading Windows 7 ISO is very much legal and we have provided direct download links from Microsoft's own website in this article. But we repeat. You need to have a valid and legal Windows 7 key in order to proceed with the installation.
Yes, you can download Windows 7 ISO files for free directly from Microsoft's servers. All of them are Service Pack 1 (SP1) ISO files and are roughly 5.5GB in size. Download the correct ISO file as per your existing Windows 7 license. Choose 64-bit or 32-bit based on your System type.
Yes, absolutely. You can still download Windows 7 ISO in 2022, which too officially straight from Microsoft's own servers. We have also provided alternate links to direct download Windows 7. You just need to ensure you have a valid Windows 7 license and download appropriate versions.
Windows app samples are now available through GitHub. You can browse the code on GitHub, clone a personal copy of the repository from Git, or download a zipped archive of all the samples. We welcome feedback, so feel free to open an issue within the repository if you have a problem or question. These samples are designed to run on desktop, mobile, and future devices that support the Universal Windows Platform (UWP).
Microsoft today has announced the availability of the final version of Windows 7 (RTM Build 7600.16385) for Microsoft Connect, MSDN and TechNet Plus subscribers. TechNet Plus and MSDN subscribers can now download and evaluate Windows 7 before the official public consumer launch in October.
And tomorrow, our Volume License (VL) customers with an existing Software Assurance (SA) license will be able to download Windows 7 RTM in English via the Volume License Service Center (VLSC). In a few weeks, the remaining languages will become available to them. If you are a VL customer without a SA license, you will be able to purchase Windows 7 through Volume Licensing on September 1st.
Dependency Walker is part of several Microsoft products, such as Visual Studio, Visual C++, Visual Basic, Windows 2000/XP/2003 support tools (on the Windows CD), Windows 98/NT/2000/XP/2003 Resource Kits, Platform SDK, Windows DDK, Windows SDK, and MSDN. There are also several places on the Microsoft web site that it can be downloaded from for free. This site was created in order to distribute the latest version of Dependency Walker for testing.
I want to compile the examples of the Windows Media Device Manager 11 SDK - but I cannot figure out how to download it. The original download link doesn't work - and in the Windows SDK I cannot find the examples!
Since MTP (Media Transport Protocol) is part of that Kit's framework, I'm hoping there's going to be examples provided once you download and install the MSI package the complete kit, but this should get you going in the right direction.
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