An exhaustive roundup of all the changes we've noticed between Windows 7 Beta and RC

Last month, Microsoft made the Windows 7 Release Candidate build publically available. The flood of e-mails began: "Emil, what's new in the RC? What changed? What is different?" That question can be answered in many ways. Some of my peers have already reviewed the RC build, and while I commend them on their effort, reviewing beta software is not something I personally like to do. If you want the short answer to the question, I will tell you this: there are thousands of bugs fixed, the build is much faster all around, and most importantly, the biggest feature changes have been completed. If you want the long answer, and I mean the really long answer, read on.