Monday, July 12, 2010, Microsoft unveiled the public beta of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 beta. Available on TechNet, the beta isn’t truly a “public” beta, it’s more of a release to developers. In order to download, you must either select “Developer” or an “IT Professional” job.
You can get the service pack in two ways: either through Windows Update you can download the x86 or x64 edition, or you can download the entire stand-alone ISO update. The beta service pack includes a plethora of updates that make your productivity better. There is even word of performance improvements, which Windows 7 is in no dire need of, but it’s nice to know.
In April we brought you the exclusive first look at the first leaked beta of SP1, in May, we brought you another build that was farther along in build numbers, and in June we brought you what we’re sure is this same build (we’re not entirely sure yet, waiting for confirmation).
The service pack launched today is a compilation of updates released until now. Coming in at a whopping 1.2GB.
