Windows 7 Release Candidate 1 On April 30

Microsoft has announced that it will release the first candidate of its Windows 7 OS on April 30.

Microsoft has said that it will be making Release Candidate 1 of its Windows 7 OS available to Microsoft Developer Network and TechNet members on April 30, with mass availability coming on May 5.

Unless any surprising bugs are discovered, this will be the final code cut before the product becomes commercially available, although Microsoft has yet to give any definite date for a final release. However, the suspicion is that it will become available on new PCs and in stores as early as back-to-school shopping time.

There have been changes to the OS since its beta release, notably in Touch and Media Player.