Download Windows 7 RC Public Release From Microsoft Official Site Or Direct Download

Finally the day is here, windows 7 Release Candidate is officially available for public download on Microsoft website (Windows 7 RC Customer Preview Program). Just like Windows 7 Public Beta, Windows 7 RC will be available for download till July 2009 so no need to rush for download. You can also grab free activation keys for Windows 7 RC.

Windows 7 RC will expire on June 1, 2010 and starting on March 1, 2010, your PC will begin shutting down every two hours (hope when the date is come, you're already installed the Final version).

Here is two ways you could grab the RC copy, first by downloading through Microsoft Download Center using your Hotmail, AOL or Live account (must use IE) or you could download it directly using any download manager from url's that I've sniff it for you.

Download From Microsoft Download Center

1. Using Internet Explorer, go to this page: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/download.aspx
2. Choose which build that you want, 32bit or 64bit, pick the language using the dropdown menu and click GO.


3. After this you'll entering sign up page, enter your valid AOL, Hotmail or Live account and click sign in.
4. Then you'll be redirect into download page, note down the product key and click Download Now.


5. On the next page, you'll be prompt to install Active-X Download Manager, just agree and follow the instructions. After that, the download will begin and enjoy waiting for several hours to complete.

Direct Download Link

For you who did not have the Microsoft emails account and you want to use your favorite download manager such as IDM, FDM or whatever, here's the direct download link that I copied from Microsoft Download Center in the first method. Copy the link into download manager and start downloading. Please take note that if you just click the link, it will redirect you to Microsoft Download Center.

Download Windows 7 RC 32bit (X86) English:
http://wb.dlservice.microsoft.com/dl/download/release/windows7/4/0/c/40c1e714-7910-4b38-9b5e-67fa522e6a44/7100.0.090421-1700_x86fre_client_en-us_retail_ultimate-grc1culfrer_en_dvd.iso
Product key: MVBCQ-B3VPW-CT369-VM9TB-YFGBP

Download Windows 7 RC 64bit (X64) English:
http://wb.dlservice.microsoft.com/dl/download/release/windows7/e/b/5/eb58e76e-17fa-409b-855f-11fbe84d1c93/7100.0.090421-1700_x64fre_client_en-us_retail_ultimate-grc1culxfrer_en_dvd.iso
Product key: GPRG6-H3WBB-WJK6G-XX2C7-QGWQ9

System Requirements for Windows 7 Release Candidate

1. 1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
2. 1 GB RAM (32-bit) / 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
3. 16 GB available disk space (32-bit) / 20 GB (64-bit)
4. DirectX 9 graphics processor with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver

The 32- and 64-bit versions of Windows 7 RC are available in five languages: English, German, Japanese, French, and Spanish.

So, that's it, enjoy the RC ...