The Clock is Ticking for Windows 7 RC Users
By Craig Lloyd on Feb 16th, 2010 at 9:32PM
For those of you still grasping onto the release candidate of Windows 7, your time will come to an end very shortly. Microsoft sent out an email today reminding those still using the RC that they better think of other plans. On March 1, 2010, computers running Windows 7 RC will begin shutting down every two hours. Work will not be saved during these shutdowns. On June 1, 2010, Windows 7 RC will fully expire.
You can, in fact, continue to still use the RC in two hour increments, but you’ll also have to put up with a black background with an annoying message on the desktop, as well as periodic notifications alerting you that your copy is no longer genuine.
