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{{Partially missing | Several older builds of this mods were previously available, but are now lost.}}{{Infobox bootleg
|screenshot = G7-W7 Grass7 RTM Desktop.png
{{Infobox bootleg
|screenshot = G7-Desktop.png
|original_os = [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows 7|Windows 7 SP1]]
|release_date = 2020 (original)<br>2021 (latest in collection)
|creator = Grass7Zinffo/egg.l5.ca Project(original 2020 versions)
|language = English
|arch = x86 (32-bit)
|download = [https://crustywindo.ws/collection/Windows%207/Grass7_x86.iso Grass7_x86.iso] (RTM)<br>
[https://crustywindo.ws/collection/Windows%207/Grass7%20M2.iso Grass7 M2.iso] (M2)
|archiveadd = May 15, 2022
}}
'''Grass7''' (jokinglyis calleda '''Windowsbootleg 7[[:Category:Bootlegs Nuclearbased Edition'''on orWindows '''Ass7''')7|Windows is7 aSP1]] bootlegedition, Windowswhich editionwas created by Grass7Zinffo. Project,It released in 2020, and uploadedwas added to the archive on 15 May 15, 2022. As of 2023, the bootleg has gone under multiple contributors, and is still being developed to this day.
 
'''Grass7''' (jokingly called '''Windows 7 Nuclear Edition''' or '''Ass7''') is a bootleg Windows edition created by Grass7 Project, released in 2020 and uploaded to the archive on 15 May 2022. As of 2023, the bootleg has gone under multiple contributors, and is still being developed to this day.
 
== Description ==
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AlmostA allmajority of the defaultOS themesbranding (excluding the Classic theme) havehas been made greener, even including some of the default applications.
 
The project was originally made in 2020, where it was featured in a now deleted live stream. Multiple videos, mostly from young children, are still available. The website, grass7.tk, was once available, but was shut down in early 2021. It was also online for a short period of time in 2022. An archived version from both October 2020 and [https://web.archive.org/web/20210124195725/https://grass7.tk/ January 2021] are still available.
 
It comes with pre-packaged VMware drivers, dated around the VMware 11-12 era.
== Changes from Windows 7 ==
 
* New setup wallpaper and logo
== Changes from Windows 7 SP1 ==
* A brand new theme is added
=== Minor changes ===
* A new boot screen was added, however you must use a special tool in the install root to enable it.
* New Winver banner
* A new application, "Grass7 Version" was added, which is simply an HTA program that reports the version number
 
* Some programs had their branding changed. Windows DVD Maker was changed to Grass7 DVD Maker. This also happened to Windows Media Center and Windows Update
=== Changes in pre-desktop procedures ===
* New setup graphics
* New boot screen, only available when you first boot into the Setup. You need to install it manually however to get it in the actual OS. It gets dropped to the root of the C: drive.
* New OOBE graphics
* New login graphics
 
=== Look and feel ===
* New default theme, and wallpaper. The Windows Classic theme's titlebar gradients have been made green
* All of the regional themes' wallpapers have been made greener, except the United States theme
* New icon set
* New default avatar
* Some programs have had their branding changed. Windows DVD Maker was changed to Grass7 DVD Maker. This has also happened to Windows Media Center and Windows Update.
 
== Software ==
 
== Notes ==
=== Bootleg quirks ===
* The creator of the latest release of this mod bundled their own VMware graphics driver, which causes issues with newer versions of VMware. To fix this, you must boot into Safe Mode and uninstall the "VMware SVGA 3D" driver under Display adaptersAdapters in the Device Manager.
* In the RTM version of Grass7, at the product key entry screen, you are told that it only accepts '''32-bit''' Windows 7 Ultimate keys.
* There are 2 text files that get dropped to the root of the C: drive, one of which is a CREDITS file which documents the author's name and what editions are planned to come out. Apparently, at the time of writing, 3 other editions would've released at the same month Grass7's release took place. The other file is a CHANGELOG file, which documents what edits to the OS were made.
 
== Gallery ==
G7-Setup.png | Setup
G7-Setup2.png | Installing Windows
G7-Boot.png | Boot screen (patched)
W7 Grass7 RTM PreOOBE.png | Pre-OOBE
G7-OOBE.png | OOBE
G7-Boot.png | Boot screen
G7-BootUnpatched.png | Boot screen (unpatched)
G7-Login.png | Login screen
G7-W7 Grass7 RTM Desktop.png | DesktopEmpty desktop
W7 Grass7 RTM StartMenu.png | Start menu
G7-DesktopAero.png | Desktop with Aero theme
W7 Grass7 RTM Demo.png | System Properties and About Windows
G7-Canada.png | Canada theme
G7-GraphicsBug.png | Graphics bug on newer versions of VMware
G7-SysInfo.png | System information
G7-Demo.png | Demo
</gallery>
 
=== Other screenshots ===
<gallery>
G7OldScreenshot.png | Screenshot of an earlier build, dated 12 January 2021.
G7-U1Build.png|Grass7 U1, apparently being developed as of January 2023.
</gallery>
 
G7-MediaCentre.png | Grass7 Media Center
G7Version.png | Grass7 Version
</gallery>
 
=== Older versions ===
<gallery>
G7OldScreenshot.png | Screenshot of an earlier build, dated 12 January 2021.
G7-U1Build.png | Grass7 U1, apparently being developed as of January 2023.
</gallery>