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{{Infobox bootleg
|screenshot = XP YlayaOS Desktop.png
|original_os = [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows betas|Windows Whistler Build 2463]]
|release_date = November 14, 2006<br>'''Real release date''': January 3, 2020
|archiveadd = August 12, 2023
}}
'''YlayaOS''' (also known as Shadwyn Ylaya OS) is a bootleg [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows betas|Windows Whistler Build 2463]] edition (despite the [https://archive.org/details/YlayaOS archive.org page] saying it's Windows Server 2003). It supposedly would have released on November 14, 2006, but in reality it was uploaded to the Internet Archive on January 3, 2020. It was added to the archive on August 12, 2023.
== Description ==
This bootleg is based from a Windows Whistler Beta 2 build that was
The bootleg is known to be very unstable, as it constantly errors out
== Changes from Windows Whistler Build 2463 ==
* Nearly all mentions of Windows Whistler has been replaced with "Shadwyn-Ylaya".
* The safe to shutdown screen now uses the Windows Neptune version
* The hibernation screen is now in Japanese
=== Changes in pre-desktop procedures ===
* New setup graphics. The wallpaper has been changed
=== Look and feel ===
* New default theme, and wallpaper
* Only 7 of the default wallpapers remain, the rest have been deleted. The remaining wallpapers have been replaced with Might of Magic related wallpapers.
* New icon set. A good portion of the icons have been replaced
* The logon and logoff sounds have been replaced
* New sample music, featuring the album "Л.М.Л." from the Ukrainian pop music group "ВИА Гра". It is worthy of note, that the album released in late 2007, which is nearly a year after November 14, 2006, the supposed release date of this bootleg.
== Notes ==
=== Bootleg quirks ===
* The author is suspected to be from Russia, as their name is taken from a Russian singer. The funny thing is,
* This bootleg claims to have the timebomb removed, but if you log off and log back in, it will tell you that the evaluation period has ended, clicking OK will cause a BSOD, and render the bootleg unusable.
* At the setup product key entry screen, the example product key is replaced with an actual key, which you can use to get past the Setup screen.
* The Explorer shell uses the one from build 2461.
* Some programs have been removed entirely, like WordPad for
▲* The author is suspected to be from Russia, as their name is taken from a Russian singer. The funny thing is, its archive.org page claims the author is Ubisoft.
=== CD contents and other info ===
* The CD label is set to "YLAYA".
=== Default settings ===
* The default organization is set to "Shadwyn".
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
YlayaOS Setup.png | Setup in the graphical phase
XP YlayaOS
XP YlayaOS
XP YlayaOS StartMenu.png | Start menu
XP YlayaOS Demo.png | System Properties and About Windows
XP YlayaOS Hibernating.png | Hibernating
</gallery>
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