Can’t wait till first half of 2011 to get your hands on the first Service Pack for Windows 7 or Windows 7 SP1 as many of you like to call it? Well no need to wait that long as Microsoft has unleashed its first release candidate (RC) of their first and upcoming service pack for their high selling Vista successor.

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Here’s what you need to know about the Windows 7 SP1 RC which may have been rolled out a bit earlier than initially planned:

SP1 will include RemoteFX which provides rich 3-D graphical experience for remote users. The service pack also will include a series of incremental updates, previously released on Windows Update for both Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1.

RemoteFX is a new enhancement to RDP’s graphical remoting capabilities. The idea behind RemoteFX is to allow for a full remote experiences including multiple displays, Aero and multimedia streaming to all types of client devices including low cost thin clients. RemoteFX achieves this by using a technique known as host-based rendering. This technique allows for the final screen image to be rendered locally on the remote PC after being compressed and sent down to that remote host. The enhancements are expected to greatly improve video streaming across remote sessions which is currently one of the major drawbacks of virtualized computing.

Download Link: Windows 7 SP1 RC

[via WinRumors]