Along with the release of Windows 7 beta 1 a series of new forums was created to support testers of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. The following TechNet Forums (and corresponding RSS feeds) are available:

• Windows 7 Miscellaneous – Use this forum to discuss miscellaneous issues that cannot be covered in any other Windows 7 forum  
• Windows 7 Installation, Setup, and Deployment  – Use this forum to discuss issues related to installation, setup, and deployment of Windows 7.    
• Windows 7 Networking  – Use this forum to discuss networking in Windows 7.    
• Windows 7 Hardware Compatibility  – Use this forum to discuss hardware issues and hardware compatibility in Windows 7.    
• Windows 7 Application Compatibility  – Use this forum to discuss application compatibility in Windows 7 and the Application Compatibility Toolkit.    
• Windows 7 Security  – Use this forum to discuss security issues in Windows 7.    
• Windows 7 Media  – Use this forum to discuss anything related to media, including Media Center and burning CDs/DVDs in Windows 7.    
• Windows 7 Performance  – Use this forum to discuss the performance of Windows 7.     
• Windows 7 User Interface  – Use this forum to discuss any aspect of the user interface of Windows 7.