Thanks to our ever wonderful forum posters who are currently discussing the Windows 7 beta and Helmers Blog we now know a method of acquiring an official Windows 7 beta key. We have posted direct links to the downloads earlier today:

Download: Windows 7 x86 (32bit) and x64 (64 bit)

Here's the steps for a key:

1. Visit TechNet Downloads, sign in at the top right and let the page load
2. Within the same window copy and paste "https://www.microsoft.com/betaexperience/scripts/gcs.aspx?Product=tn-win7-64-ww&LCID=1033" into the address bar (yes it's a 64bit key but will work on 32 too, if you get an error refresh a few times)...enjoy the result below, whilst stocks last. If you are still having issues try clearing your temp files and deleting all cookies.

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