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Windows 8

Windows 8 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft. It was released to manufacturing on August 1, 2012, made available for download via MSDN and TechNet on August 15, 2012, and generally released for retail on October 26, 2012. Its server counterpart, Windows Server 2012, was released a month earlier on September 4, 2012.

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Developer
Microsoft
Final release
July 2023 update rollup (6.2.9200.24374) / July 11, 2023; 3 years ago (2023-07-11)
General availability
October 26, 2012; 13 years ago (2012-10-26)
Kernel type
Hybrid
License
Trialware, Microsoft Software Assurance, MSDN subscription, DreamSpark
Marketing target
Consumer and business

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Windows 8.1

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Windows 8

Nodes277
Edges276
Triples422
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.00722
Components1

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Windows 8

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related to Pre-release · 41
Windows 8 → Activision Blizzard, Android, Apple, ARM, ARM-based, At, BIOS, Building Windows, Concerns, Following, Gabe Newell, Google, However, In, It, Linux, Markus, Microsoft, Microsoft's, Microsoft's OEM
related to Critical reception · 36
Windows 8 → Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Apple's, Ars Technica, Bright, David Pierce, Despite, ExtremeTech, File History, He, In, Internet, Metro, Metro-style, Microsoft, Microsoft's, OS, Other, Others, PC, PC Magazine
related to Editions · 34
Windows 8 → Acer, Add, ARM, BitLocker, Canada, During, DVD, Each, Enterprise, Europe, For, From, Hewlett-Packard, Home Basic, Home Premium, Hyper-V, January, June, Microsoft, PCs
related to Online services and functionality · 32
Windows 8 → ActiveX, Adobe Flash, Adobe Flash Player, Bundled, Compatibility View, CSS3, Due, Facebook, Facebook Connect, File Explorer, Flash, Flickr, Gamerscore, Games, However, HTML5, Initially, Internet Explorer, It, June
related to Release · 27
Windows 8 → Aero Glass, August, DreamSpark Premium, Enterprise, European, File Explorer, General Availability Cumulative Update, However, It, Microsoft, MSDN, October, OEMs, On August, Prior, Pro, Relatively, Release Preview, Software Assurance, Start
related to Windows 8.1 · 26
Windows 8 → August, Bing-based, Build, Following, However, June, May, Microsoft, Miracast, MSDN, MSDN Plus, NFC, October, OEM, OEMs, OneDrive, RTM, September, SkyDrive, Start
related to Chinese government ban · 25
Windows 8 → CCTV, China, China Central Television, Chinese, Chinese Academy, Edward Snowden, Fudan University, Government, However, In June, In May, Internet-based, January, Microsoft, Microsoft's, Ni Guangnan, OS, Sciences, Sina Weibo, The
related to Windows Store apps · 25
Windows 8 → According, APIs, Apps, ARM, Components, Facebook, Flickr, HTML5, If, Intel, Internet, JavaScript, Jensen Harris, Microsoft, NET, People, Photos, Skype, Start, To
related to Early development · 23
Windows 8 → AMD, ARM, At, Beta, CES, Consumer Electronics Show, Details, Development, In, Intel, January, Jupiter, Local Group Policy Editor, Microsoft, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, Release Candidate, Silverlight, Steven Sinofsky, The, Utility
related to Removed features · 23
Windows 8 → Also, As, Backup, Control Panel, DVD, DVD-Video, File Recovery, For, It, Media Center Pack, Pro, Pro Pack, Restore, Several, Shadow Copy, The, Windows, Windows Explorer, Windows Media Center, Windows Media Player

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windows microsoft new apps support also devices operating store users 2012 screen 2013 desktop build system release interface first features

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Windows 8DeveloperMicrosoft1.00infobox
Windows 8Final releaseJuly 2023 update rollup (6.2.9200.24374) / July 11, 2023; 3 years ago (2023-07-11)1.00infobox
Windows 8General availabilityOctober 26, 2012; 13 years ago (2012-10-26)1.00infobox
Windows 8Kernel typeHybrid1.00infobox
Windows 8LicenseTrialware, Microsoft Software Assurance, MSDN subscription, DreamSpark1.00infobox
Windows 8Marketing targetConsumer and business1.00infobox
Windows 8Official websiteWindows 8 (archived at Wayback Machine)1.00infobox
Windows 8Preceded byWindows 7 (2009)1.00infobox
Windows 8Released to manufacturingAugust 1, 2012; 14 years ago (2012-08-01)1.00infobox
Windows 8Source modelClosed-source1.00infobox
Windows 8Source modelSource-available (through Shared Source Initiative)1.00infobox
Windows 8Succeeded byWindows 8.1 (2013)1.00infobox
Windows 8Supported platformsIA-32, x86-641.00infobox
Windows 8Update methodWindows Update, Windows Server Update Services1.00infobox
Windows 8UserlandWindows API, .NET Framework, WinRT, NTVDM1.00infobox
Windows 8is amajor release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft0.90text

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