| A release of the Microsoft Windows operating system | |
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Windows 8 Start screen
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| Developer | Microsoft |
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| Source model | Closed source and shared source[1] |
| Released to manufacturing | August 1, 2012 |
| General availability | October 26, 2012[2] |
| Latest release | 6.2.9200 / August 1, 2012[3] |
| Update method | Windows Update, Windows Store |
| Platforms | IA-32, x64, ARMv7[4] |
| Kernel type | Hybrid |
| License | Trialware, physical, Microsoft Software Assurance, MSDN subscription, DreamSpark |
| Preceded by | Windows 7 (2009) |
| Succeeded by | Windows 8.1 (2013) |
| Official website | windows.microsoft.com |
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