Windows 8

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Microsoft Windows operating system operating system

Windows 8 is a Microsoft operating system known for introducing a touch-optimized, tile-based Start screen and unifying the user experience across PCs and tablets.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Windows 8 32-bit 1
Windows 8 Enterprise 1
Windows 8 Pro 1

Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Microsoft Windows operating system ⓘ
operating system ⓘ
architecture 32-bit ⓘ
64-bit ⓘ
codename Windows 8 self-link ⓘ
developer Microsoft ⓘ
edition Windows 8 self-link ⓘ
Windows 8 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Windows 8 Enterprise

Windows 8 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Windows 8 Pro

Windows RT ⓘ
extendedSupportEndDate 2016-01-12 ⓘ
family Windows NT ⓘ
feature Charms bar ⓘ
File History backup ⓘ
Hyper-V ⓘ
surface form: Hyper-V client (in Pro and Enterprise)

Internet Explorer ⓘ
surface form: Internet Explorer 10

PC Settings app ⓘ
Refresh and Reset PC options ⓘ
Secure Boot support ⓘ
Storage Spaces ⓘ
Microsoft Store ⓘ
surface form: Windows Store

built-in antivirus via Windows Defender ⓘ
fast startup ⓘ
improved Task Manager ⓘ
integrated Microsoft account login ⓘ
live tiles ⓘ
touch-optimized interface ⓘ
followedBy Windows 10 ⓘ
Windows 8.1 ⓘ
follows Windows 7 ⓘ
kernelType hybrid kernel ⓘ
latestReleaseVersion 6.2 ⓘ
license proprietary software license ⓘ
mainstreamSupportEndDate 2018-01-09 ⓘ
marketingSlogan Windows reimagined ⓘ
notableChange removal of traditional Start menu from desktop ⓘ
unified experience across PCs and tablets ⓘ
notableCriticism usability on non-touch devices ⓘ
notableReception mixed reviews ⓘ
partOfSeries Windows ⓘ
surface form: Microsoft Windows
platform ARM ⓘ
IA-32 ⓘ
x86-64 ⓘ
releaseDate 2012-10-26 ⓘ
rtmDate 2012-08-01 ⓘ
sourceModel closed source ⓘ
successorFeatureBasisFor Windows 8.1 Start screen improvements ⓘ
supportStatus end of support ⓘ
targetDeviceType desktop PC ⓘ
hybrid device ⓘ
laptop ⓘ
tablet ⓘ
updateModel Windows Update ⓘ
userInterface Modern UI ⓘ
tile-based Start screen ⓘ

Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Control Panel → availableIn → Windows 8 ⓘ
Device Manager → availableIn → Windows 8 ⓘ
Windows Firewall → availableIn → Windows 8 ⓘ
Windows RT → basedOn → Windows 8 ⓘ
Windows 8 → codename → Windows 8 self-link ⓘ
Windows Shell → defaultShellFor → Windows 8 ⓘ
Windows 8 → edition → Windows 8 self-link ⓘ
Windows 8 → edition → Windows 8 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Windows 8 Pro
Windows 8 → edition → Windows 8 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Windows 8 Enterprise
Windows 7 → followedBy → Windows 8 ⓘ
Windows → hasEdition → Windows 8 ⓘ
Windows 32-bit → hasEdition → Windows 8 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Windows 8 32-bit
Internet Explorer → includedIn → Windows 8 ⓘ
Task Manager → includedIn → Windows 8 ⓘ
Registry Editor → includedWith → Windows 8 ⓘ
Windows Defender → includedWith → Windows 8 ⓘ
Windows NT → includesVersion → Windows 8 ⓘ
SMB → introducedIn → Windows 8 ⓘ
subject surface form: SMB3
Edge → operatingSystem → Windows 8 ⓘ
subject surface form: Microsoft Edge
Surface Pro → operatingSystem → Windows 8 ⓘ
Windows 8.1 → predecessor → Windows 8 ⓘ
Windows NT → successor → Windows 8 ⓘ