Windows 8 would have three versions: Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro and the ARM version which is now called Windows RT. What is the expected release date of Windows 8?
According to the news around us, we can expect Windows 8 to be launched sometime in mid-late 2012. According to the recent rumors Microsoft 8 is coming with more advanced and sophisticated features in October 2012. Bloomberg Reports also confirmed that Windows 8 has undergone several tests on both Intel and ARM processors which is expected to be released in October this year. Microsoft may release Windows 8 during this summer which is indicated by the latest report of ComputerWorld.
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Windows 8 is a version of Microsoft Windows operating system part of the Windows NT family of operating systems developed by Microsoft. Its development began in 2009 before Windows 7 was released and was announced at CES 2011. On August 1, 2012, Microsoft Windows 8 was released to manufacturing. It was on October 26, 2012 when it was released for general availability.
Unlike Windows XP which has a quite successful career and also which Microsoft ended support just two years ago, April 8, 2014, Windows 8 had an unfortunate short life. Support for Microsoft Windows 8 ended on January 12, 2016. If you need to have a continued support, you need to upgrade to Windows 8.1. Microsoft Windows 8 has the following hardware requirements:
There are three different versions of Microsoft Windows 8. They are Windows 8, Windows 8 Professional, and Windows 8 Enterprise.
