Windows 8 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft. The product was released to manufacturing on August 1, 2012, and generally to retail on October 26, 2012. Windows 8 was made available for download via MSDN and Tech, and net.
Prior to its general availability on October 26, 2012, updates were released for some of Windows 8’s bundled apps, and a “General Availability Cumulative Update” (which included fixes to improve performance, compatibility, and battery life) was released on Tuesday, October 9, 2012.
When did Microsoft launch its first advertisement for Windows 8?
Microsoft began an advertising campaign centered around Windows 8 and its Surface tablet in October 2012, starting with its first television advertisement premiering on October 14, 2012.
What is the release date of Windows 8?
E Windows 8.1 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft. It was released to manufacturing on August 27, 2013, and broadly released for retail sale on October 17, 2013, about a year after the retail release of its predecessor.
Microsoft released Microsoft Windows Server 2008 to the public on February 27, 2008.
What happened to the start button in Windows 8?
Well, the truth is that there is no Start button or Start menu anymore ! It has been completely removed from the user interface! Instead there is a Start screen from where for example applications can be launched from. The Start screen in Windows 8 covers the whole screen.
As The Verge reports, Chaitanya Sareen of Microsoft said that while analysing the data submitted by Windows users using the Customer Experience Improvement Program, they found that most of the users had now started using taskbar as a mere tool launching applications most of the time; and that this is the reason why Start Menu button has been removed from Windows 8 and the Metro style interface was chosen.
Microsoft’s Start menu made its first appearance with Windows 95. It quickly became the go-to menu to find everything you needed from your PC, and it changed very little until the blue-and-green theme of Windows XP. The Start menu became so intertwined with the identity of Windows that users freaked out when it disappeared in Windows 8.
The removal of the Start button / Start menu has not been popular among many Windows users. Lots of people have complained about this, and they say that the traditional desktop mode in Windows 8 is harder to use without a real Start menu. More clicks are needed to launch a desktop application.
What is the start menu and why does it matter?
It’s the first thing many people think of when they think of Windows, or even Microsoft. The simple Start menu has existed for more than 20 years now. It started off as a way to make Windows easier to use, and now it’s the center of how we interact with Windows on a daily basis.