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Windows 8

Unknown year Trialware, Microsoft Software Assurance, MSDN subscription Active

Operating system entry sourced from Wikipedia: Windows 8.

Key specifications

Accelerometer	3 axes with data rates at or above 50 Hz
Camera	720p
Connect	Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 + LE (low energy)
Developer	Microsoft
Display screen	pixels
Final release	July 2023 update rollup (6.2.9200.24374) / July 11, 2023; 2 years ago (2023-07-11)
Generalavailability	October 26, 2012; 13 years ago (2012-10-26)
Graphics Card	DirectX 10 graphics device with WDDM 1.2 or higher driver
Hard disk space	GB
Input device	Keyboard, mouse
Kernel type	Hybrid
License	Trialware, Microsoft Software Assurance, MSDN subscription
Marketing target	Consumer and business
Memory (RAM)	GB
Official website	Windows 8, Wayback Machine
Other	Speaker, microphone, magnetometer
Preceded by	Windows 7
Processor	GHz, clock rate, IA-32
Released tomanufacturing	August 1, 2012; 13 years ago (2012-08-01)
Screen	Touch screen
Source model	Closed-source, Source-available, Shared Source Initiative
Storage	10 GB free space, after the out-of-box experience completes
Succeeded by	Windows 8.1
Supported platforms	IA-32, x86-64
Update method	Windows Update, Windows Server Update Services
USB 2.0	At least one controller and exposed port.
Userland	Windows API, .NET Framework, WinRT