Windows 8 build 8045

Windows 8 build 8045 is a build of Windows 8. This build was leaked to BetaArchive on 26 January 2020. It includes a new desktop background and the system crash screen has been changed to resemble the RTM, although it is black instead of blue. The circle of spinning dots on the boot screen has shrunk in size in this build. The right-hand Charms bar is now accessible again without the need for a touchscreen by default via pressing Win + Shift + C.

Features

 * A sad face for the system crash screen.


 * In this build, 'Refresh your PC' is called 'Rejuvenate your PC'.
 * The loading animation has become larger and whiter in some occasions.

Start screen
The Start screen appears to hide all tiles on boot, until you start interacting with them.

Lock screen
On boot, if the Start button has been removed, the lock screen may not display correctly (such as displaying nothing but the lock screen art, or not showing the date).

Microsoft Confidential in winver
The text saying “unauthorized use or disclosure...” is not in red unlike later builds