Windows 8 build 8195

Windows 8 build 8195 is a Consumer Preview build of Windows 8, which was uploaded to BetaArchive on 4 January 2019.

As of today, it is first available build of Windows 8 to have a copyright year of 2012 in winver.

New features and changes

 * As of 2021, it is the earliest available build to remove the Start button on the taskbar. The Start button wouldn't return until Windows 8.1 build 9431 in 2013.
 * The default user account picture has been changed to the one that appears in the final release.
 * This build introduces some new animations on the Start screen and the Charms bar.
 * This build introduces new Start screen backgrounds.
 * The Charms bar icons has been updated to the icons that appears in the final release, with the exception of the Windows flag. Additionally, the Windows flag in the Charms bar when the Charms bar is transparent is now all white rather than multicolored.

Bugs

 * In this build, the boot screen is visually distorted likely to fit better on a 16:9 screen.