MS-DOS 8.00

MS-DOS 8.00 is the latest version of MS-DOS. This version of MS-DOS was never released as a standalone product but it is DOS part of Windows ME. Windows XP to Windows 8.1 still support the creation of Emergency Boot Disks with this version of MS-DOS, however the feature was removed in Windows 10 meaning the support of MS-DOS has ceased completely. The latest version of MS-DOS 8.00 was found in Windows 8.1 dated 2005-04. It is no longer possible to boot into Real Mode without modification to  and.

This version of MS-DOS is crippled but relatively easy to obtain comparing to MS-DOS 7.00 and MS-DOS 7.10. The simplest way to obtain unmodified MS-DOS 8.00 is from  in later versions of Windows.