Windows 8 build 8032

6.2.8032.fbl_core2_sid_data.110623-2054
	Build of Windows 8
OS family
Architecture	x86, x64
Compiled	2011-06-23
Timebomb	2012-03-15 (+266 days)
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Windows 8 build 8032 is a build of Windows 8. This build is the last known build to use Windows 7 branding and SKUs during installation.

History[edit | edit source]

The earliest publicly shared screenshots of this build were sourced from BetaArchive user Pwned, who posted them to PCBeta on 1 April 2016.^[1] On 6 April, a thread discussing the build in question was created on OSBetaArchive.net on 5 April 2016 by a user under the name of intelsystembridge. On 28 December 2018, members of the Chinese community BetaWorld found the build and shared it on the next day.^[2] The build was later uploaded to the BetaArchive FTP server on 4 January 2019.

Editions and keys[edit | edit source]

Edition / SKU	Key
Starter	7Q28W-FT9PC-CMMYT-WHMY2-89M6G
Home Basic	YGFVB-QTFXQ-3H233-PTWTJ-YRYRV
Home Premium	RHPQ2-RMFJH-74XYM-BH4JX-XM76F
Professional	HYF8J-CVRMY-CM74G-RPHKF-PW487
Ultimate	D4F6K-QK3RD-TMVMJ-BBMRX-3MBMV
Prerelease (edition upgrade only)	H9VCT-63NFW-FWHDR-F4J43-972K8

Redpill[edit | edit source]

The Redlock tool can be used to unlock all of the Redpill levels on this build, including the Start screen.

Some changes have occurred with Metro since build 8014. The Metro Control Panel now has a Personalization section, where the user can change the accent colors and patterns, as well as the lock screen background. While the general design by this point is much closer to 8056, some elements, such as the bigger size of the live tiles, the gradient effect on the Start screen, and some of the icons, resemble 8014.

Most of the placeholder icons in the ribbon of File Explorer introduced in build 8008 have been finally replaced by the ones seen in the RTM. However, some options still have the placeholder icons.

This is the first build to include Metro-style notifications. This can be easily seen when installing a third-party app, as Windows will inform that New apps are available for your PC or when inserting removable media.

Charms bar accessibility[edit | edit source]

To enable the right-hand charms bar on a non-touchscreen device, open the Registry Editor and navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ImmersiveShell. A DWORD value called CharmBarMode must be created in this key and its value set to 1.

Bugs and quirks[edit | edit source]

USB 3.0[edit | edit source]

This build appears to have a broken XHCI driver, and therefore will bugcheck during setup if USB 3.0 is enabled. Disabling USB 3.0 for the VM (or from the BIOS, on real hardware) should fix this problem.

Compatibility[edit | edit source]

To install or run this build in VMware Workstation, the hardware compatibility version must be set to versions 8.x/9.x; otherwise, a bugcheck will occur.

Aero Glass in Starter and Home Basic SKUs[edit | edit source]

This build automatically enables Aero Glass transparency even when installing the Starter or Home Basic SKUs, which do not support it. However, changing the color scheme (visual style) to another one and then back to the default one will disable Aero Glass.

Microsoft Confidential in winver[edit | edit source]

On this build's winver dialog box, the text of the disclaimer is colored black instead of the red that is seen in earlier and later builds.

Password bug on Metro login[edit | edit source]

When using the password reveal feature on the Metro login screen, the text appears scrambled, consisting of a mixture of letters and symbols from various languages such as Arabic, Japanese, Korean and Chinese.

OOBE[edit | edit source]

The background wallpaper of the unredpilled OOBE seems to be broken.

Themes[edit | edit source]

There are several exploits with themes, like transparency in the Aero Lite theme and the High contrast themes.

Store[edit | edit source]

The Store is labelled @{ms-resource:ShortItemName}.

High Contrast (Redpill only)[edit | edit source]

High Contrast can be incredibly buggy in this build, and some Developer Preview builds following it, when Metro UI is enabled via Redpill unlocking tools like Redlock, with bugs including but not limited to the Start Screen having a completely transparent background, and Aero Lite just not switching to its High Contrast counterpart when High Contrast is on, leading to the exact same issues as trying to use High Contrast on regular Aero.

Additionally, if High Contrast's colour scheme is set by a 3rd-party program, no parts of Metro UI will acknowledge any High Contrast customisations, and changing Themes and back will not retain those customisations either, instead reverting to the standard High Contrast variant.