Windows 8 build 8038

6.2.8038.0.winmain.110630-1810
	Build of Windows 8
OS family	Windows NT
Version number	6.2
Build number	8038
Build revision	0
Architecture	ARM32 (ARMv7)
Build lab	winmain
Compiled on	2011-06-30
Expiration date
Timebomb	2012-03-15 (+259 days)
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Windows 8 build 8038 is a build of Windows 8. The original partner drop for both the retail and debug client releases of this build's unstaged ARMv7 installation media and Preinstallation Environment, including software development kits and raw symbol sets for Nvidia were uploaded on 12 September 2024 along with builds 7968, 7969, 7996 (fbl_multimedia_media_sndproc) and 8020 (winmain). The Qualcomm drop was uploaded on 5 December 2024.

Booting this build on retail Surface RT hardware requires the same file replacements and patches (winload.efi and acpi.sys from build 8129, as well as the necessary sdbus.sys patches) as build 8061.

Editions and keys[edit | edit source]

The following SKUs are installable in this build:

Edition / SKU Name	Key
Starter^[a]	7Q28W-FT9PC-CMMYT-WHMY2-89M6G
Starter N^[a]	D4C3G-38HGY-HGQCV-QCWR8-97FFR
Home Basic	YGFVB-QTFXQ-3H233-PTWTJ-YRYRV
Home Basic N	MD83G-H98CG-DXPYQ-Q8GCR-HM8X2
Home Premium	RHPQ2-RMFJH-74XYM-BH4JX-XM76F
Home Premium N	D3PVQ-V7M4J-9Q9K3-GG4K3-F99JM
Professional	HYF8J-CVRMY-CM74G-RPHKF-PW487
Professional N	BKFRB-RTCT3-9HW44-FX3X8-M48M6
Enterprise	H7X92-3VPBB-Q799D-Y6JJ3-86WC6
Enterprise Evaluation	BNMMY-9D8F2-TKGQ6-BT8DJ-JFCMG
Enterprise N	BQ4TH-BWRRY-424Y9-7PQX2-B4WBD
Enterprise N Evaluation	KJC88-XWNCH-C4F7V-8X4DM-XBPMH
Ultimate	D4F6K-QK3RD-TMVMJ-BBMRX-3MBMV
Ultimate N	HTJK6-DXX8T-TVCR6-KDG67-97J8Q
Developer Preview (`Prerelease`)	H9VCT-63NFW-FWHDR-F4J43-972K8
Developer Preview N (`PrereleaseN`)	T87VG-N82DX-9Q7G4-67CHR-KBPMB
Developer Preview ARM (`PrereleaseARM`)	D9HNY-JTJDK-BQM84-K3VTB-JK4D3

New features and changes[edit | edit source]

Startup[edit | edit source]

The loading animation has become larger and whiter on some occasions.
The boot screen has been updated to feature a smaller loading spinner.
The boot manager entry is now named "Windows Developer Preview" as opposed to "Windows 8".

Appearance[edit | edit source]

The wordoku wallpaper has been updated to feature a more purple-ish design and a set of colorful strands.

Verbose boot removal[edit | edit source]

This build marks the removal of verbose boot, as appending the /sos boot argument or enabling OS Boot Information in the System Configuration utility is no longer possible. If verbose boot is enabled, the OS will now just show the regular boot screen.

Miscellaneous[edit | edit source]

The system crash screen has been slightly modified to now show the description of the error instead of the error code.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Boot screen
System Properties
Redpilled desktop
System crash

Notes[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 The Starter edition (and its N counterpart), last included in Windows 7, had since been internally repurposed during Windows 8 development to act as a base for new and existing Windows client SKUs. The Web Server edition would also be identically repurposed during development of its server counterpart for both Desktop Experience and Core editions, although Standard Server would later take its place as the base for Server Core editions during the late development phases of Windows Server 2016, specifically during Redstone 1 development.

[StarterExpl-1] 1.0 ^1.1 The Starter edition (and its N counterpart), last included in Windows 7, had since been internally repurposed during Windows 8 development to act as a base for new and existing Windows client SKUs. The Web Server edition would also be identically repurposed during development of its server counterpart for both Desktop Experience and Core editions, although Standard Server would later take its place as the base for Server Core editions during the late development phases of Windows Server 2016, specifically during Redstone 1 development.

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