Windows 8 build 8049
| Build of Windows 8 | |
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| OS family | Windows NT |
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| Version number | 6.2 |
| Build number | 8049 |
| Architecture | x64 |
| Build lab | fbl_eeap |
| Compiled on | 2011-07-18 |
| Expiration date | |
| Timebomb | 2012-03-11 (+237 days) |
| SKUs | |
Developer Preview (Prerelease)Not available by default:[a] Starter Home Basic Home Premium Professional Enterprise (Evaluation) Ultimate Developer Preview ARM ( PrereleaseARM) | |
| Product key | |
| H9VCT-63NFW-FWHDR-F4J43-972K8 | |
| About dialog | |
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Windows 8 build 8049 is a build of Windows 8, which was was released to Microsoft partners through the Ecosystem Engineering Access Program (EEAP) around 31 July 2011, and as is common for such builds coming from the fbl_eeap branch, it had the entire Metro user interface stripped out at compile time and therefore cannot be redpilled. It was publicly shared on 18 September 2024.
Prior to its upload, two screenshots of this build were shared on the Chinese forum PCBeta on 12 September 2011.
New features and changes[edit | edit source]
- This build added the "Georgian Ministry of Education and Science Schools" keyboard layout.
- The title bar font has been changed from Segoe UI Semilight, 12pt to Segoe UI, 11pt.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Boot screen
System Properties
History Vault
Images uploaded prior to publication[edit | edit source]
DirectX diagnosis
System properties
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ The packages for these SKUs are in the build's component store, however the user must manually stage them to be able to use them