Windows 8 build 8123

6.2.8123.0.fbl_grfx_dev1.110928-1700
	Build of Windows 8
OS family	Windows NT
Version number	6.2
Build number	8123
Build revision	0
Architecture	x64
Build lab	fbl_grfx_dev1
Compiled on	2011-09-28
Expiration date
Timebomb	2012-03-11 (+165 days)
Product key
	H9VCT-63NFW-FWHDR-F4J43-972K8
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Windows 8 build 8123 is a build of Windows 8 that was shared on 13 October 2024.

It is the last available build that uses Redpill, despite being compiled after 8102, which came with it already applied. Thus, a tool like Redlock is still required to access the Metro features (such as the start screen, the Metro login screen, and Immersive app execution). It is also the last available build that features the Games Explorer in the Windows 7 start menu (hidden starting with build 8128).

New features and changes[edit | edit source]

Placeholder sound[edit | edit source]

This is the first build to have the Windows Proximity Connection.wav sound. However, it is a placeholder and obviously recorded by an amateur, most probably a Microsoft employee, by shouting the word "Proximity" gently close to the recorder.

Miscellaneous[edit | edit source]

The Windows Explorer ribbon now has an option to connect to a media server, however it opens the regular Add devices and printers dialog.

Bugs and quirks[edit | edit source]

OOBE background[edit | edit source]

Like any previous build since 8032, this build's Windows 7 OOBE background is distorted in that the image got squished in monochrome on the left, with a black space being left on the right. This bug was never fixed, and it's also the last build to contain this quirk, as the legacy OOBE was removed with the integration of Redpill features to the main codebase of Windows in the next available build.