Windows 8 build 8172
| Build of Windows 8 | |
 | |
| OS family | Windows NT |
|---|---|
| Version number | 6.2 |
| Build number | 8172 |
| Build revision | 0 |
| Architecture | x86, x64 |
| Build lab | fbl_dnt2_bus |
| Compiled on | 2011-12-14 |
| Expiration date | |
| Timebomb | 2013-01-15 (+398 days) |
| SKUs | |
Beta (Prerelease) | |
| Product key | |
| H9VCT-63NFW-FWHDR-F4J43-972K8 | |
| About dialog | |
Windows 8 build 8172 is a build of Windows 8. Several screenshots of this build’s x86 variant were shared on the Chinese Windows forum PCBeta on 21 December 2011.[1] The x64 version was later shared on 28 October 2024.
Changes[edit | edit source]
File Explorer[edit | edit source]
This is the earliest known build to load the navigation (back, forward and menu) button resources from the active theme's msstyles, rather than from ExplorerFrame.dll. This build also removes the "shadow" effect formerly present behind these buttons, starting from Windows Vista, and uses a different function to create the buttons resulting in different transparency behaviour.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
x64 version[edit | edit source]
Boot screen
x86 version (unleaked)[edit | edit source]
Windows Explorer — Desktop folders with ribbon opened
Windows Explorer — Libraries
Demo
Charms bar
File copy dialog — Replace or skip files
File copy dialog — Copying files
