Windows 8 build 8102.101
| Build of Windows 8 | |
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| Release name | Developer Preview Milestone 3 |
|---|---|
| OS family | Windows NT |
| Version number | 6.2 |
| Build number | 8102 |
| Build revision | 101 |
| Architecture | x86, x64, ARM32 (ARMv7) |
| Build lab | winmain_win8m3 |
| Compiled on | 2011-08-30 |
| Expiration date | |
| Timebomb | 2012-03-11 (+194 days) |
| SKUs | |
Developer Preview (Prerelease) | |
| Product key | |
| 6RH4V-HNTWC-JQKG8-RFR3R-36498 | |
| About dialog | |
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Windows 8 build 8102.101 is the official Developer Preview and Milestone 3 build of Windows 8, which was released on 13 September 2011, the first day of the Microsoft Build 2011 conference.[1][2] Attendees of the conference received an x64-based tablet made by Samsung with the build pre-installed.
The build was officially released in three variants, notably including a x64 release with pre-installed developer tools in addition to regular x86 and x64 compiles. It was only available in English (United States) localization, likely due to the fact that many locale-specific resources for the Metro user interface were hardcoded directly in the DLL files such as shsxs.dll and thus were not affected by MUI. A Simplified Chinese language pack was later leaked by Chinese website cnBeta on 20 September 2011, exactly one week after the build's public release.[3] An ARM compile is also known to exist, as some of its components have been discovered on the Microsoft Symbol Server.
It is notably the only available build to come with the Redpill feature set unlocked out-of-box via the official unlock procedure, therefore having the complete Windows 8 user interface enabled by default. It is also the first available build to come with the full set of pre-installed Metro applications, although the included application set mostly consists of sample applications only built to demonstrate various capabilities of the platform.
Redpill[edit | edit source]
This is the first public release of Windows 8 to have all of the new Metro features working out-of-box. While the image that was distributed by Microsoft has the new shell enabled, it still utilizes the same internal mechanism of unlocking Metro features through Redpill as seen in earlier builds. A remnant from the Redpill application is present in this build in the form of a redpill.log file in the Windows\System32 directory, giving some insight to the functioning of the official Redpill unlocker.
The contents of the file are listed below:
redpill.log:
Running with /labuseonly Running with /restrictedlab Running with /privatebinary Overriding version check... Installing licenses... Setting IE activesetup stub Setting MIE install state... Checking MIE package state... Restarting sessionenv... Setting IE activesetup stub ERROR: Binary version mismatch! Enabling via /enable Setting MIE install state... Checking MIE package state... Preparing to install immersive browser... Installing MIE OOB... Installing MIE complete. Return code: 0 Finished installing MIE OOB. Restarting sessionenv... Setting IE activesetup stub NoExplorer flag set; skipping explorer restart
As the build was intended to be distributed en masse, the Redpill product policies installed in this build's OS image (RP01-PDC) are only applicable to the Developer Preview and Datacenter Server SKUs. A non-SKU-limited version of the Redpill policies also exist, simply labeled RP01.
Because of the similarities in the way of how features are locked between this build and some earlier builds, the files dropped by the relevant Redpill tool have been used to unlock Windows 8 shell features in several older builds including but not limited to 8056 (fbl_grfx_dev1), 7989, and 7927.
To showcase the abilities of the new Windows 8 user interface, the build includes a set of sample applications that take advantage of various existing Windows Runtime functions.
Disabling Redpill[edit | edit source]
Setting the value of RPEnabled in SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer to 0 within the HKEY_CURRENT_USER and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE root keys will disable all Metro features, effectively un-redpilling the build and enabling a shell experience similar to earlier leaked builds of Windows 8 and by extension Windows 7, achieved after a full system restart. Special applications were created to suffice for this need.
New features and changes[edit | edit source]
Desktop UI[edit | edit source]
Inbox Windows games[edit | edit source]
The built-in games from Windows Vista and Windows 7 have been removed from the Developer Preview SKU (Prerelease) and its ARMv7 counterpart (PrereleaseARM).
Control Panel[edit | edit source]
Devices and Printers[edit | edit source]
The Devices and Printers Control Panel applet no longer prompts the user to enable downloading additional Device Stage metadata over the Internet.
Windows Extended theme[edit | edit source]
A new "Windows Extended" theme has been added to help showcase multi-monitor support capabilities.
Miscellaneous[edit | edit source]
- All region-specific themes included as part of Windows 7, as well as Internet Explorer region-specific links for favorites and RSS feeds, have been removed from the operating system.
- A no-warranty disclaimer for Samsung Series 7 Slate tablet PCs has been added to the Contact Support page found within the Help and Support Center.
Metro UI[edit | edit source]
Charms[edit | edit source]
The Start charms menu's animation has been updated to fade into view when hovering over its respective hot-corner, rather than sliding from the bottom. The Connect charm was renamed to Devices and no longer prompts the user about the lack of compatible Send applications when attempting to project to other displays.
Start screen[edit | edit source]
The default Start screen layout has been updated to no longer include common Win32 desktop applications, and now only includes Internet Explorer, Windows Store, Windows Explorer, and the Immersive Control Panel applications as the default pinned tiles, in addition to the "Switch to Desktop" tile.
Semantic view mode on the Start screen has been temporarily disabled.
Inbox applications[edit | edit source]
Multiple inbox system applications, namely the Internet Explorer, Immersive Control Panel, Remote Desktop Connection, Windows Store, have had their pinned Start screen tiles redesigned and recolored to shades of light blue, yellow and orange, respectively.
Context menus in the tablet-optimized Internet Explorer 10 user interface have been resized to fit all possible options.
The Windows Store has been forcibly disabled in this build as the underlying platform was not yet ready for public use. A "coming soon" message is instead displayed to the user when launched, although all relevant code for the Windows Store is still present in the application.
Boot UI redesigns[edit | edit source]
The redesigned Windows Boot Manager and Windows Recovery Environment user interfaces are now enabled by default. This functionality is controlled by Boot Configuration Data (BCD) OS loader boolean variable BCDE_OSLOADER_TYPE_BOOT_MENU_POLICY (BOOTMENUPOLICY; 0x250000c2), which controls enablement of the new Windows 8 boot UI behavior. It is set to value 1 (Standard) in this build.
The redesigns may be turned off by setting the value of the aforementioned variable to 0 (Legacy).
Miscellaneous[edit | edit source]
Sizing adjustments towards Metro dialog modals have been implemented to allow more content to fit properly, and text in dialog modals are now colored properly when drawn in the desktop view.
Miscellaneous[edit | edit source]
- Third-party trusted root certificates for DigiCert Assured ID Root CA and GTE CyberTrust Global Root have been added to the system.
- The end-user license agreement has been updated for the public Developer Preview release.
Bugs and quirks[edit | edit source]
Installation[edit | edit source]
- Upgrades to this build have been disabled by default as it is intended to be a preview release; this behavior is controlled by the presence of an empty
noupgrade.txttext document in thesourcesdirectory. It can be re-enabled by removing the binary from the installation media.
Desktop Window Manager[edit | edit source]
- Applications that make use of the DWM extended client area will only properly render translucency effects for 3/4ths of the visible area if Redpill is enabled.
- Switching to a High Contrast theme and then switching back to Aero or Aero Lite might result in a fully transparent taskbar. The navigation bar may also appear black.
- Running
WindowsAnytimeUpgradeResults.exewith the Aero Lite theme applied will forcibly enable DWM blur effects.
Updates[edit | edit source]
A number of updates were released throughout the Developer Preview's lifespan:
8102.101.winmain_win8m3.110830-1739(KB2608610) - installed by default8102.105.winmain_win8m3.110907-1505(KB2616619)8102.106.winmain_win8m3.110908-1424(KB2616150)8102.108.winmain_win8m3.110911-1502(KB2617028)8102.109.winmain_win8m3.110912-1733(KB2617868)- Additionally demonstrated during several Build 2011 sessions[4]
8102.110.winmain_win8m3.110913-1848(KB2618032)8102.112.winmain_win8m3.110915-1505(KB2619246)
Uninstalling the KB2608610 update will revert the OS kernel to build 8102.0.winmain_win8m3.110823-1455.
On 16 February 2012, Microsoft released the KB2671501 hotfix to extend this build's timebomb to 15 January 2013.[5]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Boot screen
Lock screen
Logon screen
Start screen
Desktop with the Сharms menu open
Desktop with the Сharms bar open
Search charm
Settings charm
Applications list
Windows Explorer
Security options
Early system crash
Application snapping
Help and Support Center with the mention of no warranty
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Windows Setup[edit | edit source]
Autorun
Initialization
Artificial upgrade block
End-user license agreement
Installation type
Hardware detection (second phase of setup)
Out-of-box experience[edit | edit source]
End-user license agreement
Initial onboarding animation
Personalization
Finalizing settings
Themes[edit | edit source]
Aero theme
Aero Lite theme
DWM glitches[edit | edit source]
Aero Lite theme with glass effects
Redpill disabled[edit | edit source]
Logon screen
Desktop
Start menu
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Security options
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Out-of-box experience[edit | edit source]
Computer name
User name and password
Automatic updates
Date and time
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ARM32 version (unleaked)[edit | edit source]
Desktop
Watermark
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Microsoft. Microsoft Reimagines Windows, Presents Windows 8 Developer Preview, Microsoft News. 13 September 2011.
- ↑ Sinofsky, Steven. Welcome to Windows 8 – The Developer Preview, Building Windows 8. 13 September 2011.
- ↑ [图+下载]Windows 8 开发者预览版中文包[更新x86/x64], cnBeta. 20 September 2011. Archived from the original on 23 September 2011.
- ↑ A deep dive into Visual Studio 11 Express for designing Metro style apps using XAML | BUILD2011. Channel 9. 15 September 2011. (Wayback Machine / Video)
- ↑ An update that postpones the expiration date of Windows 8 Developer Preview and of Windows 8 Server Developer Preview is available, Microsoft Support. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012.