Windows Server 2012 build 8102 (winmain_win8m3)
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Build of Windows Server 2012 | |
Release name | Developer Preview |
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OS family | Windows NT |
Version number | 6.2 |
Build number | 8102 |
Build revision | 0 |
Architecture | x64 |
Build lab | winmain_win8m3 |
Compiled on | 2011-08-23 |
Expiration date | |
Timebomb | 2012-04-08 (+229 days) |
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Windows Server 2012 build 8102 (winmain_win8m3) is the official Developer Preview build of Windows Server 2012, which was released on 13 September 2011[1] along with its client counterpart.
Changes[edit | edit source]
- This is the earliest available build to have Redpill features enabled by default. See Windows 8 build 8102.101#Redpill
- An OOBE is now displayed after installation, which prompts the user to enter a password for the Administrator account.
- The Windows 7 login screen background has been set as the desktop background.
- The ability to zoom out on the Start screen has been removed. It would return in the next build.
- The default user icon has been updated.
Bugs and quirks[edit | edit source]
Like its client counterpart:
Compatibility[edit | edit source]
To install or run this build in VMware Workstation, the hardware compatibility version must be set to versions 8.x/9.x; otherwise, a bugcheck will occur.
Installation[edit | edit source]
The option to perform an upgrade is disabled by default due to the presence of an empty noupgrade.txt
text document in the sources
directory. Upgrades can be re-enabled by deleting the file.