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Development of the new features has officially frozen today, according to the reports swirling the web. Windows 10, it is being said, has reached the important RTM Escrow stage. Link Removed

It looks like another leaked build is out. If that is the case and we end up getting an official release in the next week, would that be the last build prior to the RTM? If I was Microsoft, I would release an RC about 2 to 3 weeks prior to the RTM. Depending when the RTM would be finalized...

Pre-ordered Windows 10 Pro OEM today. Supposedly available 08/31/2015 about a month after the rumored RTM in late July...

Colin Miller announced that the .NET Micro Framework SDK v4.3 has RTW'd. This has been in beta for a while, highlighted here in Oct 2014, Visual Studio 2013, VS "14" .NET Micro Framework Support is here! but now is finally, officially RTM Link Removed The changes to NETMF 4.3 to make it work...

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When will then be now? One of the more intriguing Windows Phone 8.1 revelations to come out of Build a few months back was that users would be allowed to customize their handsets' lock screen via new interactive apps provided by Microsoft and, eventually, third parties. But this lock screen...

Pressing Win+Q under Windows 8.0 and Windows 8.1 Preview on my desktop PC and laptop displayed the app search screen. Under Window 8.1 RTM Win+Q shows only the Search charm which is identical to pressing Win+S. Is this the case after you upgraded, too? The same happened on my laptop for about...

As most users are aware 8.1 has now been released to the general populace. If however you were running 8.1 prior to the release due to a Technet or MSDN account then do check Windows update as some updates have been released to coincide with the general availability of the RTM. One is even a...

Is it possible to upgrade to Windows 8.1 final from RTM? How?

Microsoft has relinquished its previous statements that it would not provide Windows 8.1 RTM to developers on MSDN or Technet and has since published the following versions on both services. The final RTM version, a major update which includes numerous bug fixes and improvements to genuine...

Speaking at the company's annual Worldwide Partner Conference, currently being held in Houston, Texas, head of Windows, Tami Reller, revealed that the RTM version of its Windows 8.1 update would be rolling out to Microsoft's manufacturing partners in "late August;" Source: Yahoo! News

According to an article by Zdnet Journo Mary Jo Foley Microsoft Has confimed that August will see the release of RTM 8.1. Some thought it would be around August first but it looks like this date has been pushed back: Reference: Microsoft confirms Windows 8.1 to RTM by August | ZDNet

Guru3D have posted that the new 8.1 update, which previews tomorrow, will have a Start menu almost reminiscent of the windows 7 Start menu. Hot corners can be disabled as well as booting straight to desktop. How do they know this? Well Windows Server 2012 R2 already has the same options: Link...

Microsoft has a very new addition to it's web sites namely The Microsoft Surface. Not only is there information regarding the RT and Pro versions, you also have Support section with options for Tech support. Surface with Windows 8 Pro is powerful

i have a PC with these specs, processor: intel pentium 4 ht 3ghz 2.99ghz RAM: 1.5 gb video: 128mb intel 915 ( i accidentally bought win 8 preview version and even aero worked, not to mention good speed and stability, it made the video memory 256mb i dont know how! and why!) OS: win 7 32bit...

Hey I have got windows 8 RTM Pro on my laptop and a lot of the apps are not working for me. For example the apps I cannot load (out of the ones I have tried) Alpha 21(TwentyOne) Wordfued TuneIn Radio all that happens with these apps are I see the splash screen but then it goes to blank...

Help us collect the largest list of annoying RTM bugs for Windows 8 to help Microsoft create a better product before retail. These bugs in the thread should be able to be duplicated in a clean install environment. Here's one: Calender Metro App will occasionally not let you delete a...

W/ Vista & Windows 7 it was not recommend & not supported to go from the RC (a beta) to Final (RTM or GA) via Upgrade. However, for quite a while now there has been discussion, curiosity, some saying yes & some no & some general uncertainty regarding Windows 8 RP (beta) to Final via Upgrade...

One of the first updates or patches has been released for Windows 8 RTM by Microsoft. The update is available to correct tile logo images of files on the All Apps View. An update is available to correct tile logo images of files on the All Apps View

I have a parallel (independent drives) install of Windows 7 and Windows 8 and choose which one from the boot device menu. Ever since I have been running Windows 8 CP and RP, I have been getting Chkdsk requests whenever I boot into Windows 7 after having been in Windows 8. Has anyone else...