What is Windows 8?
{{multiple issues| {{expert-subject|date=May 2018}} {{restructure|date=May 2018}} }} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox OS | name = Windows 8 | logo = Windows 8 logo and wordmark.svg | screenshot = Firefox 115.4 on Windows 8.png | caption = Screenshot of Windows 8 | version of = [[Windows NT]] | developer = Microsoft | license = [[Trialware]], [[Microsoft Software Assurance]], [[MSDN subscription]], [[DreamSpark]] | website = {{URL|1=https://web.archive.org/web/20121231172223/https://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/meet?ocid=GA8_O_WOL_Hero_Home_8Here_Null|2=Windows 8}} (archived at [[Wayback Machine]]) | source_model = {{ubl | [[Proprietary software|Closed-source]] | [[Source-available software|Source-available]] (through [[Shared Source Initiative]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Shared Source Initiative|url=https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sharedsource/default.aspx|work=microsoft.com|publisher=[[Microsoft]] |access-date=October 28, 2013}}</ref> }} | supported_platforms = [[IA-32]], [[x86-64]], ARM | kernel_type = [[Hybrid kernel|Hybrid]] | userland = [[Windows API]], [[NTVDM]] | updatemodel = [[Windows Update]], [[Windows Store]], [[Windows Server Update Services]] | discontinued = no | first_release_date = {{start date and age|2012|8|1}}<ref>[https://windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/bloggingwindows/archive/2012/08/01/windows-8-has-reached-the-rtm-milestone.aspx Windows 8 has reached the RM milestone] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919090607/http://windowsteamblog.com/windows/b/bloggingwindows/archive/2012/08/01/windows-8-has-reached-the-rtm-milestone.aspx |date=September 19, 2012 }}. August 1, 2012</ref> | first_release_url = | GA_date = {{start date and age|2012|10|26}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.windows.com/windows/b/bloggingwindows/archive/2012/10/25/windows-reimagined-windows8.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121027202517/https://blogs.windows.com/windows/b/bloggingwindows/archive/2012/10/25/windows-reimagined-windows8.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 2