Neowin News Feed for: Rtm

Windows Phone 7.8 has reportedly hit RTM status

Andrew Stevenson — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 00:09:48 +0000

With Windows Phone 7 hardware being left out of the Windows Phone 8 party, the announced 7.8 update has been eagerly anticipated by WP7 owners. According to a new rumour, the update has hit RTM. Read more...

Microsoft Office 2013 reaches RTM stage

John Callaham — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 23:48:20 +0100

Microsoft has announced its Office 2013 productivity suite of software has hit the RTM build stage. People who choose to buy Office 2010 on October 19th will get Office 2013 for free when launched. Read more...

Windows Server 2012 Essentials hits RTM; launches Nov. 1st

John Callaham — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 20:20:02 +0100

Microsoft has announced that Windows Server 2012 Essentials has reached the RTM build stage and will be available to buy Nov. 1st and inside server hardware from OEM companies by the end of the year. Read more...

Microsoft updates Windows 8 before GA, improves metrics

Brad Sams — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 18:20:02 +0100

Windows 8 has not even hit GA yet but Microsoft is already releasing an update to the platform so that when consumers get their hands on the OS, it is already tweaked from the RTM announcement. Read more...

Windows Phone 8 ship party

Vlad Dudau — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 14:50:42 +0100

Windows Phone 8 was released to manufacturing this month so in keeping with tradition the team had a shipping party. Beers, gangnam style dancing and as far as we know a good time was had by all. Read more...

Windows Phone 8 appears to have RTMd

Brad Sams — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 01:53:45 +0100

A new report is suggesting that Windows Phone 8 has RTMd which is on track with previous rumors that we had heard from the rumor mill. Make the jump to learn more about what this means for consumers. Read more...

Fool the Windows 8 RTM into upgrading the Release Preview

Steven Parker — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 09:39:19 +0100

If for some reason you prefer to upgrade from the Release Preview to the final build of Windows 8, this is now possible with a workaround. Using the same trick applied to Windows 7, it can be done. Read more...

Weekend Poll: Have you installed the Windows 8 RTM?

Tim Schiesser — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 03:05:50 +0100

The weekend poll is back again, and this time we'd like to know if you have installed the Windows 8 RTM yet. If so, did you download it through legal channels or through a leaked copy? Read more...

Windows 8 available later today on MSDN and TechNet

Steven Parker — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 08:29:40 +0100

Today at around 9AM PDT, MSDN and TechNet subscribers will be able to download and check out Windows 8, which marks another milestone closer to general availability later this year. Read more...

Windows 8 available from tomorrow, for some at least

Steven Parker — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 10:24:29 +0100

MSDN and TechNet subscribers will be among the first to get their hands on Windows 8 tomorrow, when it becomes available for digital download and DVD order. Are you one of the lucky ones? Read more...

Windows 8 RTM Party? Bake a giant Surface cake!

Andrew Stevenson — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 11:57:11 +0100

On the 8th August (8/8), Microsoft held a party for their staff celebrating the RTM of Windows 8. So, how do you follow toppling 7000 dominos for the release of Windows 7? Bake a cake it seems! Read more...

Windows 8 activations made possible by Belarus Customs

Steven Parker — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 11:27:11 +0100

New information that was sent into Neowin shows that the leaked Windows 8 RTM activations were made possible, at least in part, by the Belarus government. Customs workers likely to blame. Read more...

From the Forums: Windows 8 is the first OS that made me downgrade

Steven Parker — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 10:35:51 +0100

Windows 8 appears to be shaping up to be the OS you either love or hate, and our members don't have any problem pointing that out in various forum threads, one caught our eye though. Read more...

A look at the default lock screen Wallpapers in Windows 8

Steven Parker — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 08:31:59 +0100

Windows 8 is shaping up to be a the most customizable version of Windows ever. We take a look at the default lock screen wallpapers that are included within Windows 8 out of the box. Read more...

These are the backgrounds for the start screen in Windows 8

Brad Sams — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 13:57:02 +0100

With Windows 8 leaking to the web, quite a bit of new information about what is contained in the RTM has surfaced as more individuals have gotten their hands on the platform. Make the jump to see more Read more...

Windows 8 RTM language packs leaked to web

Tim Schiesser — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 10:59:14 +0100

Another day, another leak.... this time it's of the Windows 8 RTM language packs, which have appeared through the usual channels as two separate ISO files for different editions Read more...

Windows 8 RTM leaked ISOs activations now blocked [Update]

Steven Parker — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 12:19:28 +0100

If you were thinking of going ahead and grabbing a leaked RTM image of Windows 8 and illegally activating it before the media became officially available, you could run into issues. Read more...

Windows 8 RTM for China has (also) leaked

Brad Sams — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:05:20 +0100

Another day and another RTM leak and this time its from the Chinese edition of Windows 8 and the leak comes in two flavors, 32 bit and 64 bit. Make the jump to learn more about the leak. Read more...

Visual Studio 2012 RTM has leaked

Brad Sams — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 02:33:33 +0100

Joining the long list of high profile leaks, Visual Studio 2012 RTM has leaked as well and is in good company of several Windows 8 ISOs. Make the jump to learn more about this latest RTM leak. Read more...

Windows 8 RTM leaked ISOs have been cracked

News Staff — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 17:36:28 +0100

The Russian leaker AngelWZR has confirmed that all of the ediions of Windows 8 RTM that have leaked over the weekend can now be activated with a workaround. This will not please Microsoft. Read more...