Тема: Windows 8 - новости, тесты, скриншоты...

Желающим запробовать у себя на основной рабочей машине последнюю сборку восьмёрки под номером 7955 предлагаю ознакомиться со списком поддерживаемого\ неподерживаемого ПО (тесты под х86 системой):

~~~Programs~~~
Works:
Google Chrome (Stable) (Not tested with the recent update that brought updated flash)
Xfire
Steam
EA Download Manager
Java 7 JRE Snapshot
VMWare Player
uTorrent
Daemon Tools Lite
Curse Client
VLC media player
Filezilla FTP Client
DirectX Redist June 2010
DirectX SDK June 2010
7-Zip
WinRAR
Adobe CS4+
Microsoft Security Essentials
Xpadder 5.3 (needs Vista compatibility mode, even in Windows 7)
Microsoft Virtual PC 2007
TeamSpeak 3 Client
Ventrilo
CCleaner

Doesn't Work:
None

~~~Games~~~
Works:
World of Warcraft
Killing Floor
Team Fortress 2
Counter-Strike: Source
Age of Empires Gold Edition
Age of Empires II (AoK and AoC)
Minecraft
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Diablo II (and LoD) (Tested only Direct3D)
RIFT
Gears of War (need TU3 just like in Vista and 7 before playing)
StarCraft II
Unreal Tournament Game of the Year Edition (with D3D9 render)
Brink
Pirates, Vikings, and Knights II
Runescape
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch

Doesn't Work:
Fable III (GFW copy, not Steam) (not certain, may be just the way I'm installing it)

~~~Drivers~~~
Works:
Marvell Ethernet (88E8042)
Realtek Wireless (RTL8191SE)
AMD Catalyst 10.12 (Radeon HD 3200)
AMD Catalyst 11.5 (Radeon HD 3200)
AMD Catalyst 11.4 (AMD SATA Controller)
DTSoftBusCd00 (Daemon Tools)
Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller, Wireless Receiver, and Wireless Controller with Charge Kit
ATI Catalyst Mobility Downloader (needs Windows 7 compatibility mode)

Doesn't Work:
AMD Catalyst 11.4 (Radeon HD 3200)
Logitech SetPoint 6.24 (M100)

ToTest List:
TES: Oblivion
Magicka

Но, конечно. лучше всего дождаться паблик-беты 1, которая. судя по плану действий, вот-вот появится в сети.

Последняя теоретически актуальная и известная на сегодня сборка - 6.2.8006.0.winmain.110513-1855