Question: When did Microsoft start creating Windows 8?
Answer: before Windows 7 had shipped in 2009

Question: What is jupiter?
Answer: new application framework for Windows 8

Question: Where were the Windows 8 plans initially announced?
Answer: Consumer Electronics Show

Question: Who is Microsofts CEO?
Answer: Steve Ballmer

Question: What does BSoD stand for?
Answer: Blue Screen of Death

Question: When was Milestone 1 divulged?
Answer: April 12, 2011

Question: What was special about Milestone 1?
Answer: It was the first build where the text of a window was written centered

Question: When was Milestone 2 divulged?
Answer: April 25, 2011

Question: When was Build 7959 divulged?
Answer: May 1, 2011

Question: What 3 versions of the build did Microsoft first release?
Answer: standard 32-bit and 64-bit versions, plus a special 64-bit version which included SDKs and developer tools

Question: What developer tools did the build have?
Answer: Visual Studio Express and Expression Blend

Question: How many downloads occured in the first 12 hours?
Answer: 535,000

Question: When did the developer preview expire?
Answer: January 15, 2013

Question: When was the Developer preview initially intended to expire?
Answer: March 11, 2012

Question: When was the beta version of Windows 8 made available to the public?
Answer: February 29, 2012

Question: Who is the Windows Manager?
Answer: Chaitanya Sareen

Question: How many things were altered after developer version release?
Answer: 100,000

Question: How many times was the Consumer Preview downloaded in the first 24 hours?
Answer: over one million times

Question: When was the Consumer Preview set to expire?
Answer: January 15, 2013

Question: When was the Release Preview revealed to consumers?
Answer: May 31, 2012

Question: When was the release preview set to expire?
Answer: January 15, 2013

Question: What were the main components of the Release preview?
Answer: addition of Sports, Travel, and News apps, along with an integrated version of Adobe Flash Player

Question: What was the build number of the Windows 8 Release Preview?
Answer: 8400

Question: When was the Windows 8 Release Preview accidentally revealed?
Answer: May 28, 2012

Question: When did Windows 8 manufacturing begin?
Answer: August 1, 2012

Question: When was Microsoft supposed to officially launch Windows 8?
Answer: October 25, 2012

Question: What was the final build Microsoft decided to manufacture?
Answer: 9200

Question: When were Software Assurance consumers allowed access to Windows 8?
Answer: August 16, 2012

Question: What version of Windows 8 is Enterprise N?
Answer: a version for European markets lacking bundled media players

Question: How many things did Microsoft alter after Release Preview?
Answer: Relatively few

Question: When was the General Availablity Cumulative Update provided?
Answer: October 9, 2012

Question: How are system improvements released through Windows 8?
Answer: through Windows Update

Question: What name did Windows Explorer change to?
Answer: File Explorer

Question: How much money was allocated to advertise Windows 8?
Answer: $1.5–1.8 billion

Question: How much money was allocated to advertise Windows 95?
Answer: $200 million

Question: What is the name of the character Microsoft used to make Windows 8 seem more personable?
Answer: Allison Brown

Question: When did Microsoft begin promoting Windows 8?
Answer: October 2012

Question: How many pop up stores did Microsoft set up to help promote Windows 8?
Answer: 34

Question: When was the first game of the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals?
Answer: June 12, 2013

Question: Who did Windows 8 mock in their television campaign?
Answer: the iPad

Question: What was the name of the Windows 8 advertising campaign?
Answer: Windows Everywhere

Question: What three things did the Windows Everywhere campaign emphasize on?
Answer: Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, and the company's suite of online services

Question: What happens during Hybrid Boot mode?
Answer: hibernates the Windows kernel on shutdown to speed up the subsequent boot

Question: What are the benefits of USB 3.0?
Answer: faster data transfers and improved power management

Question: What is the point of near field communications?
Answer: to facilitate sharing and communication between devices

Question: What is Windows to Go?
Answer: live USB versions of Windows

Question: What features were added to the lock screen?
Answer: clock and notifications

Question: What replaced the Windows Explorer comman bar?
Answer: a ribbon

Question: What is the new name of Windows Explorer?
Answer: File Explorer

Question: What does file history make possible?
Answer: allows incremental revisions of files to be backed up to and restored from a secondary storage device

Question: What did the update of operation dalog boxes help with?
Answer: provide more detailed statistics, the ability to pause file transfers, and improvements in the ability to manage conflicts when copying files

Question: What is the point of using different colors on a heat map?
Answer: indicating the level of resource usage

Question: What changes were made to the BSoD?
Answer: a simpler and modern design with less technical information displayed

Question: What are some of the process type groups Windows 8 implemented?
Answer: applications, background processes and Windows processes

Question: How can users find out more about obscure Windows 8 processes?
Answer: search the web

Question: What new security features did Windows 8 provide?
Answer: PINs and picture passwords

Question: What were the new security features in Windows 8 geared at?
Answer: touchscreens

Question: What options do Parental controls provide?
Answer: allows parents to monitor and manage their children's activities on a device with activity reports and safety controls

Question: What new recovery options did Windows 8 implement?
Answer: "Refresh" and "Reset" functions, including system recovery from USB drive

Question: When was the first Windows 8 patch sent out?
Answer: November 13, 2012

Question: How does secure boot help avert boot process infections?
Answer: uses a public-key infrastructure to verify the integrity of the operating system

Question: What requirements do Microsoft certified devices have?
Answer: must have secure boot enabled by default, and provide ways for users to disable or re-configure the feature

Question: What must always be enable in ARM-based Windows RT devices?
Answer: secure boot

Question: What is SkyDrive?
Answer: cloud storage service

Question: When was Facebook support turned off?
Answer: June 8, 2015

Question: What features does Xbox Live hub offer?
Answer: allows users to view their profile and gamerscore

Question: What Xbox apps were bundled together?
Answer: Xbox Music, Xbox Video, and the Xbox SmartGlass

Question: What service options does Windows online now offer?
Answer: can be used to access services and synchronize applications and settings between devices.

Question: What forms is Internet Exploer 10 available as?
Answer: a desktop program and a touch-optimized app

Question: What limitations were put on Adobe flash to begin with?
Answer: a "Compatibility View" whitelist

Question: Where can Adobe Flash now be used?
Answer: most sites by default

Question: What improvements were made to Internet Explorer?
Answer: increased support for HTML5, CSS3, and hardware acceleration

Question: What does airplone mode do?
Answer: disable all wireless connectivity

Question: Where can Carrier account management systems be found?
Answer: Windows Store apps

Question: What are some connection settings in Windows 8?
Answer: APNs and carrier branding

Question: What registers the insertion of a SIM card?
Answer: the operating system

Question: Who is Jensen Harris?
Answer: Microsoft developer

Question: What apps can one expect the People app to match with?
Answer: Facebook, Skype, and People service