Windows 8.1 build 9452 (fbl uex txt.130629-1316)

Windows 8.1 build 9452 (fbl_uex_txt.130629-1316) is a pre-RTM build of Windows 8.1, which was originally found on a prototype Intel Clover Trail development kit, and was uploaded to the Chinese website BetaWorld on 7 November 2022.https://www.betaworld.cn/Windows_8.1:6.3.9452.0.fbl_uex_txt.130629-1316 It was later shared on 22 October 2024 only in the Simplified Chinese language as a recovery image from the aforementioned development kit.
Incremental quality-of-life improvements have been made across various system surfaces, particularly within the Metro shell and applications. Improvements to debugging facilities in the Internet Explorer 11 developer tools have been added, and a new kiosk mode lockdown feature was introduced, along with backports of two Windows Embedded features across client editions. Work on improving help facilities has started, and significant updates to existing multimedia applications have also been implemented. Minor updates to workplace join functionality and family safety features have also been added.
== New features and changes ==
=== Windows Setup ===
==== Out-of-box experience ====
Minor localization changes against the out-of-box experience were made against the initial onboarding animation and the Personalization page; specifically, the second step displayed during the onboarding animation, "Connect", was rephrased such that it now reads as "Get online", and the example computer name in the Personalization page was changed to home-pc.
=== User interface ===
==== Desktop UI ====
===== Taskbar =====
The Quick Links context menu (commonly brought up via the key combination) has been updated to now support directly logging out of the system through the shutdown sub-menu.
Windows8.1-6.3.9452.0.FBL_UEX_TXT-QuickLink-Shutdown.png|Quick Links; note the highlighted "sign out" option in the submenu
===== File Explorer shell =====
It is now possible to access the logged-in account's profile root folder from within the File Explorer user interface.
Windows8.1-6.3.9452.0.FBL_UEX_TXT-FileExplorer.png|File Explorer
===== Internet Explorer =====
The F12 Developer Tools have been updated to now automatically load the current page's HTML source code into the JavaScript debugger as the default tab. In addition, new submenus linking to external webpages for reporting site issues and developer resources have been added. New simplified iconography for various toolbar resources, in addition to a "Send Feedback" button positioned at the top-right corner of the tools window, have also been added.
Dial-up connection support has been removed from the web browser.
Windows8.1-6.3.9452.0.FBL_UEX_TXT-IE11-DevTools-Undocked.png|F12 Developer Tools
Windows8.1-6.3.9452.0.FBL_UEX_TXT-IE11-DevTools-Docked.png|Ditto, docked into web browser
Windows8.1-6.3.9452.0.FBL_UEX_TXT-IE11-InetCpl-Connections.png|Internet Settings "Connections" tab
==== Control Panel ====
===== Family Safety =====
The scope of blockable Metro UI applications has been expanded to not only include video games, but also to applications of all types.
Windows8.1-6.3.9452.0.FBL_UEX_TXT-ControlPanel-FamilySafety-AppRestrictions.png|Family Safety application restrictions
===== Work Folders =====
Work Folders setup now supports directly entering a workplace URL in place of a work email address for workplace join. Workplace join attempts are now also performed automatically if a new system joins an Active Directory domain, eliminating the need to manually set up workplace configuration settings such as enabling mobile device management.
Windows8.1-6.3.9452.0.FBL_UEX_TXT-ControlPanel-WorkFolders.png|Work Folders applet homepage
Windows8.1-6.3.9452.0.FBL_UEX_TXT-ControlPanel-WorkFolders-Setup.png|Work Folders setup page
=== Metro UI ===
==== Start screen ====
The Start screen Customization charm has been updated; the layout of the charm has been vertically centered, and the color wheel has been updated to feature all selectable colors in the correct orders. Five new background presets (including one dynamically-animated background) have been added as selectable customization options, all of which were included as part of the final release.
Windows8.1-6.3.9452.0.FBL_UEX_TXT-StartScreen-Customization.png|Customization charm
Windows8.1-6.3.9452.0.FBL_UEX_TXT-StartScreen-NewB1.png|New background preset #1 (Strands)
Windows8.1-6.3.9452.0.FBL_UEX_TXT-StartScreen-NewB2.png|New background preset #2 (Robots)
Windows8.1-6.3.9452.0.FBL_UEX_TXT-StartScreen-NewB3.png|New background preset #3 (Roses)
Windows8.1-6.3.9452.0.FBL_UEX_TXT-StartScreen-NewB4.png|New background preset #4 (Fire; dynamically animated)
Windows8.1-6.3.9452.0.FBL_UEX_TXT-StartScreen-NewB5.png|New background preset #5 (Ocean)
The application launch animation has been reverted to the previous version included as part of Windows 8.
==== Task Switcher ====
Metro application "ghosts" shown when hovering over the Task Switcher hot-corner are less pronounced compared to the previous build.
Windows8.1-6.3.9452.0.FBL_UEX_TXT-TaskSwitcher-AppGhosts.png|Task Switcher "ghosts"
Windows8.1-6.3.9431.0.WINMAIN_BLUEMP-TaskSwitcher-AppGhosts.png|Ditto, in build 9431 (for reference purposes)
==== PC settings ====
It is now possible to specify photo/video import as a valid AutoPlay option for MultiMediaCard-based storage media. The PC info subpage now displays the current machine's serial number, and VPN providers now use the appropriate plugin name in place of their respective AppX package names. A dedicated page for the Assigned Access security feature, discussed later in the article, has been added.
Minor localization changes have been introduced across various PC settings sub-pages. Clarifications have been made towards the Personalization and Devices subpages, and explanations on how to uninstall a Metro application as well as how the Narrator accessibility tool works have been added.
Windows8.1-6.3.9452.0.FBL_UEX_TXT-ImmersiveControlPanel-Home.png|PC settings home page
Windows8.1-6.3.9452.0.FBL_UEX_TXT-ImmersiveControlPanel-SubPages-PCInfo.png|PC info sub-page
==== Applications ====
===== Skype =====
The Skype instant messenger application has been added as a direct replacement for the Windows Live Messaging application included as part of Windows 8's communications suite. As the relevant server infrastructure for this version of Skype no longer exists, it is not possible to use the application.
Notifications from this application are also displayed on the lock screen by default.
Windows8.1-6.3.9452.0.FBL_UEX_TXT-Skype-AuthFailure.png|Logon failure
Windows8.1-6.3.9452.0.FBL_UEX_TXT-Skype-Help.png|Help menu
Windows8.1-6.3.9452.0.FBL_UEX_TXT-Skype-Version.png|Version information
===== Help and Tips =====
The Help and Tips application is no longer an application stub, but rather a fully-fledged help resource. In its current state, the application is mostly a design mockup for the modernized help interface and does not have any actual functionality tied to it, apart from navigation across differing help categories.
Six new help categories are present in the application, all focusing on basic functions such as the Start screen, user interface navigation, application behavior, cloud synchronization, settings configuration, and an overview of new features introduced in the operating system. All content consists of placeholders, and the application includes toggles for changing content to adapt to both mouse and touch input modes.
Windows8.1-6.3.9452.0.FBL_UEX_TXT-MoHelp-Home.png|Help and Tips home page
Windows8.1-6.3.9452.0.FBL_UEX_TXT-MoHelp-StartCategory.png|Start screen help category
Windows8.1-6.3.9452.0.FBL_UEX_TXT-MoHelp-CloudSyncCategory.png|SkyDrive help category
===== Reading List =====
Page thumbnails are no longer automatically generated when sending an article to the Reading List.
Windows8.1-6.3.9452.0.FBL_UEX_TXT-ReadingList-Home.png|Reading List main page
Windows8.1-6.3.9452.0.FBL_UEX_TXT-ReadingList-SendToList.png|Send to Reading List menu
===== Alarms =====
Disabled alarms will now always remain colored even if they are turned off. The correct hinting is now used for timer clock faces, and minor compacting adjustments have been made to each page layout; the alarm edit page's Repeat and Sound columns have been slightly moved to the left, and the AM and PM time options are now closer to each other than in the previous build.
Windows8.1-6.3.9452.0.FBL_UEX_TXT-Alarms-Home.png|Alarm tab
Windows8.1-6.3.9452.0.FBL_UEX_TXT-Alarms-Edit.png|Alarm editor
Windows8.1-6.3.9452.0.FBL_UEX_TXT-Alarms-Timers.png|Timers tab
Windows8.1-6.3.9452.0.FBL_UEX_TXT-Alarms-Stopwatch.png|Stopwatch tab
===== Photos =====
It is now possible to include additional folders as part of the Photos library. SkyDrive integration has also been added to the application, allowing for file synchronization between the local machine and Microsoft servers. New crop aspect ratio modes have also been added:
* 9:13 (replaces 4:6 mode)
* 10:15/2:3 (replaces 5:7 mode)
* 13:18 (replaces 8:10 mode)
Windows8.1-6.3.9452.0.FBL_UEX_TXT-Photos-ThumbnailView-AppBar.png|Application bar
Windows8.1-6.3.9431.0.WINMAIN_BLUEMP-Photos-ThumbnailView-AppBar.png|Ditto, in build 9431 (for reference purposes)
Windows8.1-6.3.9452.0.FBL_UEX_TXT-Photos-CropWizard-AspectRatios.png|Crop mode, showing newly-added aspect ratios
Windows8.1-6.3.9452.0.FBL_UEX_TXT-Photos-IncludeFolderWizard.png|Include folder wizard
Windows8.1-6.3.9452.0.FBL_UEX_TXT-Photos-SkyDriveIntegration.png|SkyDrive integration - intro page
===== Xbox Music =====
The Xbox Music application has received a significant user interface redesign; album details are now located in a separate page rather than as a modal dialog, and a new design for the album track list has been added. It is no longer possible to categorize music based on the contents of local storage and/or on the logged-in account's SkyDrive storage, and the playlist user interface has also been simplified.
Xbox Live/Microsoft account authentication has been removed. Categories for radio stations and the Explore menu have been removed, and artists are now sorted by the first characters of their names. A new light theme has also been introduced across most application surfaces, excluding the sidebar and app bar.
A feedback menu has also been added, allowing the user to submit a report to Microsoft suggesting potential improvements (with Like or Dislike preferences) or reporting bugs within the application. Up to 1,024 characters can be typed per report.
Windows8.1-6.3.9452.0.FBL_UEX_TXT-ZuneMusic-Albums.png|Albums in collection
Windows8.1-6.3.9452.0.FBL_UEX_TXT-ZuneMusic-Albums-TrackList.png|Album track list
Windows8.1-6.3.9452.0.FBL_UEX_TXT-ZuneMusic-AppBar.png|App bar
Windows8.1-6.3.9452.0.FBL_UEX_TXT-ZuneMusic-Playlists.png|Music playlists
Windows8.1-6.3.9452.0.FBL_UEX_TXT-ZuneMusic-FeedbackMenu.png|Feedback menu
===== Xbox Video =====
Because of the Xbox Video Marketplace's discontinuation, the Xbox Video application no longer includes any sort of functionality related to the former marketplace; it is now a standalone video player containing basic playback functionality. Xbox Live authentication has been removed, and the Share/"Play To" button has been removed from the app bar.
Windows8.1-6.3.9452.0.FBL_UEX_TXT-ZuneVideo-Home.png|Home page
Windows8.1-6.3.9452.0.FBL_UEX_TXT-ZuneVideo-Home-NoMedia.png|Ditto, sans media
Windows8.1-6.3.9452.0.FBL_UEX_TXT-ZuneVideo-Playback.png|Video playback
Windows8.1-6.3.9452.0.FBL_UEX_TXT-ZuneVideo-Playback-AppBar.png|Ditto, app bar displayed
===== Maps =====
Bus route time estimates have been removed from the Directions menu, and all search categories including (but not limited to) points of interest, dining, and shopping have been removed. The search bar has been changed to omit the words "or business" for neutrality.
===== Weather =====
It is no longer possible to use the approximate location for determining local weather information, and the user is now asked to directly specify such information upon startup. The "Use Precise Location" feature and submenus for weather maps and ski resort locations have been removed.
=== Miscellaneous ===
==== Windows Security ====
===== Assigned Access =====
A dedicated kiosk mode function dubbed "Assigned Access" has been implemented, allowing a computer to serve a single, dedicated purpose such as displaying digital signage or providing automated teller machine (ATM) functions. A system operator can configure a user account to enable kiosk functionality and optionally launch an application as its dedicated system shell (via the Embedded App Launcher), while also locking down non-essential functions to prevent malicious actors from gaining full system control.
This feature is exposed in both the PC settings application as well as within a newly-added Windows PowerShell module named AssignedAccess, which exposes three commandlets: Get-AssignedAccess, Set-AssignedAccess, Clear-AssignedAccess
In this mode, access to the Windows system shell (including the desktop and the Start screen) is disabled, and most keystrokes that interface with aspects of the Windows operating system are disabled by the Keyboard Filter driver as a security measure.
Windows8.1-6.3.9452.0.FBL UEX TXT-ImmersiveControlPanel-AssignedAccessConfig.png|Assigned Access options in PC settings
Windows8.1-6.3.9452.0.FBL_UEX_TXT-PowerShell-AssignedAccessCmdlets.png|Assigned Access PowerShell commandlets
==== Windows Embedded feature backports ====
The Embedded App Launcher utility and Keyboard Filter Driver from Windows Embedded SKUs have been backported to client editions, in part due to the addition of the Assigned Access feature introduced in this build.
The Embedded App Launcher allows a specific system application to be invoked as the primary shell upon logon, whereas the Keyboard Filter driver allows the system operator to include or exclude certain keystrokes from being registered, based on values set in the Windows system registry.
==== Windows PowerShell ====
The following modules have been introduced into Windows PowerShell:
* AssignedAccess
New commandlets for the following modules have been added:
* AssignedAccess
** Get-AssignedAccess, Set-AssignedAccess, Clear-AssignedAccess
* CimCmdlets
** Import-BinaryMiLog, Export-BinaryMiLog
* Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility
** GetAlgorithmType, Get-FileHash
* PSDesiredStateConfiguration
** gcfg, glcm, sacfg, slcm, rtcfg, tcfg, Get-DscResource, New-DSCCheckSum
The following commandlets have been removed:
* NetEventPacketCapture
** Get-NetEventVm
* PSDesiredStateConfiguration
** Get-DynamicKeyword, Get-FileHash
The following modules were renamed:
* PcsvDevice (from PCSVDevice)
==== Windows Event Log ====
Event log categories for the Embedded App Launcher, Keyboard Filter driver, and out-of-box experience user interface events have been added.
==== Scheduled Tasks ====
The Customer Experience Improvement Program now has an analytics upload task. Dedicated scheduled task categories for Windows Live account operations have been added, and a dedicated auto-join task for Workplace Join that is triggered upon joining an Active Directory domain as well as Windows Portable Devices SQM upload tasks have also been added.
A startup task for the backported Embedded App Launcher feature has also been included.
==== Recovery Drive ====
The minimum required drive size for creating a recovery drive has been increased to 512 MB, from the previous requirement of 256 MB.
==== Fonts ====
The Yu Mincho Ming CJK font family has been added to the operating system.
Windows8.1-6.3.9452.0.FBL_UEX_TXT-Fonts-YuMinchoDemo.png|Yu Mincho Regular typeface
== Gallery ==
=== Setup ===
Windows-8.1-Preview-Boot.png|Boot screen
9452-GettingReady.png|Getting ready
=== Out-of-box experience ===
9452-Region.png|Region and language settings
9452-EULA.png|End-user license agreement
9452-Personalization.png|Personalization
9452-Settings.png|Settings
9452-Finalization.png|Finalization
9452-PostOOBE.png|Post OOBE
=== Interface ===
9452start.png|Start screen
=== Images uploaded prior to publication ===
Windows 8.1-6.3.9452.0-Interface 1.png|Start screen
Windows 8.1-6.3.9452.0-Interface 2.png|Network panel
Windows_8.1-6.3.9452.0-Interface 3.png|File Explorer
Windows 8.1-6.3.9452.0-Interface 4.png|Internet Explorer 11
Windows 8.1-6.3.9452.0-Interface 5.png|About Internet Explorer 11
Windows 8.1-6.3.9452.0-Version.png|Winver
== Notes ==
== References ==
Category:Windows 8.1 builds