Windows 8 build 7996 (fbl multimedia media sndproc)

Windows 8 build 7996 (fbl_multimedia_media_sndproc) is a build of Windows 8. The original partner drop for both the retail and debug client releases of this build's unstaged ARMv7 installation media and Preinstallation Environment, including raw symbol sets for Nvidia were uploaded on 12 September 2024 along with build 7968, 7969, 8020 and 8038. The Qualcomm drop was uploaded on 5 December 2024, followed by the Texas Instruments drop the following day.
It is notable for being one of the few Windows builds to be made available in the form of unstaged installation media; all client editions available in the Windows 8 source tree at the time of compilation (albeit labeled as Longhorn, a holdover that was never corrected internally) are available for the user to pick from and install during setup, in turn building a complete Windows image from scratch from a set of components through the use of the Windows Component-Based Servicing (CBS) stack.
==Editions and keys==
Dedicated editions for the upcoming Windows Developer Preview, respectively codenamed Prerelease and PrereleaseARM, have been temporarily added to the operating system. Its functionally is based on the Ultimate edition, but additionally combines the feature set included as part of the Enterprise edition. The Enterprise Evaluation edition has also been added.
Edition / SKU Name 	Key
Starter 	
Starter N 	
Home Basic 	
Home Basic N 	
Home Premium 	
Home Premium N 	
Professional 	
Professional N 	
Enterprise 	
Enterprise Evaluation 	
Enterprise N 	
Enterprise N Evaluation 	
Ultimate 	
Ultimate N 	
Beta (Prerelease) 	
Beta N (PrereleaseN) 	
Beta ARM (PrereleaseARM)	
== Installation ==
==New features and changes==
===Redpill===
The copyright watermark in the Metro OOBE has been removed.
An option to make an "online account" using a Windows Live ID (later known as a Microsoft Account) has been added to Control Panel and the OOBE. A link to turn a local account into an online account has also been added to Control Panel.
=== Miscellaneous ===
* When booting via UEFI, an OEM-provided graphic from ACPI tables will be displayed instead of the Betta fish.
==Bugs and quirks==
===Setup===
The boot screen has rendering issues when starting setup, showing both the loading files and boot screen at once.
== Gallery ==
7996winpe.png|Windows Preinstallation Environment
7996firstboot.png|First boot (installing MS Help)
Windows8-7996-sysprop.png|System Properties (Prerelease SKU)
===Redpill===
====Out-of-box-experience====
Windows8-7996-oobe1.png|Make it yours
Windows8-7996-oobe2.png|Settings
Windows8-7996-oobe3.png|User creation
Windows8-7996-oobe4.png|Account options
Windows8-7996-oobe5.png|Finalizing settings
====Interface====
Windows8-7996-usercpl.png|User Account CPL
Windows8-7996-usercpl2.png|User Account CPL - manage accounts
Windows8-7996-Add a user_b1.png|Add an online account
Windows8-7996-Add a user_0_b1.png|Add an online account - Windows Live ID
Windows8-7996-Add a user_3_b1.png|Add an online account - Done
Windows8-7996-Add a user_1_b1.png|Account options
Windows8-7996-Add a user_2_b1.png|Add a local account
Windows8-7996-Change to an online account_0_b1.png|Change to an online account
== Notes ==
Category:Windows 8 builds