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February 20th, 2013, 05:44 GMT · By

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Windows 9 Spotted Online, Launch Nears

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Even though the company prefers to remain completely tight-lipped on its future projects, here’s yet another indication that a Windows 8 successor is currently under development.

A post on MicrosoftPortal.net points to a screenshot that shows a new Windows build using kernel 6.3 which, according to previous reports, may see daylight on Windows 9.

Windows 8, the latest operating system unveiled by Microsoft, relies on kernel 6.2 and is labeled as build 9200, which means that some sort of upgrade is definitely in the works.

While nobody can guarantee that this is indeed an early version of Windows 9, it’s pretty obvious that Microsoft is working on something new in the Windows product range, so a major release beside the Windows Blue upgrade is very likely to hit the shelves sometime next year.

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Comment #1 by: Sam on 20 Feb 2013, 13:15 UTC reply to this comment

I don't see the point...

Comment #1.1 by: XxDEADDANGERXx on 05 Mar 2013, 21:54 GMT

I think it's Windows Blue

Comment #1.2 by: UsernameNotfound on 07 Mar 2013, 19:15 GMT

The point is to get rid of Windows 8 as soon as posible.


Comment #2 by: WillyThePooh on 20 Feb 2013, 13:59 UTC reply to this comment

When I type winver in DOS prompt, it pops up a new window and display the version plus other stuffs. How come this screen looks as plain as vanilla?


Comment #3 by: diddler on 22 Feb 2013, 01:14 UTC reply to this comment

windows 8 sucks

Comment #3.1 by: skizer on 24 Feb 2013, 08:34 GMT

How comes you all slate W8? This O/S is great you can tweak it to look fantastic if you put a bit of effort in there, The boot is more secure than before, screenshot facility, ok it may be aimed more at a Tablet market, however I find it to Look and perform just as good on a desktop. You want a start orb then D/L one. Yes the price can be seen as excessive but here I am judging the O/S and from my angle its Good looking with 7's stability.

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