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[[File:81Desktop.png|thumb|The Windows 8.1 desktop, notice the start button has returned.]]
 
'''Windows 8''', known in latest versions as '''Windows 8.1''', was released in 2012 by Microsoft as the successor to [[QEMU/Guests/Windows 7|Windows 7]]. Support ended on January 9th, 2023.
 
==Running on CollabVM==
Windows 8.1 works pretty well. VM 4 isused runningto run Windows 8.1, but was replaced with Mac OS since.
 
However, Windows 8/8.1 is very slow without virtualization, so if you don't have root/KVM/Xen, speeds will not be optimal.
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