On February 29, 2012, Microsoft released a beta version of Windows 8.0 known as the Consumer Preview. The first of these, the Developer Preview, came out in September 2011. Several versions of Windows 8 were made available to software developers well before the final release. The president of the Windows Division, Steven Sinofsky, said: 'With this system we shall make the biggest change from Windows 95', as they have removed the 'Start' button and designed a new tile-based user interface to replace the 'Start' menu (which first appeared in Windows 95).
Windows 8 was released everywhere on October 26, 2012. Windows 8 is a version of Microsoft's Windows computer operating system. Users must install Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 in order to continue receiving updates and support.
