Download Windows 8.1 RTM, Visual Studio 2013 RC and Windows Server 2012 R2 RTM Today
Starting
today, we will extend availability of our current Windows 8.1, Windows
8.1 Pro and Windows Server 2012 R2 RTM builds to the developer and IT
professional communities via MSDN and TechNet subscriptions.
The Windows 8.1 RTM Enterprise edition will be available through MSDN
and TechNet for businesses later this month. Additionally, today we’re making available the Visual Studio 2013 Release Candidate which you can download here.
We heard from you that our decision to not initially release Windows
8.1 or Windows Server 2012 R2 RTM bits was a big challenge for our
developer partners as they’re readying new Windows 8.1 apps and for IT
professionals who are preparing for Windows 8.1 deployments. We’ve
listened, we value your partnership, and we are adjusting based on your
feedback. As we refine our delivery schedules for a more rapid release
cadence, we are working on the best way to support early releases to the
various audiences within our ecosystem.
In providing the best developer tools to our customers, Visual Studio
2013 RC enables development teams to build, deliver and manage
compelling apps that take advantage of today’s devices and services.
With the release of Visual Studio 2013 RC, we’ve made available
additional features and functionality to enhance developer and
development team productivity and agility.
With these updated platform and tools bits, developers will be able
to build and test their Windows 8.1 apps. The RTM versions of tools,
services, and platform are required for store submissions which will
open up for new Windows 8.1 apps beginning at general availability on
October 18.
Given the accelerated rate of technological advancement we continue
to see in the industry and here at Microsoft, it’s an exciting time to
be an app builder. We recognize the critical role developers play—the
breadth of our apps ecosystem is a key pillar of the Windows experience.
It’s an essential end-to-end relationship – we deliver the tools,
services and platform to give developers the flexibility and opportunity
to innovate and build experiences for Windows that make all our lives
more productive and fun.
We also recognize that our commercial customers need time to perform
application compatibility and other testing and validation to best plan
for their Windows 8.1 deployments following general availability on
October 18.
The primary purpose of Windows 8.1 RTM and Visual Studio 2013 RC
availability is for testing as our engineering teams continue to refine
and update the product and tools in preparation for Windows 8.1 general
availability on October 18 and the release of Visual Studio 2013 RTW.
Third party apps may require final refinement to onboard into the
Windows Store at the October 18 GA milestone. However, we’re confident
this pre-release will enable developers to ready their Windows 8.1 apps
for customers while validating their existing apps function as expected
on Windows 8.1
Similarly, we continue to validate the Windows Server 2012 R2
software with our partners and expect to make further updates to the
build for general availability on October 18 as well.
We are pleased to provide non-production support for Windows Store
app development and testing for Windows 8.1, via forums and assisted
support channels. For links to those resources, along with existing
Windows 8 support options, please visit the Dev Center support options page.
We will also provide assisted support for Windows 8.1 RTM and Windows
Server 2012 R2 RTM through standard commercial support channels.
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