Legacy Update: Get back online, activate, and install updates on your legacy Windows PC

This paper provides info about new features of the Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server® 2012 operating systems. It provides guidelines for developers to verify the compatibility of their existing and planned apps with the new operating systems. It assumes that the reader is familiar with previous versions of Windows.

• In the Cookbook we provide info about changes to and new features of the Windows® 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server® 2012 operating systems. We also provide guidelines for you to verify the compatibility of your existing and planned apps with the new operating systems. We assume that you are familiar with previous versions of Windows.

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Windows and Windows Server compatibility cookbook.docx SHA1: 4c9c6136b2f7c080cfb5868146f01b86a6b716c8	996 KB
Windows and Windows Server compatibility cookbook.xps SHA1: 936bfe1a167a8151eace765207a0cd71a42aff8d	2.51 MB

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• Windows 8, Windows 8.1, or Windows Server 2012

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