Windows 8.1 Canada Edition: Difference between revisions

Windows 8.1 Canada Edition
	Crusty Windows bootleg
	The desktop of Windows 8.1 Canada Edition
Original OS	Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry Pro
Release date	December 10, 2022
Author	ModMaker89 of TeamOS
Country	Canada
Language(s)	English
Architecture(s)	x86 (64-bit)
File size	6.3 GiB
Download link	Windows 8.1 Canada Edition x64.iso
Date added	December 10, 2022

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Latest revision as of 05:51, 10 July 2024

Windows 8.1 Canada Edition is a bootleg Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry Pro edition, which was created for TeamOS by ModMaker89. It released on December 10, 2022, and was added to the archive on the same day. It is one of ModMaker89's first bootlegs.

Description

The bootleg is a modified Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry Pro ISO. It adds a new macOS theme, with a Canada theme. Additionally, themes with wallpapers depicting Toronto, a city in Ontario and other themes featuring Alberta and Saskatchewan wallpapers.

The sole reason why this mod is large is the inclusion of Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows Desktop, at a size of 3 GB.

Changes from Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry Pro

Changes in pre-desktop procedures

Setup wallpaper has been changed to feature the Canadian flag

Look and feel

New default theme, and wallpaper
User icon has been changed to the Canadian flag
New icon pack has been added

Software

7-Zip
AIMP
Firefox
ImgBurn
Internet Download Manager
MiniTool Partition Wizard
Notepad++
Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows Desktop

Notes

Remarks

On January 2023, the trial on the preinstalled Visual Studio expired, making it unusable until a product key is entered or an account is signed in.

Gallery

Setup
Desktop
Demo

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 {{Infobox bootleg
-|title = Windows 8.1 Canada Edition
 |screenshot = CanadaEdition-Desktop.png
+|original_os = [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows Embedded|Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry Pro]]
-|caption = Desktop
+|release_date = December 10, 2022
-|original_os = [[Windows Embedded|Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry Pro]]
+|creator = [[:Category:Bootlegs created by ModMaker89|ModMaker89]] of [[:Category:Bootlegs created by TeamOS|TeamOS]]
-|release_date = 2022
-|creator = TeamOS
 |country = Canada
 |language = English
-|arch = x64
+|arch = x86 (64-bit)
-|size = 6.26 GB
+|size = 6.3 GiB
-|download = [https://crustywindo.ws/collection/Windows%208.1/Windows%208.1%20Canada%20Edition%20x64.iso Windows 8.1 Canada Edition x64.iso]
+|download = {{link|url=https://crustywindo.ws/collection/Community/Windows%208.1%20Canada%20Edition%20x64.iso|name=Windows 8.1 Canada Edition x64.iso}}
+|archiveadd = December 10, 2022
 }}
+'''Windows 8.1 Canada Edition''' is a bootleg [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows Embedded|Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry Pro]] edition, which was created for [[:Category:Bootlegs created by TeamOS|TeamOS]] by [[:Category:Bootlegs created by ModMaker89|ModMaker89]]. It released on December 10, 2022, and was added to the archive on the same day. It is one of [[:Category:Bootlegs created by ModMaker89|ModMaker89]]'s first bootlegs.
+== Description ==
-'''Windows 8.1 Canada Edition''' is a bootleg Windows edition created by TeamOS, released in 2022. It is notable for being the second largest bootleg in the collection behind [[Windows 7 Christmas Edition 2015]], and the largest in the Windows 8.1 collection.
+The bootleg is a modified Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry Pro ISO. It adds a new macOS theme, with a Canada theme. Additionally, themes with wallpapers depicting Toronto, a city in Ontario and other themes featuring Alberta and Saskatchewan wallpapers.
+The sole reason why this mod is large is the inclusion of Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows Desktop, at a size of 3 GB.
-==Description==
-Windows 8.1 Canada Edition adds a new macOS theme, with a Canada theme. Additionally, themes with wallpapers depicting Toronto, a city in Ontario and other themes featuring Alberta and Saskatchewan wallpapers.
+== Changes from Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry Pro ==
-The sole reason why this mod is the second largest is the inclusion of Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows Desktop, at a size of 3 GB.
+=== Changes in pre-desktop procedures ===
-==Changes from Windows 8.1==
 * Setup wallpaper has been changed to feature the Canadian flag
+=== Look and feel ===
+* New default theme, and wallpaper
 * User icon has been changed to the Canadian flag
 * New icon pack has been added
-==Software==
+== Software ==
+* 7-Zip
 * AIMP
 * Firefox
-* Internet Download Manager
-* Notepad++
-* 7-Zip
 * ImgBurn
+* Internet Download Manager
 * MiniTool Partition Wizard
+* Notepad++
 * Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows Desktop
-==Gallery==
+== Notes ==
+=== Remarks ===
+* On January 2023, the trial on the preinstalled Visual Studio expired, making it unusable until a product key is entered or an account is signed in.
+== Gallery ==
 <gallery>
+CanadaEdition-Setup.png | Setup
-File:Aero10-Boot.png|Boot screen
-File:CanadaEdition-Setup.png|Setup
+CanadaEdition-Desktop.png | Desktop
-File:CanadaEdition-OOBE.png|OOBE
+CanadaEdition-Demo.png | Demo
-File:CanadaEdition-Login.png|Login screen
-File:CanadaEdition-Desktop.png|Desktop
-File:CanadaEdition-Demo.png|Demo
 </gallery>
+== See also ==
+* [[Windows 10 Canada Edition]], a Windows 10 bootleg also by ModMaker89, with the same theme.
+[[Category:Bootlegs originating from North America]]
 [[Category:Bootlegs based on Windows Embedded]]
+[[Category:Bootlegs based on Windows 8.x]]
+[[Category:Bootlegs created by ModMaker89]]
 [[Category:Bootlegs created by TeamOS]]
-[[Category:Bootlegs originating from North America]]
 [[Category:Bootlegs]]