Windows 8.1 Blue Edition: Difference between revisions

Windows 8.1 Blue Edition
	Crusty Windows bootleg
	The desktop of Windows 8.1 Blue Edition
Original OS	Windows 8.1
Release date	January 6, 2023
Author	ModMaker89 of TeamOS
Country	Canada
Language(s)	English
Architecture(s)	x86 (64-bit)
File size	4.5 GiB
Download link	Windows 8.1 Blue.iso
Date added	January 6, 2023

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Latest revision as of 05:50, 10 July 2024

Windows 8.1 Blue Edition is a bootleg Windows 8.1 edition, which was created for TeamOS by ModMaker89. It released on January 6, 2023, and was added to the archive on the same day.

Description

The OS is a modified Windows 8.1 ISO. It has an Aero-like theme, new blue wallpapers and lots of software preinstalled.

Changes from Windows 8.1

Changes in pre-desktop procedures

New setup graphics

Look and feel

A brand new theme has been added, resembling Windows 8 Developer Preview
New wallpapers were added
A new blue icon pack was added

Software

AIMP
Firefox
Free Download Manager
ImgBurn
Nilesoft Shell
TaskExplorer
VirtualBox

Customization Utilities

QTTabBar
Rainmeter
StartIsBack++
XWindows Dock

Notes

Bootleg quirks

The "Ubuntu Blue" theme contains a wallpaper with a typo, "Liunx" instead of "Linux".
The UserTile is somewhat broken and overlaps the taskbar clock.

Gallery

PE Desktop
Initial setup screen
Installing Windows
First boot
Desktop
Start menu
Demo

Themes

"Classic Windows 8.1" theme
"macOS Blue" theme
"Windows Se7en" theme
"Ubuntu Blue" theme

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 |screenshot = BlueEdition-Desktop.png
 |original_os = [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows 8.x|Windows 8.1]]
-|release_date = 2023
+|release_date = January 6, 2023
 |creator = [[:Category:Bootlegs created by ModMaker89|ModMaker89]] of [[:Category:Bootlegs created by TeamOS|TeamOS]]
 |country = Canada
 |language = English
 |arch = x86 (64-bit)
-|size = 4.48 GB
+|size = 4.5 GiB
-|download = [https://crustywindo.ws/collection/Community/Windows%208.1%20Blue.iso Windows 8.1 Blue.iso]
+|download = {{link|url=https://crustywindo.ws/collection/Community/Windows%208.1%20Blue.iso|name=Windows 8.1 Blue.iso}}
 |archiveadd = January 6, 2023
 }}
-'''Windows 8.1 Blue Edition''' is a bootleg [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows 8.x|Windows 8.1]] edition, which was created by [[:Category:Bootlegs created by ModMaker89|ModMaker89]] of [[:Category:Bootlegs created by TeamOS|TeamOS]]. It released in 2023, and was added to the archive on January 6, 2023.
+'''Windows 8.1 Blue Edition''' is a bootleg [[:Category:Bootlegs based on Windows 8.x|Windows 8.1]] edition, which was created for [[:Category:Bootlegs created by TeamOS|TeamOS]] by [[:Category:Bootlegs created by ModMaker89|ModMaker89]]. It released on January 6, 2023, and was added to the archive on the same day.
 == Description ==
@@ Line 17: / Line 17: @@
 == Changes from Windows 8.1 ==
+=== Changes in pre-desktop procedures ===
-* A brand new theme has been added, resembling Windows 8 Developer Preview.
+* New setup graphics
-* A new blue icon pack was added.
-* New wallpapers were added.
+=== Look and feel ===
-* Several new programs have been added.
+* A brand new theme has been added, resembling Windows 8 Developer Preview
+* New wallpapers were added
+* A new blue icon pack was added
 == Software ==
@@ Line 28: / Line 31: @@
 * ImgBurn
 * Nilesoft Shell
+* TaskExplorer
+* VirtualBox
+=== Customization Utilities ===
 * QTTabBar
 * Rainmeter
 * StartIsBack++
-* TaskExplorer
-* VirtualBox
 * XWindows Dock
 == Notes ==
+=== Bootleg quirks ===
 * The "Ubuntu Blue" theme contains a wallpaper with a typo, "Liunx" instead of "Linux".
 * The UserTile is somewhat broken and overlaps the taskbar clock.
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 BlueEdition-Setup.png | Initial setup screen
 BlueEdition-Setup2.png | Installing Windows
-BlueEdition-Login.png | Login screen
 BlueEdition-FirstBoot.png | First boot
 BlueEdition-Desktop.png | Desktop