Leaked Windows 8 pre-beta install screenshots demonstrate theme color picker
Author: Mark Jeffries
- Windows 8 color picker
Screenshots of a near final copy of Windows 8 beta leaked to the Internet over the weekend.
The screenshots demonstrate a number of setup customisations available in the beta version of Windows 8. Theme colors for the Windows 8 Start Screen experience can be selected prior to install and it appears most of the colors on the slider are dark blue, pink, green and purple variants. Win8china posted the screenshots over the weekend.
Little is known about the feature set of Microsoft’s Windows 8 beta. Recently leaked screenshots indicate that Microsoft will allow users to change the Start Screen color and the Start Screen background image in beta copies of Windows 8. Microsoft has previously detailed some other minor improvements to the Windows 8 beta. Users will be able to create, name and rearrange Start Screen groups as well as navigate with the Windows 8 Apps screen in a better way. Microsoft is planning to group applications to make it easier for users to identify them in Windows 8 beta. Windows Media Center will also return to Windows 8 beta alongside the typical Windows games, DVD creator and .NET 3.5. All were missing from the developer preview, made available in September.
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Leaked Windows 8 pre-beta install screenshots demonstrate theme color picker originally appeared at WinRumors.com.
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