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  2. Windows 8 editions - Wikipedia

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    Windows Embedded 8 Standard Windows Embedded 8 Standard is a componentized edition of Windows 8 for use in specialized devices. It was released on 20 March 2013. [17] [18] Notable for being the only edition of Windows 8 to not get an update to 8.1. It reached the end of mainstream support on July 10, 2018, and reached the end of extended ...

  3. Windows 8 - Wikipedia

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    Windows 8 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft.It was released to manufacturing on August 1, 2012, made available for download via MSDN and TechNet on August 15, 2012, [6] and generally released for retail on October 26, 2012.

  4. Daylighting (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    Instead of a west-facing window, designers use an R-13 foam-filled solid energy-efficient exterior door. It may have a glass storm door on the outside so that light can pass through when the inner door is opened. East/west glass doors and windows should be fully shaded top-to-bottom or a spectrally selective coating can be used to reduce solar ...

  5. Microsoft Windows version history - Wikipedia

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    [8] [9] [10] Windows 8.1, a free upgrade to Windows 8, was released in 2013. [11] The following version of Windows, Windows 10, which was released in 2015, reintroduced the Start menu and added the ability to run Universal Windows Platform apps in a window instead of always in full screen. Windows 10 was generally well-received, with many ...

  6. Features new to Windows 8 - Wikipedia

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    The Calculator app running in Windows 8.1. A number of apps are included in the standard installation of Windows 8, including Mail (an email client), People (a contact manager), Calendar (a calendaring app), Messaging (an IM client), Photos (an image viewer), Music (an audio player), Video (a video player), Camera (a webcam or digital camera client), SkyDrive, Reader (an e-book reader), and ...

  7. VELUX - Wikipedia

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    VELUX is a Danish manufacturing company that specialises in roof windows, skylights, sun tunnels and related accessories. The company is headquartered in Hørsholm, Denmark and is a part of VKR Holding A/S. VELUX Group is a founding partner of the global Active House Alliance. [1]

  8. Atrium (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    The Tucson High School Galleria and reflexive library (pictured) feature a modern atrium tetrastylum with four support columns and open roof. In architecture, an atrium (pl.: atria or atriums) [1] is a large open-air or skylight-covered space surrounded by a building. [2]

  9. Lightwell - Wikipedia

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    In architecture, a lightwell, [NB 1] sky-well, [NB 2] or air shaft is an unroofed or roofed external space provided within the volume of a large building to allow light and air to reach what would otherwise be a dark or unventilated area.