Windows 8 Enterprise – 90 Days evaluation version of Windows 8 RTMVisual Studio Express 2012 for Windows 8 – Tool to build Windows store apps for Windows 8.200 Win8 Sample App Pack - This package contains over 200 Win8 samples from Microsoft.Metro Style Design Assets - These .psd assets include templates, common controls, and common components.Dev

DownloadBing Maps SDK for Windows8 (Beta)- Binaries & programming ref for the Bing Maps Win8 ControlPlayer Framework - an open source component of the Microsoft Media PlatformSmooth Streaming Client SDK Beta 2 - consume On-Demand and Live Smooth Streaming content w/ PlayReadyLive SDK - The Live SDK provides a set of controls and APIs that enable applications to integrate Single Sign On Multilingual App Toolkit for Visual Studio 11 Beta - Localize your Windows 8 app with translation supportMicrosoft Advertising SDK for Windows 8 – choose whichever ad platform you prefer in your app.

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Migrating your Release Preview app to Windows 8 - Breaking changes documentation from release preview Get started with Windows 8 Apps - get started building exciting apps that are alive with activity.Get started with Visual Studio 2012 –development documentation for Visual Studio 2012Get started with Blend for Visual Studio 2012 – design UI/UX tool for your Metro AppsDesign UX for Windows 8 apps – Design principles, UX design patterns, detailed UX guidelinesWindows Dev Center Home – Links to Metro style app, Desktop app, Hardware, and IE development.

Get StartedLearn to build Windows 8 apps – This guide walks you through the essentials of writing your first app.Developer forums - Developer forums for Metro style apps covering designing, developing, and selling apps.Selling apps in the Windows Store - Windows Store markets, developer agreements, and checklists to prepare.Building Windows 8 blog (B8) – An inside look at how, what, and why different features of Win8 are being built.Windows 8 app developer blog (D8) – Explores best practices for coding and designing Metro style appshttp://www.buildwindows.com/ - Windows 8 Keynote and session videos

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