More info on Windows 8 Builds

Build info:


Windows 8 Milestone 1
6.2.7800.0.winmain_win8m1.100816-1855
6.2.7804.0.winmain_win8m1.100820-1742
6.2.7809.0.winmain_win8m1.100827-1740
6.2.7811.0.winmain_win8m1.100831-1731
6.2.7812.0.winmain_win8m1.100901-1810
6.2.7814.0.winmain_win8m1.100903-1700
6.2.7817.0.winmain_win8m1.100910-1622
6.2.7818.0.winmain_win8m1.100913-1840
6.2.7821.0.winmain_win8m1.100916-1940
6.2.7822.0.winmain_win8m1.100920-1625
6.2.7853.0.winmain_win8m1.100928-1040
6.2.7855.0.winmain_win8m1.101001-1815
6.2.7857.0.winmain_win8m1.101006-1908
6.2.7859.0.winmain_win8m1.101008-1300
6.2.7866.0.winmain_win8m1.101019-1507
6.2.7867.0.winmain_win8m1.101020-1800 - demonstrated at CES 2011
6.2.7870.0.winmain_win8m1.101025-1900
6.2.7871.0.winmain_win8m1.101026-1800
6.2.7874.0.winmain_win8m1.101029-1838
6.2.7875.0.winmain_win8m1.101101-1832
6.2.7878.0.winmain_win8m1.101104-1752
6.2.7880.0.winmain_win8m1.101108-1530
6.2.7881.0.winmain_win8m1.101109-1816
6.2.7882.0.winmain_win8m1.101110-1650
6.2.7883.0.winmain_win8m1.101111-1631
6.2.7890.0.winmain_win8m1.101122-1810
6.2.7891.0.winmain_win8m1.101123-1908
6.2.7892.0.winmain_win8m1.101129-1902
6.2.7895.0.winmain_win8m1.101202-1845
6.2.7898.0.winmain_win8m1.101207-1620
6.2.7899.0.winmain_win8m1.101208-1900

Windows 8 Milestone 2
6.2.7900.0.winmain_win8m2.101209-1830
6.2.7901.0.winmain_win8m2.101210-1755
6.2.7902.0.winmain_win8m2.101213-1745
6.2.7903.0.winmain_win8m2.101215-2325
6.2.7904.0.winmain_win8m2.101216-1845
6.2.7905.0.winmain_win8m2.110103-2100
6.2.7906.0.winmain_win8m2.110105-1750
6.2.7907.0.winmain_win8m2.110106-1823
6.2.7907.0.fbl_x.110109-1800 (FBL)
6.2.7909.0.winmain_win8m2.110110-1515
6.2.7910.0.winmain_win8m2.110111-1804 - The first screenshots of Windows 8
6.2.7911.0.winmain_win8m2.110112-1725
6.2.7913.0.winmain_win8m2.110114-1745
6.2.7914.0.winmain_win8m2.110118-1605
6.2.7915.0.winmain_win8m2.110119-1806
6.2.7916.0.winmain_win8m2.110121-1715
6.2.7917.0.winmain_win8m2.110125-1757
6.2.7920.0.winmain_win8m2.110128-1740
6.2.7920.0.fbl_srv.110128-1823 (Notepad.exe)
6.2.7921.0.winmain_win8m2.110201-2005
6.2.7922.0.winmain_win8m2.110202-1840
6.2.7925.0.winmain_win8m2.110207-1736
6.2.7926.0.winmain_win8m2.110209-1755
6.2.7927.0.winmain_win8m2.110210-1740
6.2.7928.0.winmain_win8m2.110214-1825
6.2.7929.0.winmain_win8m2.110215-1802
6.2.7930.0.winmain_win8m2.110217-1825
6.2.7947.0.winmain_win8m2_escrow.110218-1608
6.2.7948.0.winmain_win8m2_escrow.110221-1703
6.2.7949.0.winmain_win8m2_escrow.110222-1545
6.2.7950.0.winmain_win8m2_escrow.110223-1820

Windows 8 Milestone 3
6.2.7955.0.winmain_win8m3.110224-1502
6.2.7955.0.fbl_srv.110225-2127 (Shellstyle.dll)
6.2.7956.0.winmain_win8m3.110228-1701
6.2.7959.0.winmain_win8m3.11030x-xxxx
6.2.7959.0.fbl_srv.11030x-xxxx
6.2.7961.0.winmain_win8m3.110308-1712
6.2.7962.0.winmain_win8m3.110312-0955
6.2.7964.0.winmain_win8m3.11031x-xxxx
6.2.7968.0.winmain_win8m3.110318-1830
6.2.7971.0.winmain.110324-1900 - Windows 8 Build 7971
6.2.7972.0.110328-1838
6.2.7973.0.110329-1742
6.2.7974.0.110330-1622

6.2.7974.0.110330-1622 - the last known build of Windows 8
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How to read the build number:
6.2.7800.0.xxxxx.winmain_win8m1.100816-1855

6.2 - kernel version
7800 - the main assembly room
0.xxxxx - Extended the build number
winmain - development branch
win8m1 - code designation and the readiness of the product.
100816-1855 - date and time in format YYMMDD-HHMM (year, month, day, hour, minute)


Explanation of notation used by Microsoft in the names of assemblies:
fbl (feature build labs) - assembly, specialized development teams (fbl_dev, fbl_multimedia, fbl_powershell, fbl_shell, fbl_tools, fbl_wdk, etc.) in virtulnogo laboratories to test certain features.
winmain - main development branch Windows code
win8 - codenamed Windows 8.
m1, m2, m3 - stages of development (milestone) 1, 2 and 3, respectively.
Beta, RC (Release Candidate) - stages of public testing.
Beta-Escrow, RC-Escrow, RTM-Escrow - a status indicating that at some point the product has no major bugs in the code. Build with this status are transferred to test key and TAP-partners. If testing does not reveal serious problems - the code is signed for a public test, or go for the gold, respectively.
RTM (Release-to-Manufacturing) - the final version of the product.


Stages of development:
Planned stages (according to the resource wzor.net): RQM, M1, M2, M3, Beta 1, Beta 2, RC, RTM

RQM (Requirements Model) - Planning and development of functional requirements - completed in August 2010
Milestone 1 - planning and implementing a new kernel - completed December 8, 2010
Milestone 2 - Working on the interface and testing the kernel - completed by February 23, 2011
Milestone 3 - debug kernel debugging interface - in
Beta 1 - the beginning of public testing - May - June 2011
Beta 2 - public testing of the second beta version -?
RC - public testing release candidate - August - September 2012
RTM - sign (sign-off) on the "gold" shipment distributions OEM - November - December 2012
Retail - Home Sales - January 2013

Thanks For The Updated Information..