New Windows 8.1 "Beta Fish" Boot Screen (Screenshot)

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Published on June 24, 2013

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published on June 24, 2013

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A new screenshot has surfaced showing the boot screen likely to appear on the public preview of Windows 8.1 next week. The ‘betta fish’ first appeared as a wallpaper in Windows 7, then a Metro version of the fish made its way to the consumer preview in Windows 8. The fish is a Siamese fighting fish, commonly known as a ‘betta’ fish, used by Microsoft for “beta” builds of the OS.

Microsoft will unveil a preview build of Windows 8.1 at the BUILD conference next week at San Francisco. Stay tuned to Microsoft-news for full coverage.

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