It seems someone over in Redmond let the cat out of the bag today, the next version of has leaked to the web.
So far, the only noticeable change to version 8.5 is the completely redesigned "A-la-skin. No other new features have yet been discovered.
There is still a debate over whether or not this is a genuine leak, or if it is simply a re-skinned WLM 8.1 (As we have seen in the past.
April Fools?) We can tell you however, that the installer is Digitally Signed by Microsoft. So that does significantly reduce the odds that this is a fake build.
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