WDP meaning in Computing ?

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What is Windows Developer Preview mean?

Windows 8 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft. The product was released to manufacturing on August 1, 2012, and generally to retail on October 26, 2012. Windows 8 was made available for download via MSDN and TechNet and available as a replacement to all Windows 7 users via Windows Update.

Windows 8 introduced major changes to the operating system's platform and user interface intended to improve its user experience on tablets, where Windows was now competing with mobile operating systems, including Android and iOS. In particular, these changes included a touch-optimized Windows shell based on Microsoft's "Metro" design language and the Start screen (which displays programs and dynamically updated content on a grid of tiles), a new platform for developing "apps" with an emphasis on touchscreen input, integration with online services (including the ability to synchronize apps and settings between devices), and Windows Store, an online distribution for downloading and purchasing new software, and a new keyboard shortcut for screenshots. Many of these features were adoptions from Windows Phone. Windows 8 added support for USB 3.0, Advanced Format hard drives, near field communications, and cloud computing. Additional security features were introduced, such as built-in antivirus software, integration with Microsoft SmartScreen phishing filtering service and support for UEFI Secure Boot on supported devices with UEFI firmware, to prevent malware from infecting the boot process.

Windows 8 was released to a mixed critical reception. Although reaction towards its performance improvements, security enhancements, and improved support for touchscreen devices was positive, the new user interface of the operating system was widely criticized for being potentially confusing and difficult to learn, especially when used with a keyboard and mouse instead of a touchscreen. Despite these shortcomings, 60 million Windows 8 licenses were sold through January 2013, a number that included both upgrades and sales to OEMs for new PCs.

Microsoft released Windows 8.1 in October 2013, addressing some aspects of Windows 8 that were criticized by reviewers and early adopters and incorporated additional improvements to various aspects of the operating system. Windows 8 was ultimately succeeded by Windows 10 in July 2015. Support for IE10 on Windows Server 2012 and Windows Embedded 8 Standard ended on January 31, 2020. Market share had fallen to 1.06% by October 2020.

In August 2019, computer experts reported that the BlueKeep security vulnerability, CVE-2019-0708, that potentially affects older unpatched Microsoft Windows versions via the program's Remote Desktop Protocol, allowing for the possibility of remote code execution, may now include related flaws, collectively named DejaBlue, affecting newer Windows versions (i.e., Windows 7 and all recent versions). In addition, experts reported a Microsoft security vulnerability, CVE-2019-1162, based on legacy code involving Microsoft CTF and ctfmon (ctfmon.exe), that affects all Windows versions from the older Windows XP version to the most recent Windows 10 versions; a patch to correct the flaw is currently available.

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Well Deserved Promotion	Business
Workers Defense Project	Business
Walt Disney Productions	Business
Weird Design Production	Business
Walt Disney Pictures	Business
World Day of Prayer (annually, 1st Friday of March)	Community
Wharton Digital Press	Community
Widget Development Plugin	Community
Work and Development Permit	Community
Winchester Development Program	Community
Watch Dog Process	Computing
Wap Datagram Protocol	Computing
Watch Dog Packets	Computing
Windows Developer Preview	Computing
Windows Device Portal	Computing
Web Design Perspectives	Computing
Well Data Pack	Earth Science
Western Diversification Program	General
Western Diversified Plastics	General
Western Diagnostic Pathology	General
Whitlock Dalrymple Poston	General
Why Do People	General
World Data Processing	General
We Deported Pwnsh	General
Well Done Partner	General
Warehouses De Pauw	General
WEY Distribution Platform	General
Working Disabled Program	General
Wizzie Data Platform	General
Web Deployment Projects	General
We Do Party	General
White Diamond Pearl	General
World Domination Plot	General
Who Dares, Plays	General
Wrong Damn Party	General
Wilson Dyslexia Practitioner	General
Wind Dancer Promotions	General
Windows Drawing Project	General
Winter Driving Program	General
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William Dudley Pelley	Governmental
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Westminster Drug Project	Medical
Worldwide Domination Plots	Military and Defence
Workforce Development Program	Military and Defence
Who Dares Play	Sports
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Wireless Datagram Protocol	Telecommunication