# Windows 8 Release Preview

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/windows-8-release-preview/13529
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [June 8, 2012, 7:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/windows-8-release-preview/13529 "2012-06-08T07:28:21Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![gjs1066](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/a9adbd/32.png) [@gjs1066](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gjs1066)
#### Post date: [June 8, 2012, 7:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/windows-8-release-preview/13529/1 "2012-06-08T07:28:21Z")

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Does mp3tag work with Windows 8 Release Preview? I would like to run it via Parallels Desktop 7.0 on my iMac.

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### Author: ![mjcm](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9d8465/32.png) [@mjcm](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mjcm)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2012, 10:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/windows-8-release-preview/13529/2 "2012-06-09T10:47:48Z")

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^ Why don't you try it and report back ? 😉

But what I hear from the "community" you have to use compatibility mode for a lot of "older" programs to be able to run them under Win 8.

[http://www.forumswindows8.com/tutorials/wi...y-mode-5264.htm](http://www.forumswindows8.com/tutorials/windows-8-compatibility-mode-5264.htm)

Edit: // Found a better link

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### Author: ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/windows-8-release-preview/13529/3 "2026-02-09T12:23:53Z")

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