Download Windows Phone SDK 8.0 Final (Online and Offline standalone Installer)

Microsoft has announced the release to manufacturing(RTM) for Windows Phone 8 on 29th OCT 2012 and as announced on the sameday – Microsoft has released Windows Phone 8 SDK for developers on 30th OCT 2012.

The Windows Phone SDK 8.0 is a full-featured development environment to use for building apps and games for Windows Phone 8.0 and Windows Phone 7.5.

  • The Windows Phone SDK provides a stand-alone Visual Studio Express 2012 edition for Windows Phone or works as an add-in to Visual Studio 2012 Professional, Premium or Ultimate editions.
  • With the SDK, you can use your existing programming skills and code to build managed or native code apps. In addition, the SDK includes multiple emulators and additional tools for profiling and testing your Windows Phone app under real-world conditions.

System Requirements:

Operating System: Windows 8, Windows 8 PRO/ENTERPRISE

CPU – 64bit Processor with Virtualization support required.

If you are a Windows Phone developer, you can download the new SDK from the below links:

DOWNLOAD:

Windows Phone SDK – Online Installer (packages will be downloaded while installing – *requires Internet Connection)

OR

Windows Phone SDK – Offline Standalone Installer (FULL ISO DVD Image – 1.6 GB)

Note: this release is also available in .iso format. Choose one of the following options for handling downloaded ISO images:

  • (Recommended) Write the image file to a blank DVD.
  • (Alternative) Mount the image file virtually as DVD devices.

For Windows Phone SDK 8.0 documentation and samples, see the Windows Phone Dev Center.

Source and additional references: Windows Phone Dev Center & Microsoft Download Center

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