Windows 8 Beta Signed Off?

**DF Bot** · 3rd January 2012

We’ve had a few leaks of Windows 8 builds recently that have been getting closer and closer to the beta build. Now it’s been reported that the Beta Build of Windows 8 has been signed off by Microsoft and is currently doing the rounds in a very close circle of testers.
The news was reported from Russian site Wzor and Win7vista. If the dodgy google translation of it is correct, then the Windows 8 Beta was signed off on December 29th 2011 and the official build number for it will be**6.2.8175.winmain.111217 -1215

Apparently the beta will also be distributed with the*English, German, Japanese and Chinese language packs so more people will be able to test it out then the developer preview.
It’s really pretty difficult to make out anything more from the source, it’s anybody’s guess as to whether or not this is a legit claim, but Wzor seems to be pretty accurate in the past and it would make sense that the Beta build has been signed off now. Microsoft may well demonstrate it at CES 2012 which is just before the expected release date of the Windows 8 Beta in February.
For now we’ll just have to wait and see