I te Mahuru 13, 2011, i te hui Hanga i Anaheim, California, i whakaatuhia e Microsoft te tirohanga a te kaiwhakawhanake o Windows 8, he waahanga ahuru e ahei ana ki te aukati i te maumahara flash USB kua pangia te punaha i te wa o te tukanga whakaoho. I te Mahuru 15, i whakapumautia e te tuhinga a te kaiwhakawhanake a Windows 8 ko te Kaitiaki Matapihi i te Matapihi 8 ka riro i a ia te mahi tiaki huaketo. I roto i tetahi riipene ataata, i whakaatu a Jason Garms o Microsoft me pehea te rehitatanga o te Kaitiaki Matapihi i te Whare Mahi me te taputapu mataaratanga, me pehea te aukati i te malware.
arokite kaiwhakamahi o Windows 8