Download Windows 8 Consumer Preview
Post Updated, Find the update at the end of the
post] A few months ago, Microsoft
released the first preview of Windows 8 operating system that was
called Windows 8 Developer preview. Although that version was aimed at developers but I’m pretty
sure that most of you who love to get hands on with latest technology
may have tasted the metro interface of the Windows 8 Developer preview
as soon as it was released.
As you may know, Microsoft is all set to release the first
consumer preview, and as sources say, it will be available to download at 7:30 PM (IST). Anyone can
download and install Windows 8
Consumer Preview from the official
website. If you have installed the previous version of Windows 8,
you may already know how to install this version.
Windows 8 Consumer preview is a pre release operating system but users
will get strong indications about what can be expected once the final version of Windows 8 rolls
out. It’s already cleared by Microsoft that Windows 8 will run just fine
on computer that meet the following minimum requirements: 1-GHZ
processor, 1 GB of RAM, 16 GB of available hard disk space, and
DirectX-capable graphics.
Now I guess you all are going to install Windows 8 Consumer Preview.
That’s Great !! As I stated above, it’s still for testing purpose. So I
suggest that you shouldn’t install Consumer Preview as your primary
operating system. Talking about the major changes, Microsoft has come up
with a new Windows logo. Up until now, Microsoft had used the
multi-colored and multi-paned logo, but the new logo associates the
blue, four-paned rectangle with Microsoft’s flagship operating system.
Moreover, Microsoft will also open its Windows Store application market
for a preview on Wednesday. You heard it right that Microsoft is
releasing it for public but you should be on safe side so that it won’t
affect your daily tasks. I’d recommend you to install it on a virtual
machine, and for that there are some good applications such as
VirtualBox 4, VMware Fusion 4, WMware Workstation 8 etc.
If you don’t know about these applications, you are left with two
options: either do a complete research on how to install OS on a virtual
machine and then install it carefully or just forget about it and wait
for the final product. I’ll update the blog post as soon as Microsoft
makes the Windows 8 Consumer Preview download
links available. Till then, you can read my previous posts about
Windows 8 here and get more information on how to get started with the upcoming Windows 8
operating system. Also, check out the quick introduction video of
Windows 8 Consumer Preview.
Update:
Microsoft has updated the Windows 8 official page with the download
links of Consumer Preview. The Windows 8 Consumer Preview is currently
available in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions in English, Chinese,
French, German, and Japanese. Download Consumer Preview from the
following links:
Check out the official page to download Windows 8 Consumer Preview in your preferred language.Product Key: DNJXJ-7XBW8-2378T-X22TX-BKG7J
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