Windows 8 Release Preview available for downlaod

[qwerty_jones]

If your interested Windows 8 Release Preview is now available for download.

Download Windows 8 Release Preview

If you used Consumer Preview, Release Preview fixes stability, added more metro applications, added flash to the metro browser and improved multi-monitor support.

Windows 8 Release Preview: new apps, improvements, and Flash support (hands-on) | The Verge

Windows 8 is a solid OS I like it a lot better than Windows 7 and OSX. It might take some time to get accustomed to the Metro UI, Desktop and No Start menu but once you get the hang of it the operating system is smoother and more efficient even for power users.

If I come around to it I will post a review but check it out. The future of all Microsoft products will run Windows 8 and metro this is the start.

 

[Karume]

system req?

 

[JohnL]

system req?

If your system can run windows 7 fine it will be able to run 8, hardware requirements should be the same.

 

[qwerty_jones]

Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster

RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)

Hard disk space: 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)

Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver

Additional requirements to use certain features:

To use touch, you need a tablet or a monitor that supports multitouch.

To access the Windows Store and to download and run apps, you need an active Internet connection and a screen resolution of at least 1024 x 768.

To snap apps, you need a screen resolution of at least 1366 x 768.

Internet access (ISP fees might apply)

System requirements.. Trust me Windows 8 makes a old PC look blazing fast.

 

[Real]

If i download this, and don't like it...how would i go back to windows 7?

 

[detach]

Not feeling the live tiles.

What improvement this new window 8 have on the desktop side of the os?

 

[Karume]

what happens when windows 8 is released?

 

[qwerty_jones]

If i download this, and don't like it...how would i go back to windows 7?

I recommend you put it on a test computer or on another partition to test it out. I wouldn't put it on your main just yet.

 

[qwerty_jones]

Not feeling the live tiles.

What improvement this new window 8 have on the desktop side of the os?

Desktop uses more aero its pretty nice flipping between Metro and UI is very easy and fluid.

The Start Menu isn't there you don't really need it you can access the Metro UI which has all your applications just by pressing the Windows Key its actually a lot more efficient.

 

[SupaVillain]

If i download this, and don't like it...how would i go back to windows 7?

If you decide to go back to your previous operating system, you'll need to reinstall it from the recovery or installation media that came with your PC, which is typically DVD media. If you don’t have recovery media, you might be able to create it from a recovery partition on your PC using software provided by your PC manufacturer. Check the support section of your PC manufacturer’s website for more information. After you install Windows 8, you won’t be able to use the recovery partition on your PC to go back to your previous version of Windows.

 

[qwerty_jones]

what happens when windows 8 is released?

Unfortunately you have to reformat with the new OS. I bet you can upgrade but I never do.

 

[Karume]

Unfortunately you have to reformat with the new OS. I bet you can upgrade but I never do.

would the upgrade be full price?

 

[badvillain]

I need to upgrade to this, been using the consumer preview...

It's a real dope os and i like the customization. They said they will be ditching aero with the full release because aero is too "cheesy".

I use windows 8 at home and lion at work, both have their pros and cons...I would use ubuntu strictly but it doesnt let me use the creative suite. So at home i run windows 8 and ubuntu in a virutal machine on another screen that acts as my web development local server. At work we have a dedicated machine running an internal development environment in the office.

Here's a screen shot of my windows 8 desktop:

 

[qwerty_jones]

would the upgrade be full price?

Yeah but if you buy a new PC in June (I think) you get a 15$ upgrade fee.

 

[Why-Fi]

I need to upgrade to this, been using the consumer preview...

It's a real dope os and i like the customization. They said they will be ditching aero with the full release because aero is too "cheesy".

I use windows 8 at home and lion at work, both have their pros and cons...I would use ubuntu strictly but it doesnt let me use the creative suite. So at home i run windows 8 and ubuntu in a virutal machine on another screen that acts as my web development local server. At work we have a dedicated machine running an internal development environment in the office.

Here's a screen shot of my windows 8 desktop:

so wait...you can turn off metro?