Hey guys, let me get you directly to the point. If you’re planning to download the Consumer Preview version of Windows 8, I think it would be helpful if you should read these some reminders first before you start.
First, this is a pre-release operating system. The Windows 8 Consumer Preview is just a preview of what has to come (the original). It represents a work in progress, and some things will change before the final release. Don’t expect it to be perfect as what you’ve imagine. You might encounter some hiccups and bugs and if you do, you can put your comments and reactions through telemetry, forums, and blog posts so that they (Microsoft) can smooth out some of the rough edges.
Second, you should be comfortable with new technology
If you’re fun of running a pre-release (beta) software, then I assume that you’ve already got an idea of this troubleshooting thing and you don’t mind doing a few technical tasks, then you’ll probably be OK giving the Windows 8 Consumer Preview a try. As with pre-release software in general, there won’t be official support for the Windows 8 Consumer Preview, but if you have problems, you can share it to them through a blog post .Windows website has information that could help you out and make the Windows 8 experience more productive and enjoyable.
And finally, you should have the right hardware requirements
Windows 8 Consumer Preview should run on the same hardware that powers Windows 7 today.The following requirements are needed when running a Windows 8 Consumer Preview in a PC:
- 1 GHz or faster processor
- 1 GB RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
- 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
- DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
- 1024 x 768 minimum screen resolution
