Download Windows 8 Developer Preview

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Download Windows 8 Developer Preview

Today at BUILD Conference, Microsoft showcased a detailed preview of the next major release of Windows, code-named “ Windows 8 ”.  You can now download the Windows Developer Preview.  Windows Developer Preview is a pre-beta version of Windows 8 for developers.

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System Requirements

Windows Developer Preview works great on the same hardware that powers Windows Vista and Windows 7:

  • 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
  • 1 gigabyte (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
  • Taking advantage of touch input requires a screen that supports multi-touch

Note: Windows Developer Preview is not stable, operate correctly or work the way the final version of the software will. It should not be used in a production environment.