Windows 8 Release Preview is ready for download

Window 8 has been the much talked about topic. With the success of Windows 8 Consumer Preview, an attempt to give its users a firsthand experience, exposing them to the new features imbibed and breasting them with new innovations here is Windows all set for its Windows 8 Release Preview.

How to install the Windows 8 Release Preview?

Windows 8 release preview is a trial version of the actual operating system. Similar to the case of Consumer Preview, the release preview will provide a platform for its valued users in order to collect feedback for their finished product. The Windows 8 Release Preview forum will be the maintained and updated in order to research on the success rate of the Windows 8 Release Preview. The forum can be accessed here http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8?auth=1.

System Requirements for Windows 8 Release Preview

For installation of Windows 8 Release preview the following system requirements need to be fulfilled:-

Processor: of 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster
RAM of 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)
Hard disk space: of 16 GB or 20 GB.
Graphics card - Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver

Apart from the above mentioned requirements, the monitor should be touch enabled, the resolution of the screen should be about 1024 X 768 pixels in order to access the Windows store.

Read more about the system requirements for Windows 8 Release Preview.

Link to download the Windows 8 Release Preview

The windows 8 Release Preview can be downloaded from the site http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/download.

Now there are two methods for installing it. One is that it can be installed from the Windows 8 Release Preview Set up Program. Once the installation is done using this method no key is required as the program setup in the PC has the product key imbibed in it. The second method is to run the Windows 8 Release Preview set up program and to use the built in tools to use as an installation media. If this method is adopted, the following key needs to be punched in TK8TP-9JN6P-7X7WW-RFFTV-B7QPF. Read more about Windows 8 Release Preview license keys.

Points to be kept in mind

Although Windows 8 is highly tested software, however it is still in the testing process. There may be a lot of risks that one has to encounter while downloading Windows 8 release Preview. It is suggested to keep a back up of all the data and to install the windows 8 release preview using an installation media. Depending upon the system and its security status some problems can be encountered. Unable to access some external hardware like printers or difficulty in accessing some networks may be an issue.

Uninstalling Windows 8 Release Preview

Well Windows 8 Release Preview cannot be uninstalled. The only possibility is to go back to the previous version of Windows by reinstalling it from the recovery or the installation media where the operating system was initially installed.

Languages in which Windows 8 Release Preview is available

Windows 8 Release Preview is available in the following languages Arabic, English, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish. The Windows 8 Release Preview Setup program will automatically detect your current language selection.

Windows 8 Release preview has already created a wave for its users who were waiting for this release. The Preview is like a demo version creating an awareness of the new features that have be incorporated and to make them use to the technology they will be accessing in the near future.