Windows 8: For IT Professionals February 29, 2012
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Windows 8: For IT Professionals
Get Started with the Springboard Series for Windows 8
- Windows 8 Consumer Preview Product Guide
Download a detailed guide to the new and improved features in Windows 8 including AppLocker, BitLocker, Windows To Go, measured boot, and Client Hyper-V. - Windows To Go Technical Overview
Learn how Windows To Go can help you provide users with bootable USB storage devices containing a copy of Windows 8, along with their business apps, data, and settings. - Frequently Asked Questions: Managing the Windows Store
Get answers to frequently asked questions about managing end user access to, and usage of, the Windows Store within your organization. - The Windows 8 User Experience
Learn more about application, Web, and cloud features for end users. - Windows 8 Consumer Preview Technical Forums
Get help with questions on installation and setup, networking, compatibility, security, performance, and more.
Metro style app development February 29, 2012
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Download the tools and SDK
Get the tools to build Metro style apps for Windows 8. Our free download includes Microsoft Visual Studio 11 Express Beta for Windows 8 and Blend for Visual Studio 11 Beta to help jumpstart your project.
Download the Windows 8 Consumer Preview
Experience the newest version of Windows and see for yourself how apps are at the center of the Windows 8 experience.
Explore the documentation
Our docs are optimized to make you more productive. Discover everything you need to plan, build, and sell great apps.
Read the developer guide
Windows 8 Consumer Preview introduces many powerful features for developers. Discover the new features for Desktop, Web, and Metro style app developers.
Windows 8 Consumer Preview February 29, 2012
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It’s Windows reimagined and reinvented from a solid core of Windows 7 speed and reliability. It’s an all-new touch interface. It’s a new Windows for new devices. And it’s your chance to be one of the first to try it out.
See what’s new
Swipe, slide, and zoom
Touch a full-powered PC. It’s fast and it’s fluid. Take natural, direct, hands-on control.
Apps, front and center
Apps in Windows 8 work together to get things done faster. Get them from the Windows Store.
Your Windows, everywhere
Windows 8 can connect you to your files, photos, people, and settings, wherever you sign in.
Wall-to-wall web
Internet Explorer 10 Consumer Preview brings you immersive web browsing on screens big and small.
The familiar, made better
Still devoted to your mouse and keyboard? Windows 8 makes the tried-and-true feel brand new.
The Windows Experience Blog
Read this Windows Experience Blog entry for some tips on getting started with Windows 8 Consumer Preview.
Behind the scenes
Meet the engineering team
Check out a short video for an informal look at Windows 8 from one of the teams that built it.
Building Windows 8
Get the latest news and the inside scoop on the development process from the Windows 8 engineering team blog.
The product guide
Download the Windows 8 Consumer Preview Product Guide for more in-depth, detailed info on this release.
- Download the product guide (.pdf)
Windows 8 Consumer Preview ISO formats February 29, 2012
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Windows 8 Consumer Preview ISO formats
Windows 8 Consumer Preview ISO images
Windows 8 Consumer Preview ISO files (.iso) are provided as an alternative to using Windows 8 Consumer Preview Setup. If you are on a PC running Windows and want to install the consumer preview on another partition, another PC, or a virtual machine, we recommend you download Windows 8 Consumer Preview Setup and use the built-in tools for converting an ISO image into installation media, such as a DVD or USB bootable flash drive. You can find additional information, including a list of supported upgrades, in the FAQ.
Note before you download: Windows 8 Consumer Preview is prerelease software that may be substantially modified before it’s commercially released. Microsoft makes no warranties, express or implied, with respect to the information provided here. Some product features and functionality may require additional hardware or software. 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.
ISO images
An ISO image must be converted into installation media stored on a DVD or a USB flash drive. Instructions are provided on this page. Developer tools are available for download from Windows Dev Center.
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