香港時間14 號的8:00 am在以下的官方網址就會提供Windows 8 的x86 32 bit 及64 bit 版本下載，不需任何啟動程序，人人也可測試，但暫時MS 對測試版不提供任何技術支援。
下載網址:
Windows Developer Preview with developer tools English,64-bit (x64)
DOWNLOAD(4.8 GB)
Sha 1 hash –6FE9352FB59F6D0789AF35D1001BD4E4E81E42AF
All of the following come on a disk image file (.iso).See below for installation instructions.
- 64-bit Windows Developer Preview
- Windows SDK for Metro style apps
- Microsoft Visual Studio 11 Express for Windows Developer Preview
- Microsoft Expression Blend 5 Developer Preview
- 28 Metro style apps including the BUILD Conference app
Windows Developer Preview English,64-bit (x64)
DOWNLOAD(3.6 GB)
Sha 1 hash –79DBF235FD49F5C1C8F8C04E24BDE6E1D04DA1E9
Includes a disk image file (.iso)to install the Windows Developer Preview and Metro style apps on a 64-bit PC.
Windows Developer Preview English,32-bit (x86)
DOWNLOAD(2.8 GB)
Sha 1 hash –4E0698BBABE01ED27582C9FC16AD21C4422913CC
Includes a disk image file (.iso)to install the Windows Developer Preview and Metro style apps on a 32-bit PC.
系統基本需求
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
