Points to be kept in mind before installing Windows 8 Consumer Preview
Since it is a beta version and it still need some changes and improvements therefore you must keep in mind some points before installing Windows 8 Consumer Preview on your PC or on your touch devices.
• Prerelease Version
As its name implies it is only a preview version and not the final version. Its a preview of what’s to come and it need some changes and modifications before final release of the product. This means you can encounter some hiccups and bugs.The purpose to launch Preview Version is to get feedback directly from the consumer through telemetry, forums, and blog posts and the work of improvements and changes can be done more quickly and accurately.
• Risk Factor
One could ask that, is it safe to install Windows 8 Consumer Preview? So look what Microsoft has to say about it
"Windows 8 Consumer Preview is stable and has been thoroughly tested, but it’s not the finished product. Your PC could crash and you could lose important files. You should back up your data and you shouldn't test Windows8 Consumer Preview on your primary home or business PC."
So it is clear from above statement that if you have only one system you shouldn't install it. If you have a rough PC for testing then you must install it to check its features.
• Uninstalling Windows 8 Consumer Preview
It is also an important point that you must know before installing Windows 8 Consumer Preview. It can be understood that people are very curious to get this Windows 8 version. But after installing it if you don't like it and you want to uninstall it, then how can you remove Windows 8 Consumer Preview? This question has a simple answer, you have to reinstall your previous Windows version from the recovery or installation media that came with your PC.
So now when you have understood the important points for installing the Windows 8 Consumer Preview, you can download it from the below given links.
Link 1: Windows 8 Consumer Preview
Link 2: ISO Image of Windows 8 Consumer Preview
On the second link you will have to select the correct version and language according to your requirement. Serial key is also given there.
System Requirement
- 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
