Happy news for all Windows 8 lovers. Microsoft has confirmed that users of Windows 7 and Vista would be able to install the Windows 8 developer preview on their existing computers. This would be a huge relief since they will be able to install the latest operating system on machines purchased three to four years back. Here we’ll discuss the system requirements for installation.
If you are planning to upgrade to Windows 8 operating system, then you need to make sure that your computer has the least Windows 8 requirements given below.
If you are planning to upgrade to Windows 8 operating system, then you need to make sure that your computer has the least Windows 8 requirements given below.
- A One GHz or faster 32 or 64 bit processor.
- A minimum of 1GB RAM or higher. If the processor is 32 bit, make sure that you do have 16 GB free space and if the processor is 64 bit, make sure that you have 64 GB free space.
- A graphics device that support DirectX 9 with a WDDM 1.0 or higher driver. If you intend to use the new touch functionality in the operating system, make sure that you do have a touch screen display installed with the computer. However, this is not mandatory as you can use the operating system fine with a mouse, and non-touch display.
- You need to make sure that the screen you have supports a resolution of 1024 X 768 or higher, as you will need it for working with the new Metro styled user interface.
- Windows 8 Developer Preview with Developer Tools (64-bit) – Download 4.8GB
- Windows 8 Developer Preview (64-bit) – Download 3.6GB
- Windows 8 Developer Preview (32-bit) – Download 2.8GB
- Windows SDK (Software Development Kit) for helping you in creating Metro apps.
- Microsoft Visual Studio 11 Express for working with Windows 8 Developer Preview
- Developer Preview version of Microsoft Expression Blend 5
- 28 Metro style apps including the BUILD Conference app.
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