Come and get it… Microsoft today released the final public preview of Windows 8. You can get yours here.
Windows 8 has the following minimum system requirements, which basically means any PC sold over the last 3-4 years can run it.
- Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster
- RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)
- Hard disk space: 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
- Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver
Additional requirements to use certain features:
- To use touch, you need a tablet or a monitor that supports multitouch.
- To access the Windows Store and to download and run apps, you need an active Internet connection and a screen resolution of at least 1024 x 768.
- To snap apps, you need a screen resolution of at least 1366 x 768.
- Internet access (ISP fees might apply)
Bear in mind, this is still beta product and you don’t want to go running it in a production environment without full vendor support.
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