Windows 8 Developer Preview 64 bit English

Downloaded from microsoft.com Sha 1 hash – 79DBF235FD49F5C1C8F8C04E24BDE6E1D04DA1E9 System Requirements 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 How to install the Windows Developer Preview from an ISO image The Windows Developer Preview is delivered as an .iso image that must be converted into installation media stored on a DVD or a USB flash drive. On Windows 7, the easiest way to convert this file is to use Windows Disc Image Burner. On Windows XP and Windows Vista, a third-party program is required to convert an .iso file into installable media—and DVD burning software often includes this capability. Note: The .iso file that contains the developer tools requires a large capacity DVD called a DVD-9, as well as a DVD burner that can handle dual-layer (DL) DVDs. Most modern burners should be able to handle this format.

udp://tracker.openbittorrent.com:80
udp://open.demonii.com:1337
udp://tracker.coppersurfer.tk:6969
udp://exodus.desync.com:6969

dragoncorp (2011-09-14)

why is this in Mac?

tompic823 (2011-09-14)

I accidentally posted it in the wrong section and editing is currently disabled. I need a MOD to change it.

cutechicinawhiteT (2011-09-14)

Haha, I agree dragoncorp.
BTW, get it here for free without torrents:

 BigNoise (2011-09-14)

moved to the correct category

deviantrx (2011-09-14)

Tried downloading from Microsoft twice and failed both times at about 70%.
Turning to torrents :)

limbocity (2011-09-14)

The Hash is different from the one posted on the Microsoft website. Is this unavoidable?

limbocity (2011-09-14)

I mean the hash shown in the torrent info when downloading.

alisson3000br (2011-09-14)

i tried twice to download from microsoft website and failed at 2.00 gb, please people seed!

mteigers (2011-09-14)

Currently Seeding at 500 kb/s :D Much faster than the Microsoft Website.

sackofnoise (2011-09-14)

Go torrents go... failed twice from microsoft...

cutechicinawhiteT (2011-09-14)

Downloading from Microsoft website at a constant 7.5MB/s.

aspirin0 (2011-09-14)

Is this legit?

francisa (2011-09-14)

Click on user icon on the top-right, for the OS menu.
It just Atl-F4 in deskop, if you are keyboard user.

francisa (2011-09-14)

Click on user icon on the top-right, for the OS menu.
It just Atl-F4 in deskop, if you are keyboard user.

tompic823 (2011-09-14)

limbocity- The hash displayed in uTorrent is for the torrent itself (size, pieces, etc.) and not the individual files.

SeedingTheFields (2011-09-14)

Yeah... X( 4 hours on a 4gb file and it crashed @ 600mb

SeedingTheFields (2011-09-14)

I do find it humorous that the torrent network can be more stable than microsofts offical download server XD

anonimul (2011-09-15)

If you need an installation guide, you can find one here:

filmymonk (2011-09-15)

if you are stuck around 2 gb on microsoft, copy that file to the same location where ur torrents gets downloaded. when u start downloading this file from torrent, it will automatically show that U have downloaded 2 gb :) ir works only if u were downloading the same file.

darkkewlz (2011-09-15)

Downloading now, so this may be a dumb question. But is it automatic for duel boot? i.e: OS choice menu, or do i need to use a Boot Manager? and Partition separately for this install?
Thanks for any responses.

prija (2011-09-16)

Anyone has the DVD problem ??
I go to my computer and no DVD drive, and no cd are working !!! HELP !!!!

nabarunp7 (2011-09-17)

it also works fine with demon tools or any other mountin software

skweets (2011-09-17)

Anyone know if this works with VM Ware?

hugh.mcrae (2011-09-17)

I NEED YOUR HELP!
cash is involved.
anupchuck

segin (2011-09-18)

Everyone! The "torrent hash" shown in the Torrent Info is the BitTorrent "info_hash" and has ABSOLUTELY NOT A DAMNED THING TO DO WITH THE ISO'S SHA1 HASH. It's instead a SHA1 hash of the torrent *metadata* - read: the tiny bit of info stored in the .torrent file itself!
I have downloaded this torrent and verified it's SHA1 with Microsoft FCIV.
Output:
C:\Users\segin>fciv -sha1
//
// File Checksum Integrity Verifier version 2.05.
//
downloads\windowsdeveloperpreview-64bit
-english.iso

rob713 (2011-09-18)

dvd problem solved by replace sater(s) to new port (don't know why yet m8)
wat other probs are we having ?

rob713 (2011-09-18)

dvd port problem : sorry that worked for a bit then it removed it again, it seems to be removing the ports one by one, cos when i pluged back in to old port it still not there; also parts of ops have disapered
i like most of what the team have done to but its not ready, yet i'l wait for new builds to be released (sorry about spelling lol)

rob713 (2011-09-18)

also we got it direct from microsoft with others saying it failed could this be the problem?
MICROSOFT FIX IT PLEASE
like it so far . . .

arvter (2011-09-19)

Win 8 release... When installing win 8 devel. is there anybody has exsperiense that you cant start CD/DVD boot, or get in cmos, with enter keyboard.
I have too clear cmos, battery out or pin.

beoswind (2011-09-29)

You can download this from Microsoft website MUCH faster -

Whobuysgames (2011-09-30)

yes. b ut if you pause the firefox DL, you have to restart it. but i get 650kb/s from above link. a good choice.
i choose utorrent because it i can throttle it

jerryboy1 (2011-10-04)

this software is valid only untill may 2012.. can u do activation?

DreamerXristosGr (2011-10-13)

@arvter I didnt understand 100% your comment, I meen is it a question or a tutorial?
anyways, this might help ppl: I've read that windows 8 drops cd/dvd support.

DreamerXristosGr (2011-10-13)

@arvter I didnt understand 100% your comment, I meen is it a question or a tutorial?
anyways, this might help ppl: I've read that windows 8 drops cd/dvd support.
AND -PEOPLE!- THIS IS A DEVELOPER PREVIEW!!! that meens that it shows the full capabilities of this new START menu called Metro UI so they can build their apps for it. THIS IS NOT A STABLE BUILD TO USE AS YOUR PRIMARY OS.

undeadxinfection (2011-11-16)

Dont make a comment foolishly. Microsoft supports installing this for bug reporting. In other words, I installed this over Windows 7 a while ago. You can install it in a separate partition if you don't feel comfortable. But it runs better than Windows 7 and is stable. Completely stable. Minor flaws:
No DVD support (yet) and one game (Rusty Hearts) isn't playable because the OS isn't supported.

undeadxinfection (2011-11-16)

It's a free, legal OS that works perfectly. Have fun and stop complaining.

undeadxinfection (2011-11-17)

also, if its not compatible to the OS, run in compatibility mode.

mrpockets (2011-12-17)

anyone else getting asked for a developer key??? im a bit unsure of how to proceed

waseempk (2012-02-01)

one of the best windows i ever saw,,, this much better than windows 7 . when it will release? any one know

viskenxp (2012-02-23)

Just download it from:

sherharry (2012-05-10)

once i click install now its copying files but struck at 1% in expanding files when using with vmware workstation........
and dvd installation is not working...please help :(