Windows 8 Consumer Preview ISO images

ISO images





An ISO image must be converted into installation media stored
on a DVD or a USB flash drive. Instructions are provided on this page.
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Important: If you decide to go back
to your previous operating system, you'll need to reinstall it from the
recovery or installation media that came with your PC, which is
typically DVD media. If you don’t have recovery media, you might be able
to create it from a recovery partition on your PC using software
provided by your PC manufacturer. Check the support section of your PC
manufacturer’s website for more information. After you install Windows 8, you won’t be able to use the recovery partition on your PC to go back to your previous version of Windows.



English


64-bit (x64) [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] (3.3 GB) Sha 1 hash — 1288519C5035BCAC83CBFA23A33038CCF5522749


32-bit (x86) [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] (2.5 GB) Sha 1 hash — E91ED665B01A46F4344C36D9D88C8BF78E9A1B39


Product Key: DNJXJ-7XBW8-2378T-X22TX-BKG7J



Chinese (Simplified)


64-bit (x64) [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] (3.4 GB) Sha 1 hash — DF69B851F9A81DECBB16648CC452461894416EB0


32-bit (x86) [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] (2.6 GB) Sha 1 hash — E29A2072745A48C14A1C2E5A61F5230841BEDB45


Product Key: DNJXJ-7XBW8-2378T-X22TX-BKG7J



French


64-bit (x64) [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] (3.3 GB) Sha 1 hash — A9358E6799ABEEF29EDBA054AD34849C02C7F51F


32-bit (x86) [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] (2.5 GB) Sha 1 hash — 2EF8013B9F50B93AEAC8068F4827E2C1DC0DC0B1


Product Key: DNJXJ-7XBW8-2378T-X22TX-BKG7J



German


64-bit (x64) [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] (3.3 GB) Sha 1 hash — DB1003A47C266697B3832BE2A23319988EE34495


32-bit (x86) [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] (2.5 GB) Sha 1 hash — 91075AEA665C5D6F42A24714B3A3390762C94457


Product Key: DNJXJ-7XBW8-2378T-X22TX-BKG7J



Japanese


64-bit (x64) [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] (3.3 GB) Sha 1 hash — A8F0DB12CAECEA0BE8B27EA124F2234212D9103A


32-bit (x86) [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] (2.5 GB) Sha 1 hash — C8A322ED86058086207CAAECD46B4DDACF9E247A


Product Key: DNJXJ-7XBW8-2378T-X22TX-BKG7J
















System Requirements






Windows 8 Consumer Preview works great on the same hardware that powers Windows 7:

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  Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster
  
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  RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)
  
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  Hard disk space: 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
  
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  Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device or higher
  
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  To use touch, you need a tablet or monitor that supports multitouch
  
• To access Windows Store and to download and run apps, you need an active Internet connection and a screen resolution of at least 1024 x 768
  
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  To snap apps, you need a screen resolution of at least 1366 x 768
  

How to install Windows 8 Consumer Preview from an ISO image




The easiest way to convert an ISO file to a DVD in Windows 7 is to use [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]. On a PC running Windows XP or Windows Vista,
a third-party program is required to convert an ISO file into
installable media—and DVD burning software often includes this
capability. One option is the [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] provided by the Microsoft Store. You can also [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], which includes tools that allow you to create a DVD or USB flash drive from an ISO file (Windows Vista or Windows 7 required).