Download Windows Developer Preview 8 is now available!

Finally! After weeks of speculation, leaked builds, escambau videos on the internet and finally we test the new replacement for our beloved Windows 7, Windows 8 so far named. Who was free this afternoon had the opportunity to see first hand the new system, BUILD presented at the Conference, held in California, focused on developers.

And as expected and desired by many, Microsoft actually released a public download version of the Developer Preview, a kind of Pre-Alpha system, unlike what happened in the development of Windows 7, where they only released from the beta .

The installer has several "flavors." Version 32 (x86) and 64 bits, with or without development tools. If you want to install the system, know that you can not "uninstall it", that is, if you want to return to your previous operating system, you must have an installation media or recovery.

For those who will upgrade from Windows XP and Vista, you can keep files and user accounts. For Windows 7, you can also keep your system settings. The system requirements are as follows:

• 1 GHz;
• 1 GB of RAM (32 bit) or 2 GB of RAM (64 bit);
• 16 GB of disk space (32 bit) or 20 GB of disk space (64 bits);
• Video card with DirectX 9 support;
• Screen with multitouch support, if you want to enjoy all the features of Windows 8.

I would like to make clear that Windows Developer Preview 8 is still a development version!What does it mean that everything is still very raw and susceptible to a variety of bugs.Therefore, only download if you're a developer or an adventurer who is not afraid of the unknown.But in either case, use the system as the main machine.

The download was released less than ten minutes (and just came out so fast in the Guide to PC because we had written this post in advance of course). He left at 21:10 at GMT - well ahead of schedule, midnight. The address is http://dev.windows.com . So prepare your band, charge your download manager and convince his mother that computers are not harmful and there is no problem for them to stay connected all night. LOCK AND LOAD ... So guys!