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Freebie: Windows 8 Consumer Preview Now Available for Download

Posted February 29, 2012 @ 3:23pm
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Windows 8 Consumer Preview Now Available

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Interested in being one of the first people to try out Windows 8 before it's fully released? If so, you're in luck! Forum user stephroll just posted in the Freebies Forum that the Windows 8 Consumer Preview is now available for download.

If you aren't familiar with the new operating system's features, you can take a look at the Windows 8 consumer preview website to get a better idea of what to expect.

Although the Windows 8 Consumer Preview is free, it should be noted that since this isn't the finished product, download at your own risk. Back up your data before installing the preview, and make sure you read through the full list of FAQs here before you download.

Source: stephroll via the Freebies Forum

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- 82
- How much is it off the regular price? Move it to Freebie.
- stephroll
- How much is it off the regular price? Move it to Freebie.
  100% off, relax it should be in Hot Deals .No one checks freebies
- Absolute
- 100% off, relax it should be in Hot Deals .
  Not quite true.... I'd say 80%, as 20% of that will be time you'll never get back as you explore it. Not in a bad way, but time is money
- stephroll
- Not quite true.... I'd say 80%, as 20% of that will be time you'll never get back as you explore it. Not in a bad way, but time is money
  You're right , my bandwith costed me ..............
- chinesedevil
- no start menu and program list, no thx.
- Inno
- Not quite true.... I'd say 80%, as 20% of that will be time you'll never get back as you explore it. Not in a bad way, but time is money
  I never look in Freebies, so anything posted here at 100% off is welcome!
- stephroll
- no start menu and program list, no thx.
  apparently it's fixed now ..well it's still downloading so ......lol
- ASharp
- apparently it's fixed now ..well it's still downloading so ......lol
  If it is, I certainly don't see it. Just as broken as the Developer Preview.
- Troy_McClure
- microsoft reportedly giving a free handheld bing device to every user of windows 8
  
  http://www.m8ball.com/en/ball.png
- Triad
- I usually don't bother to check frees as well so its good to put it here but too bad thread got moved...
- heyjoe
- do these previews stay activated after retail version's released?
- dmdsoftware2
- People wouldn't miss hot freebies if they used RSS feeds once-in-a-while.
- stephroll
- do these previews stay activated after retail version's released?
  you wished No license will die probably by next summer or fall
- Zyphur
- If it is, I certainly don't see it. Just as broken as the Developer Preview.
  How is it broken? Do explain.
  
  Hover over the bottom left corner.
- 82
- did you install the consumer preview already? It is not available even for MSDN users as of yesterday.
  
  If it is, I certainly don't see it. Just as broken as the Developer Preview.
- blainehamilton
- Needs ARM support for HP Touchpad.
- canadiankorean
- did you install the consumer preview already? It is not available even for MSDN users as of yesterday.
  I downloaded and installed the Consumer Preview this afternoon.
  Better than the developer preview.
  
  I still don't think the Metro UI works well with a mouse.
- 82
- Metro is designed for Touchscreen. Does Microsoft give you the option to use the old Start menu? What's the point of IE10/Desktop without Start Menu?
  
  I downloaded and installed the Consumer Preview this afternoon.
  Better than the developer preview.
  
  I still don't think the Metro UI works well with a mouse.
- 82
- Wow, is there a project to run Win8 on HP Touchpad? That would be the awesome!!!!!!!!!!!! But I doubt it will happen...
  
  Needs ARM support for HP Touchpad.
- roblombardi
- Windows 8?
  Why is it that this lazy bozo (Bill Gates) doesn't even finish debugging the last release of Windows before starting on a new version?
  
  http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows-8/download
  
  Up for download .Is Beta so . At your own risk , not "free" of consequences .But"hot"
  
  Before you download preview http://http://windows.microsoft.com/...nsumer-preview
- canadiankorean
- Windows 8?
  Why is it that this lazy bozo (Bill Gates) doesn't even finish debugging the last release of Windows before starting on a new version?
  Bill gates hasn't been working at MS for a long time...
- roblombardi
- Who is the bozo at Microsoft, then?
  
  "Consumer Preview" = Free Guinea Pigs to test new crap, who will be replaced for new crappy versions in less than 2 years
  
  Bill gates hasn't been working at MS for a long time...
- blkrx7
- Thanks OP, forgot this was out.
- johnnydoe1894
- do these previews stay activated after retail version's released?
  Not for long. And this will be a beta which will crap out with the next beta.
- Beckler
- There's no reason at all for most people to waste time on this. So you're gonna sit and back up your system and download and install this...and then what? You really can't wait for the release to check it out? You must have a pretty boring life if you're getting worked up about being able to waste a few hours to try a new OS that you're going to be able to enjoy in a short time anyway. And who cares about the OS anyway, it's a boring tool. Your applications are where the fun is.
  
  All you could do of any use is find a bug for them. But you can forget about suggesting any features. I'd like to see the data on this--how many user-suggested features or problem-areas have EVER been treated by MS in the history of windows. I'm guessing *zero*.