System requirements for Windows 8 Developer Preview

As we know that Windows 8 Developer Preview has Microsoft to build public which can be downloaded via the following link:


Download now Windows 8 Developer Preview Build


If you plan to install it but not sure whether your system will be able to install it, don't worry! If you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7 in your system it will also support 8.


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For those who want to know the system requirements, follow the official system requirements for Windows 8 Developer Preview build released by Microsoft:


Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x 86) or 64-bit (x 64)RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GBHDD: (64-bit) 16 GB available disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit) DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driverTaking advantage of touch input requires a screen that supports multi-touch

Please note that you do not upgrade to Windows Vista or Windows 7 installation, 8 out of to perform clean installations are supportedonly. This is a developer preview release and is not intended for production.


Also check:


[Direct Download Links] Windows 8 Developer Preview


Make Windows 8 Bootable USB Drive or DVD using official "Windows USB/DVD download Tool"


[Windows 8] What We know and What We want to know?


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