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Last night, this morning Microsoft announced Windows 8 Consumer Preview in Barcelona, Spain. According to Microsoft this new build has over 100,000 code changes since the last September’s Developer Preview Release.

Windows 8 System Requirements

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

• Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster
• RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)
• Hard disk space: 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
• Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device or higher
• 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
• To snap apps, you need a screen resolution of at least 1366 x 768

Download ISO images

Windows 8 Customer Preview 64-bit 3.3 GB (English)

Sha 1 hash — 1288519C5035BCAC83CBFA23A33038CCF5522749

Windows 8 Customer Preview 32-bit 2.5 GB (English)

Sha 1 hash — E91ED665B01A46F4344C36D9D88C8BF78E9A1B39

After you have download the image, when install you can use this Product Key to activate your new Windows 8 Customer Preview.

Windows 8 Customer Preview Product Key:

DNJXJ-7XBW8-2378T-X22TX-BKG7J