Windows 8 (Metro) Consumer Preview Now Online

Microsoft announced today that their new Windows 8 (aka Metro) operating system preview is now available for download.

Windows 8 will run on Intel x86 systems plus will also run on new mobile devices that are built on the System on a Chip (SoC) architecture. The Consumer Preview includes not only the new metro interface, but also a series of apps, for Mail, Calendar, People, SkyDrive, photos, and PDF. Also included is the Windows Store, where all apps will be free during the preview period.

Feeling brave? Download the consumer preview now at:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/w...nsumer-preview

I have a rule about not getting a new OS release for at LEAST 6 months, preferably a year. Let's 'em have time to iron out the screw ups.

yeah i totally agree, esp with windows which seems to need that time to mature...and although this release is called a Consumer Preview, its really just a beta!

that metro part replaces the start however its designed for a tablet there is still issues while using a mouse wtf?

apparently issues using a mouse have all been worked out in this version

it hasn't, if you have to scroll bars on one screen when you scroll down to go right for instance both scroll bars scroll i.e. weather app, now the developer preview didn't play nice with my magic mouse, but the consumer preview does, which is nice but a simple short slide moves it far lol oh and btw... if your testing try searching the store ;) i had move to the bottom right to get a tool bar then search then choose what to search then search :o

that being said..

I've seen win8 on a tablet(video) and it looks awesome ;) i think they got something here, though why even have the windows part there? i mean its a nice thing to have but battery life?

sux, but Im still torturing myself and running it as main os for at least a month

they got me with windows 7, not going to go to winodws 8 lolooo
still want to know how to turn off the dots in paswords and get real text there

i hate it. im gonna stick to windows 7 for the rest of my life :aniflow:

initial reports say that over 1 million copies were downloaded in the first day alone! Maybe MS has a chance of coming back with this one???

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Originally Posted by ponyboy

they got me with windows 7, not going to go to winodws 8 lolooo
still want to know how to turn off the dots in paswords and get real text there

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can't without some third party app, they're masked for a reason.
In Windows 8 there's an icon now in the password fields, if you click and hold it would show you the password

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Originally Posted by HunkMoneyLuke

initial reports say that over 1 million copies were downloaded in the first day alone! Maybe MS has a chance of coming back with this one???

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they never really went anywhere, Windows 7 sells like bonkers, think they're up to 500 million copies so far I think, or close to