Windows 8 Beta

Windows 8 Beta is the pre-release version of the upcoming Microsoft Windows 8. Even before the launch of Windows 7, Microsoft started working for the next Windows version. Windows 7 has been considered as the Microsoft’s best Windows version so far. Moreover, Windows 7 captures the biggest market share in comparison to other Microsoft Windows version.

Microsoft, which people also say is the Software Giant as what they had bestowed to the tech world no other competing software maker has given. Thus, after seeing the success of Windows 7 at the peak Microsoft took a challenge itself to develop a Windows version which goes beyond imagination.

The challenge came in form of reimagining Windows which took the face of Windows 8 and before it gets released for the end users, Windows 8 beta will be released for testing purpose to find bugs and to check the functions whether they are properly working or not.

Windows 8 Beta Expected Release Date

Microsoft will be launching Windows 8 Beta before it launches the Windows 8 Release Candidate (RC). Windows 8 Beta is expected to arrive early January in 2012. Windows 8 beta will be made available to the general public for testing purpose to find out whether the functions are working appropriately or not.

Note, Windows 8 Beta is not the actual version as it might embed certain faults or bugs and thus to find those bugs and faults only this version is released.

Windows 8 Beta Download

Once Windows 8 beta gets released, it will be made available for download to the general public. If you are looking forward for Windows 8 Beta Download, then you are firstly required to register. We will update you with the registration links once they will be made available.

Windows 8 Beta Hardware Requirements

It is very much expected that Windows 8 Beta would be carrying almost the same hardware requirements that Windows 7 requires. We are here discussing the minimum hardware requirements.

Thus, expected minimum hardware requirements would be:

• 2 GHz or faster 64 bit (x64) processor.
• 1 Gigabyte (GB) or 2 GB RAM.
• 32 GB of available free hard disk space.
• DirectX 11 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver.

Windows 8 Beta SKU’s

Microsoft launched Windows 7 with multiple SKU’s like Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Ultimate, and Windows 7 Home Premium.

Though Microsoft has not yet announced officially what SKU’s edition will be made for Windows 8,Steven Sinofsky says, “In the coming months, many folks will be testing pre-release builds of Windows 8. As everyone knows, two things are always the case early on. First, the software is not done and things will change—features will be added and removed. Second, the different editions or SKUs are not developed or announced until late in the development process.”

Thus, we can expect that Microsoft, if multiple SKU’s will be released, they will be named as Windows 8 Ultimate, and Windows 8 Professional, seeing Windows 7 SKU’s editions.

Windows 8 is a concept which goes beyond imagination, kudos to the complete Windows 8 building team for taking up the challenge and bringing an evolution in the computing world. Windows 8 beta is going to give the early taste of Windows 8, and its concept which is intended for both Tablets and PC’s.