Windows 8

Windows 8 is the latest version of the Microsoft Windows computer operating system flowing Windows 7 operating system. It has many changes from previous version Windows 7. In particular it adds support for ARM microprocessors in addition to the previously supported x86 microprocessors from Intel and AMD. A new Metro-style interface has been added that was designed for touch screen input in addition to mouse, keyboard, and pen input. Its server version is codenamed Windows Server 8. Microsoft has not announced a release date for Windows 8.

    In January 2011, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Microsoft announced that Windows 8 would be adding support for ARM microprocessors in addition to the x86 microprocessors from Intel and AMD.

Hardware requirements

Microsoft says that the developer preview works well on hardware suitable for Windows Vista or Windows 7; these system requirements may change in the final release.

Minimum hardware requirements for Windows Developer Preview Architecture IA-32 (32-bit) x86-64 (64-bit) Processor 1 GHz Memory (RAM) 1 GB 2 GB Graphics Card DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver HDD free space 16 GB 20 GB