“Windows 8″ Release Preview Released, Free Download now

Microsoft has released “Windows 8 Release Preview” to public, two months after giving Consumer Preview.Now Windows 8 is very close to a finished product .In its current state it feels like something you could install and use full-time. Microsoft also assured that there are plenty of surprises left for the final, RTM version of the operating system.

Hardware requirements for Windows 8:

Windows 8 Release Preview works great on the same hardware that powers Windows 7:Processor: 1GHz or fasterRAM: 1GB (32-bit) or 2GB (64-bit)Drive space: 16GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)Video card: Microsoft DirectX 9 compatible device

The Release Preview is available for download, for free from Microsoft’s Windows 8 Preview site. Microsoft’s new Windows 8 Release Preview is being made available in 14 different languages, which can be downloaded using the following direct download links:

English

64-bit (x64) Download (3.3 GB)

32-bit (x86) Download (2.5 GB)

Arabic

64-bit (x64) Download (3.3 GB)

32-bit (x86) Download (2.5 GB)

Chinese (Simplified)

64-bit (x64) Download (3.4 GB)

32-bit (x86) Download (2.6 GB)

Chinese (Traditional)

64-bit (x64) Download (3.4 GB)

32-bit (x86) Download (2.6 GB)

French

64-bit (x64) Download (3.3 GB)

32-bit (x86) Download (2.5 GB)

German

64-bit (x64) Download (3.3 GB)

32-bit (x86) Download (2.5 GB)

Japanese

64-bit (x64) Download (3.3 GB)

32-bit (x86) Download (2.5 GB)

Korean

64-bit (x64) Download (3.3 GB)

32-bit (x86) Download (2.5 GB)

Portuguese (Brazil)

64-bit (x64) Download (3.3 GB)

32-bit (x86) Download (2.5 GB)

Russian

64-bit (x64) Download (3.3 GB)

32-bit (x86) Download (2.5 GB)

Spanish

64-bit (x64) Download (3.3 GB)

32-bit (x86) Download (2.5 GB)

Swedish

64-bit (x64) Download (3.3 GB)

32-bit (x86) Download (2.5 GB)

Turkish

64-bit (x64) Download (3.3 GB)

32-bit (x86) Download (2.5 GB)

All you need to do, is download the ISO and burn a copy on a disc. You also have the option of making a bootable flash drive for installing the OS.When you’ll run Windows 8 Release Preview setup, it’ll ask for a product key. You can use following product key provided by Microsoft:

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Release Preview of Windows 8 will expire on January 16, 2013.

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