Windows 8 is ready for the Desktop

System Requirements

Windows 8 works 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 with WDDM driver

Additional requirements to use certain features:

• To use touch, you need a tablet or a monitor that supports multitouch.
• To access the 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.
• Internet access (ISP fees might apply)
• Microsoft account (LiveID) required for some features
• Some features such as touch and Client Hyper-V may require advanced or Windows 8 certified hardware
• The Windows To Go feature requires advanced hardware. To learn more about USB drives certified for Windows To Go 

Windows 8 installation step by step

Download iso image for 64Bit

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Download iso image for 32Bit

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NOTE:
If you face below error then follow below step.
Error  0x0000005D

To resolve this error go to Bios Setup and enable "Execute Bit" option

1.    Insert DVD and boot from it. Select Language, Time and Date format and keyboard layout. Press next

 

2. Select Install Now.

 

3. Accept License terms by ticking the "I accept the license terms" box, and click "next" to continue to the next step..

4. Select "Custom" option which will install a fresh copy of Windows 8 Release Preview onto a clean hard drive, without backing up and restoring any existing files or settings.

5. Select the correct drive to use for the installation of Windows 8, and click "next" to continue.for any other changes to hard drive select "Drive Options Advanced".

6. Windows setup will begin to install Windows 8 to the hard drive, and will work through several stages. Through this screen may go blank sometime.

7. Select your preferred color scheme, and then name your computer and click next.

8. At this point you can specify the final settings required in the configuration of your new Windows installation. You can either choose "use express settings" or click "customize" to change the settings. I use Customize

9. The next step asks you for windows update, automatically get device drivers, windows smartscreen filter, smartscreen filter for IE, Do Not track request to web sites. set as you want. i disables windows update and only Do Not track request is on. press Next

10. This section is to send Microsoft info to help make windows better.I set it off and Press Next.

11. This step is to check online solutions to problems. Set it as you want. I set it to off and press Next.

12. Put user name, password and a password hint and press Finish.

The above step finalize the windows settings and may take some minutes.

13. Installation complete and below Start will be shown.

To go to the Desktop move cursor to the right top corner of screen and a panel will be shown. select "Start" on it.

14. Above step will take you to this desktop. if you want to go back to start then again move mouse arrow to the right top corner and it will show a panel then select "Start" and it will show you previous start. 

Windows 8 Shortcuts

Windows 8 is a great touch experience, but now that I have been using it on my desktop for a few months, I have come to see that it is also a fast and fluid keyboard and mouse experience once you know a few shortcuts. Most of the current Windows 7 keyboard shortcuts that you use every day still work. Windows logo key+L still locks, Windows logo key+E still brings up the Explorer, and Windows logo key+R still launches the run command.

Key(s)	Windows 8 Functionality
Windows logo key+spacebar	Switch input language and keyboard layout
Windows logo key+O	Locks device orientation
Windows logo key+Y	Temporarily peeks at the desktop
Windows logo key+V	Cycles through toasts
Windows logo key+Shift+V	Cycles through toasts in reverse order
Windows logo key+Enter	Launches Narrator
Windows logo key+PgUp	Moves Metro style apps to the monitor on the left
Windows logo key+PgDown	Moves Metro style apps to the monitor on the right
Windows logo key+Shift+.	Moves the gutter to the left (snaps an application)
Windows logo key+.	Moves the gutter to the right (snaps an application)
Windows logo key+C	Opens Charms bar
Windows logo key+I	Opens Settings charm
Windows logo key+K	Opens Connect charm
Windows logo key+H	Opens Share charm
Windows logo key+Q	Opens Search pane
Windows logo key+W	Opens Settings Search app
Windows logo key+F	Opens File Search app
Windows logo key+Tab	Cycles through Metro style apps
Windows logo key+Shift+Tab	Cycles through Metro style apps in reverse order
Windows logo key+Ctrl+Tab	Cycles through Metro style apps and snaps them as they are cycled
Windows logo key+Z	Opens App Bar