Win8 system sharing Windows7 and WINDOWS8 dual system under Win7 installation

Microsoft Official has released the Windows 8 Consumer preview version of the download, I believe that many people now want to see the new version of Windows8 some of the features. But when it comes to installing the Windows 8 system, you might instinctively think: isn't it going to cut off my existing Windows 7 system? If you don't want to install it because of this doubt, I'll teach you a way to get Windows 7, Windows 8 to coexist in a notebook, Switch between old and new systems at your whim.

Windows 8 Feature Introduction

Windows 8 is a system that can be installed on PCs and mobile devices, so supporting arm tablet devices and supporting touch screens are features of the system. While consolidating the Windows desktop and the new Metro UI interface, users can not only use the familiar Windows interface, but also experience the charm of the Metro UI. More importantly, Windows 8 is also closely integrated with Microsoft's cloud services Windows Live, which can be directly logged into the MSN Live account.

▲windows 8 Consumer preview released on February 29

The Ribbon Interface for Office 2007 is added to Windows8 's documentation, and users can do more, and more details about performance can be displayed in computer properties. In addition, Windows 8 enables high-speed data transfer using USB3.0 devices regardless of the speed at which it is powered on and installed, and the native support for USB 3.0, without the need to install device drivers.

▲windows 8 supports Metro UI interface

The WIN8 version now has a consumer preview and a previous developer preview, with some sub versions, if you are installing directly, and the hardware system can be installed for 64 or 32 bits, then you can choose to install according to your requirements.

Note: If you are installing a dual system, so, you have to check the current computer installed on the Windows 7 system is 64 or 32-bit version, if your existing system is 32, then your dual system can not install 64-bit Windows 8, can only choose 32 to install, everyone in the installation must carefully check well before.

▲ Right-click the computer properties to view the information of the operating system

How to make a USB disk for Windows 8 system

Now released Win8 system we can go to Microsoft's official website up for free download, the system is relatively large capacity, we have to wait patiently when downloading.

There are two options for you to put the downloaded Windows 8 CD image on your USB drive, and first, you will need to download the dedicated conversion tool windows 7 Usb/dvd Download Tool on the Microsoft Official website. This is the Microsoft's online software store for online purchase of Winndows 7 user design tools, originally used to enable users to easily convert the downloaded ISO file into a bootable system disk. After the user's test, we found that this tool also applies to the ISO image file of Windows 8.

▲ Write Win8 mirroring using Windows 7 Usb/dvd Download Tool