Microsoft Windows 8 Developer Preview

This morningMicrosoftAt the build conference, Microsoft presented the new operating system Windows 8 (Windows 8 for short), and announced that the system would support the arm and x86 architectures, with huge interface changes, more convenient for touch operations. Microsoft has released a Windows 8 Developer Preview on its official site. This download is divided into 32-bit and 64-bit versions, includingDevelopment ToolsOnly the complete installation is supported, but the upgrade and installation are not provided. This time, Microsoft provides both the development tool version and the development tool Version Windows 8 system. Players can choose their own. Microsoft releases Windows 8 system Developer Preview Version Download At the same time, Microsoft officially announced the minimum hardware configuration requirements for Windows 8: 1 GHz or faster 32/64-bitProcessor,1 GB(32-bit system) or2 GB(64-bit System)Memory16 GB (32-bit system) or 20 GB (64-bit System) AvailableHard DiskSpace, DX9, or higherGraphics card, Supports wdmm 1.0 or later, and requires more touch operationsTouch Screen. Win 8 compatible with win 7 supports more Architectures Steven Sinofsky, senior vice president of Microsoft Windows, said Windows 8 has two major improvements that will be compatible with win 7 and support arm and x86 architectures. Microsoft has created a new interface Metro for Win8, which is similar to the WP mango system. All application icons are concentrated on the screen. At the same time, win 8 retains the traditional Windows pages, such as the toolbar and start button at the bottom of the page. In addition, Win8 has lower hardware requirements than the previous generation, and uses less than half of the memory in running Windows 7. However, Microsoft did not announce the release time of Windows 8 at the Conference. It makes the public somewhat sorry, but it makes Windows 8 more promising.