Windows 8 Consumer Preview

Want to try it out?

https://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/consumer-preview

Reported From AP Wednesday 2/29/2012
BARCELONA , Spain — Microsoft on Wednesday let consumers start trying out its upcoming touch-based Windows 8 operating system, which aims to power a new wave of computer tablets and traditional PCs designed to counter Apple’s big gains in the market through its Macs and iPads.

The test “beta” version of the revamped system was introduced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the planet’s largest cell phone trade show, and borrows some of the look of Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 software for Windows 8.

Windows 8 doesn’t have the traditional “Start” menu, and applications are spread across a mosaic of tiles in a design Microsoft calls “Metro” — seen as an attempt by the company as a scramble to preserve its market share. And executives said it powers up on PCs in eight seconds, much faster than the previous version.

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You can get something that resembles a start menu in Windows 8 Consumer Preview by hitting the Windows key + X combo.

I was going to try it out, but since it’s mostly designed for the touch interface, with the old style there for keyboard and mouse, it may be a bit pointless for me.

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