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Microsoft officially releases Windows 8 Release Preview, get your download here – onmsft.com

Ron Ron
May 31, 2012
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The long anticipated Release Preview (release candidate) build of Windows 8 has finally been released by Microsoft. Reports were circulating about an early June release date, but Microsoft has made available the download links today. What are you waiting for? Start your downloads now!

Microsoft officially releases Windows 8 Release Preview, get your download here - onmsft.com - May 31, 2012

The build number is 8400 and is sized at 2.5GB for 32bit and 3.3GB for 64-bit. It is available for download via ISO or web installer, much like the Consumer Preview.

System Specifications:
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

So what are you waiting for? Get your download on!

Windows 8 Release Preview

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