Windows 8 Pro
Ready for business. Everything in Windows 8 plus enhanced features that help you easily connect to company networks, access files on the go, encrypt your data, and more.
BitLocker
Drive encryption helps protect corporate data on mobile PCs that include a TPM chip. On Windows 8 Professional, BitLocker now encrypts hard drives more quickly, helping to keep data safe without significantly interrupting worker productivity. BitLocker offers a variety of solutions for different business needs.
What about compatibility?
Windows 8 is designed to work with most mice, keyboards, printers, cameras, and existing software.
A beautiful Start
Vibrant and beautiful, the Start screen is the new face of Windows. Each tile on the Start screen is connected to a person, app, or whatever else is important to you, and lights up with the latest info.
A new era of PCs
Sleek and lightweight, with fast startup times and long battery life, Windows 8 PCs are built for work and play. If you prefer a touchscreen, a mouse and keyboard, or both, there's a perfect PC for you.
Serious. Fun.
Go from full-screen game to spreadsheet in one swipe, or snap them side-by-side and do both. Catch up with friends, zip through your files, and get things done faster than ever.
Your Windows, everywhere
Perfect it once, have it always. Sign in to any of your devices running Windows 8 and your personalized settings and apps are right there.
Connected to your people
Your apps light up with connections to your friends and family. Info from the services you connect to—Hotmail, Messenger, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and more—appears right inside the Mail, Messaging, and People apps.
Connected to your files
You use multiple PCs and a phone. Now you can connect across these devices to SkyDrive, Facebook, Flickr, and other services, so you can smoothly get to all your photos and files.
System Requirements
Windows 8 Release Preview works great on the same hardware that powers Windows 7:
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Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster
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RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)
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Hard disk space: 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
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Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver
Additional requirements to use certain features:
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To use touch, you need a tablet or a monitor that supports multitouch.
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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.
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To snap apps, you need a screen resolution of at least 1366 x 768.
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Internet access (ISP fees might apply)