Create a home screen that looks like you, personalize it with your favorite apps, contacts, or sites, and enjoy real-time updates. The full version of Windows 8 will be available end of October. However, if you want to try it out in advance and discover what Windows 8 offers, the Consumer Preview version is available now for download. If you have already installed the Windows Developer Preview, you will need to start a full installation again. The Windows Developer Preview version was a pre-beta version of Windows 8 and can not be uninstalled; many features that are also missing are now available in the Consumer Preview version. As Microsoft revealed at the Barcelona Windows 8 convention, there have been more than 100,000 significant changes since the Windows Developer Preview. System Requirements The Consumer Preview Version