![]() ![]() So, what has changed in the Consumer Preview build since the Developer Preview? There are now new touch gestures, system-wide spell check, the replacement of the start menu with the "Start preview thumbnail", new "Flyout" notifications that are shown based off of interaction with software (i.e to present a confirmation dialog), a feature called boot forward that allows you to specify boot options in advance to rebooting, as, since Windows 8 cold boots so quickly, you won’t get a chance to hit F8 in time, and numerous other small improvements, both aesthetically and "under-the-hood" changes that, while largely go unnoticed, contribute to how the OS performs. Following this release, Microsoft also released betas of Windows Server 8 and Visual Studio 11 for download. The Windows 8 Consumer Preview was announced several hours ago during a side event to the Mobile World Congress, at the Hotel Miramar in Barcelona. So, to go about preparing the bootable USB step, follow the steps in the guide with the Consumer Preview ISO of your choice. When the Windows 8 Developer Preview was released, we wrote an extensive guide covering just how to do this by using the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool. ![]() ![]() Whether you’re eager to get the freshly released Windows 8 Consumer Preview installed but don’t have DVDs at hand, or if you’d prefer to not use such an outdated method of installation, we’d recommend that you install by creating a bootable USB stick with the ISO. ![]()
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