![]() ![]() ![]() You might also want to go in and tweak various settings as needed in VirtualBox. Believe it or not, there are several updates available for the preview version. To make sure you have all of the benefits and features, the first thing you should do is run Windows Update. Windows 8.1 successfully running in VirtualBox This makes set up easier as you can keep the default settings. Unless you're setting this up in an IT setting or as a developer to test services or applications, I recommend just going with the 32-bit version. You'll want to use at least 1 GB for the 32-bit version and 2 GB for the 64-bit. Include "Windows 8.1" in the name and it will automatically select the correct minimum settings for you. Start by setting up a new machine in VirtualBox and click the button to show the machine description. ![]() Install Windows 8.1 preview on VirtualBox Windows 8.1 preview ISO file (available in 32 and 64-bit).If you do, when the final version comes out at the end of August, you'll need to re-install all of your apps and desktop programs. If you currently have a Windows 8 computer, don't do an upgrade install. The Windows 8.1 preview is currently available as a free download via the Windows Store or an ISO file. Here I'll show you the quickest and easiest way to get it installed and working. If you need some help going through the Windows Setup head over to this article - Walkthrough Windows 8 Consumer Preview installation (Windows Setup) step-by-step.If you aren't happy with Windows 8, and are curious to find out what's new in Windows 8.1, rather than just read about it, why not try it for yourself and install it in a Virtual Machine? It's easy to do, and will give you some hands on time to really see what you can expect. Next start the virtual machine and if everything went according to plan, you will see the Windows Setup for Windows 8 Consumer Preview. Select the VM that you just created, click Settings and navigate to Storage, under IDE Controller, select Empty, and on the right, click the CD icon to browse and locate the Windows 8 Consumer Preview ISO image, and click OK to finish with the settings customization.Ĥ. Then you’ll get a summary of your virtual machine in VirtualBox, click Create and Create one more time.Ĩ. Windows 8 Consumer Preview requires a minimum of 16GB of free space for the 32-bit version, so to be safe set the disk size to 20GB, which is the minimum requirement for the 64-bit version, then click Next.ħ. The next step is Virtual disk file location and size, there do just that: choose the location where to store the virtual machine - you may find that saving the virtual machine in another hard drive will boost performance - and don’t forget the name of the folder that will contain the VM. Now in Virtual disk storage details, leave the default setting Dynamically allocated and click Next.Ħ. In Virtual Hard Disk leave the default settings and click Next, a new dialog box (refer to the second image below) will appear, which will guide you in the creation of a virtual disk, select VDI (VirtualBox Disk IMage) and click Next.ĥ. Set the amount of memory to at least 1024MB and click Next.Ĥ. In the VM Name and OS Type step: name your virtual machine with a descriptive name, and in the OS Type make sure that Operating System is on Microsoft Windows and the version to Windows 8. Now Consumer Preview is more stable that previous releases, so this time around it’ll be easier to create a virtual machine using VirtualBox that how it was in the past with Developer Preview.Ģ. One solution for these users will be using a virtual machine, and you can use VMware Workstation, you can also use VirtualBox (the one we are going to use today), which is a virtualization software from Oracle that works in the same way as VMware, or other type of virtualization solution. Learn step-by-step how to install Windows 8 Consumer Preview on VirtualBox avoiding scary errors.Įven though Microsoft recommends to install Windows 8 Consumer Preview on a physical machine, many people only have one computer, the one they use everyday for work, email, browsing, banking, etc., and installing a pre-release operating system in a primary machine is not a wise idea - if you have a spare machine lying around in the house, go ahead with that option and follow these instructions to successfully complete the Windows Setup, but if you don’t have it, do not risk it. ![]()
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