Microsoft has just unveiled a free trial version of their next big operating system, Windows 8 to the public. The evaluation version would expire after 90 days, after which you’ll have to install a non-evaluation copy of Windows 8 Enterprise.
Microsoft has been pushing Windows 8 to everyone really hard lately, and in this move, the company has released a evaluation version of their next big operating system. While the company seeded the final RTM version of the build to the developers via MSDN, Microsoft also released this free trial version of Windows 8 Enterprise to the public.
The Windows 8 Enterprise is available for both x64 and x86 processors, and will be active for 90 days, since the day of activation. Beyond the 90-days trial period, the OS would lock itself, and the users will have to install a new non-evaluation copy of Windows 8 onto their system. Talking about this new move, Microsoft says, it wants to give developers and enterprise users an opportunity to try the bold new OS in person, before they recommend to their company.
What would Windows 8 Enterprise have? Well, the answer is pretty simple. It has all the features that the Windows 8 Pro (The fully featured version of Windows 8) has, and would be business oriented with features like AD setup and such.
If you’re trying out the new OS, just for the sake of experiencing it, I would recommend you to try using a USB method, or via a Virtual Machine. You’ll never know, you might hate the operating system too! The final version of Windows 8 is shipping to the customers on October 26th, where the company’s premium Surface tablet is also expected to hit the market along with a lot of new accessories.