Windows – download Windows 8 Release Preview

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I have check the page http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/release-preview.
But it redirect to http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/meet with no link to the free preview version.

Where can I get the .ISO format of the Release Preview?

(Maybe the Release Preview is restrict to U.S. only ?)

Best Answer

While the Windows 8 Release Preview page no longer exists, the actual download links on Microsoft's servers are still active - notice the download link domain: http://go.microsoft.com:

32-bit (x86)

Download link: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=251533 (2.5 GB)

Sha 1 hash — 0x8BED436F0959E7120A44BF7C29FF0AA962BDEFC9

64-bit (x64)

Download link: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=251532 (3.3 GB)

Sha 1 hash — 0xD76AD96773615E8C504F63564AF749469CFCCD57

Alternative official download links from Microsoft's servers: http://iso.esd.microsoft.com:

32-bit (x86)

Download link: http://iso.esd.microsoft.com/WRPDL/D29D6C5B1D8AF956B5DA9DF738CFD92DFD4F6C8FB/Windows8-ReleasePreview-32bit-English.iso (2.5 GB)

Sha 1 hash — 0x8BED436F0959E7120A44BF7C29FF0AA962BDEFC9

64-bit (x64)

Download link: http://iso.esd.microsoft.com/WRPDL/D29D6C5B1D8AF956B5DA9DF738CFD92DFD4F6C8FB/Windows8-ReleasePreview-64bit-English.iso (3.3 GB)

Sha 1 hash — 0xD76AD96773615E8C504F63564AF749469CFCCD57

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