So Microsoft just released Windows 8 Consumer Preview for people to download and try.
You can get it here.
So….I decided there was no harm in installing it in a virtual machine on my vSphere 5 home lab.
When you first setup the VM, pick Windows 7 as your OS. This makes sure that you use the correct ethernet (e1000). Then you must make sure you check the little “Enable 3D Support” on the Video card when you edit the settings of the virtual machine.
After installation, don’t install the WDDM driver or you will likely experience problems.
The installation looks a lot like Windows 7 (except for the initial boot with the fish).
Once you are in, if you click the Desktop, you will see a desktop screen that looks very much like Windows 7. All the same commands work – services.msc etc.
Seems to work pretty good – just looks to me like they have put a front-end on it to make it look snazzier.
Jim
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