Most of us are testing recently released Windows 8 Developer Preview which comes with many new features and enhancements.
We told you earlier about a new "Recovery" feature found in Windows 8 which allows you to Refresh or Reset your PC. To read more about it check point 14 in following review:
[Windows 8 Review] What’s New in Windows 8 Developer Preview?
But you might have noticed that if you try to reinstall / reset Windows 8 Developer Preview, it asks you to enter a product key. Please note that Microsoft didn't provide any product key for Windows 8 Developer Preview. In fact it doesn't ask for any product key to enter at the installation time.
Then what to do? Which key you should enter? Here is the answer!
Microsoft employee "Michael" @ MSDN forums provided product key for Windows 8 Developer Preview build and Server edition which can be used at the time of reinstallation or reset.
Following is Windows 8 Developer Preview product key:
6RH4V-HNTWC-JQKG8-RFR3R-36498
And following is product key for Server edition of Windows 8 Developer Preview:
4Y8N3-H7MMW-C76VJ-YD3XV-MBDKV
Please note that the above keys will only work in Windows 8 Developer Preview and not in Beta, RC or final RTM version.
Thanks to Techdows and gHacks for this info...
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venkat
Thanks for the credit.
VG
^^ Welcome. :)
Madis
If it's Windows 8, then where is account icon(in taskbar)?
VG
^^ It only appears if you sign in using Windows Live ID.
Manu Kakani
you can install to vhd via system repair
SilverGoldi
VG i changed the registry "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RPEnabled" value to "0" to get back the windows 7 like start menu , & changed the user picture , but it also changed the new task manager to old Task Manager from windows 7 , If i reset everything using metro controller then the task manager appear with new ui , but if i change the above registry to get old start menu then task manager also goes old . Any help to keep new task manager & get old start menu with changed user picture ?
SilverGoldi
& also i lost the new copy/move style , got the old one instead .
VG
^^ Check method 2:
http://www.askvg.com/how-to-enable-good-old-windows-vista-and-7-style-start-menu-in-windows-8-developer-preview/
SilverGoldi
Tried method two , i got old start menu with new copy/move dialogue box , but task manager is also goes to old . how to get the new task manager ?
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