Windows 8 Free Download and Guide to Install

Is Windows 8 free download possible? Do you know that Microsoft offers a free 90-day trial edition of Windows 8 operation system?
The Windows 8 Enterprise 90-day evaluation is now available to download for free at Microsoft’s Evaluation Center.

Image a-1: Windows 8 Logo. Windows 8 is a trademark of Microsoft Corp.

If you’re dubious about upgrading or buying the Windows 8, maybe you can try to download and use it. But the description of the page says: “It is intended for evaluation purposes only and cannot be used for productive business or personal purposes”, So, it is highly recommended to real the details, you’ll get a better understanding.
Although the Windows 8 Enterprise evaluation is provided specifically for developers and IT professionals to test their software and hardware on the final version of Windows 8 Enterprise, anyone can download it even you are not a developer or IT professional.
In this article, I will show you how to download Windows 8 trial edition and make a Installation Disk of Windows 8. You can follow the steps I show you below.

Windows 8 Free Download 90-Day Trial Edition

Image b-1: The bottom of the Download Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation page.

You can goto the the Evaluation Center’s Download Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation page to read more detals, and then scroll down to the bottom of the page, you will see two download links (as shown as Image b-1). One is for 32-bit version, another is for 64-bit version. Select the version you want to download by clicking on the link to get started.
Or I have put the official download links below.

Software Name	Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation
Version	8 (2012/10/16)
Author	Microsoft
Official URL	http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/hh699156.aspx
Type	90-Day Trial Edition
Operating System	Windows 8
Language	English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Korean, Japanese, and Spanish.

Windows 8 Free Download 90-Day Trial Edition

 

32-bit (x86) - Download 

64-bit (x64) - Download

 

The direct links are official Windows 8 free download. If the links are borken, please contact with us, we will fix the Windows 8 trial edition download link as soon as possible.

Steps to Windows 8 Free Download

(1) Login to Microsoft

Image b-2: Microsoft sign in page. Windows 8 free download

You need a Microsoft account to sign in to the next step. If you have a Hotmail account, or Microsoft Passport, you already have a Microsoft account. Fill in the fields with your account and password, and then click Sign in button.

(2) Fill out the online form

Image b-3: Online application form to Windows 8 free download.

If you click on Cancel, the page will redirect you to Evaluation Center’s homepage. So, take 5 minutes to fill out the online form, and then click on Continue button. Once done, the download will start automatically.

Image b-4: Chrome’s Download Manager

1. Internet Explorer
   If you use Internet explorer, you will be prompted to install Download Manager begins your download.
2. Chrome
   If you use Chrome, built-in Download Manager will begin your download.

Windows 8 free download filename:

9200.16384.WIN8_RTM.120725-1247_X64FRE_ENTERPRISE_EVAL_EN-US-HRM_CENA_X64FREE_EN-US_DV5.ISO
Size: 3.3 GB

(3) Make an installation disk

Image b-5: A ISO image of the Windows 8 trial edition

When the downloading process is completed, right-click on the file, click on Burn disk image.

Image b-6: Burn the Windows 8 free download image to blank DVD

Insert a blank DVD to your DVD burner drive, and then click on Burn button.

Image b-7: Windows 8 installation disk

After having burned the Windows 8 image file to the disk, you can use the disk to install Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation now.