win8 Are you going to install the Windows 8.1 preview?

[+Frank B. Subscriber²]

The Windows 8.1 preview is upon us three weeks from now. Time to ask the Neowin community: Are you going to install it?

Personally I plan on installing the 8.1 preview as long as it can be upgraded to Windows 8.1 RTM. Failing that I'll wait for the final release.

[Steven P. Administrators]

Yep, I don't mind doing a clean install if it's required on release.

[Lee G. Veteran]

Yes, but only if it can be upgraded to the final Windows 8.1 release.

[Raa]

Ahh it's another public poll. There was a front page poll similar to this a while back too...

But I think i'll wait and see how 8.1 shapes up in it's final days before jumping into it.

[Starbuck84]

Same, willing to install. Actually, would love to install, as lons as I'm able to upgrade to the full RTM version when it's released.

[Xahid]

Nope, didn't like 8.X versions

[Osiris]

This is gonna be on my tablet and rocking my world quicker than you can say happy ending.

[Phouchg]

On a VM, yes, to tinker with it. I'll have to get to know it.

[George P Global Moderator]

I'll install it in a VM unless you can then upgrade to the final.

[Muhammad Farrukh]

Yep

[Xerxes]

No, happy with Win8 as it currently stands so can wait till final (did try the Win8 Previews though) but am looking forward to the improvements it will bring though (Y)

[tonyh2004]

yes it looks a major improvement, but as others hope its upgradable to RTM

[kiddingguy]

Maybe in a VM-like environment and when RTM'ed I'll upgrade my Windows 8 to it.

[Mohitster]

Yes, but only if it can be upgraded to the final Windows 8.1 release.

[cork1958]

My vote was,

No, I don't use Windows 8.x and don't plan on it either.

[technord]

Depends,

Not sure how I go about getting the preview? Will be it available from the store or an ISO

If it's an ISO, how am I going to update my tablet? Can I extract the .WIM and copy it to the recovery partition?

[Max Norris]

Yes, but only on a test machine. I don't run works-in-progress on my primary desktop, never mind you'll most likely have to reinstall again anyways when it goes gold.

[thechronic]

Will upgrade to 8.1 RTM but not preview as i am really happy with 8.

[Hawkeye666]

I'm most interested in Windows RT's upgrade ability to 8.1. An RT tablet is a very tempting thing right now, but only if it can be upgraded to 8.1.

[Buendia]

I think that you will be probably need to uninstall Windows 8.1 Preview and only then will you be able to upgrade to the final Windows 8.1.

[notuptome2004]

MS already stated that Windows 8.1 will be a Free upgrade to current users through the windows 8 app store so this means when the finale is out you would simply just get the latest version from the App and it update i am sure tho if you had to uninstall it that be a easy thing to do then upgrade to the finale RTM version or update

[jakem1]

MS already stated that Windows 8.1 will be a Free upgrade to current users through the windows 8 app store so this means when the finale is out you would simply just get the latest version from the App and it update i am sure tho if you had to uninstall it that be a easy thing to do then upgrade to the finale RTM version or update

If it is going to come through the Windows Store then I wonder whether it will be available to MSDN subscribers early as is usually the case. Also, I wonder whether a Windows RT upgrade will/can be made available early via MSDN?

[fusi0n]

Yes. I plan on doing so!

[TPreston]

Ill do it on the main client and let group policy do the hard work of deploying programs and settings.

[vcfan]

I'm most interested in Windows RT's upgrade ability to 8.1. An RT tablet is a very tempting thing right now, but only if it can be upgraded to 8.1.

it will get the 8.1 update through the windows store.