The Windows 8 Release Preview is now available for download. This new build comes seven months after the Developer Preview and five months after the Consumer Preview. So many changes and optimizations have been made since then that the Windows team's hard work seems to have paid off. Windows 8 RP feels solid, loads faster, and feels more like a finished product.

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There are many ways you can install Windows 8 Release Preview. The best way to test the new operating system is on a spare PC to take full advantage of all its features and effects. However, not everyone has an extra computer lying around. The second best way to install the operating system is to use virtualization. You can use VMware Workstation 8 or VirtualBox (free). Both are great solutions to virtualize Windows 8. If you want to go that route, you can check out the following previous articles: How to Install Windows 8 Consumer Preview in a Virtual Machine [VMware Workstation] and How to Install Windows 8 Consumer Preview on VirtualBox [Virtual Machine]. Both guides can be used as a reference to create a virtual machine for the Release Preview.

Moreover, you can choose to install the latest operating system from Microsoft along with Windows 7 in dual boot mode. This is a good solution if none of the previously mentioned options work for you. To get the step by step guide, read this previous article – How to Dual Boot Windows 8 with Windows 7 Using VHD (Virtual Hard Disk) [Step by Step].

And finally – yes, there is one more option – you can create a Windows To Go drive, which essentially lets you install a full version of Windows 8 on a USB drive that you can simply boot from without affecting or changing anything on your computer. The best part is that you can use it on any computer that supports booting from a USB drive. Want to know how to do that? Well, Pureinfotech has got it for you: How to Create a Windows To Go USB Drive in Windows 8 [Step by Step].