Download Windows 8 Release Preview [Official Link]

Windows 8 Release Preview is already here as mentioned on microsoft blog that expected to be publish publicly on June 1, 2012.

But we also saw a blog post on Microsoft Windows 8 Hardware blog that the Windows 8 Release Preview will be made available on May 31st, a whole day earlier than was rumored. A blog post on the Windows 8 Hardware blog, has revealed the May 31st date.

Welcome to the Windows 8 Hardware blog! I’m Chuck Chan,
Corporate Vice President on the Windows Development team. We’re very excited to
make available today the Windows 8 Release Preview on the Windows Dev Center. Windows 8 represents a leap forward for the Windows platform, the
development tool set, and the device experiences you can build for Windows.
We’re launching this blog to give you some insight into how we designed and
built Windows 8, and to explore the best practices for developing great
hardware and drivers, as you enter the new world of Windows 8 development.
The people contributing to this blog are the engineers
building Windows 8 and the tools and kits that support it. Our goal is to help
you get started by focusing on the “why” and “how” of building amazing PCs and
device experiences for Windows 8. Each blog post will present a development
topic and tie together information from the Dev Center, Forums, MSDN Library, and where it makes sense, samples from the Windows Hardware Code Gallery.
We designed the Windows 8 platform and tools to help you
create high-quality drivers and Metro style device apps using an integrated,
modern tool set. Using the Windows Driver Kit (WDK) and Visual Studio, you can
write, build, sign package, deploy, test, and debug your drivers and apps
directly from Visual Studio. With the new Windows Hardware Certification Kit,
you can ensure the compatibility and reliability of your devices, and provide a
great overall user experience.
To get started, download and install Windows 8 Release Preview, the Windows Driver Kit 8, and Visual Studio Professional 2012. The Windows 8 SDK is also included with Visual Studio. As you begin using Windows 8, you’ll
notice that we’ve added new features and improved existing ones. In addition to
providing a modern tool set, we’ve also been hard at work improving power
management and refining the way you provide a great user experience for devices
with Metro style device apps. We’ll share more
details in future posts.
The Windows Development team will post to this blog once
every one to two weeks until the release of Windows 8. Commenting is
encouraged, and we are looking forward to a lively conversation. Please apply
common courtesy and stay on topic with your comments. The Windows Hardware Community Forum is also a great place for hardware-related questions and discussion about
Windows 8.
We can’t wait to see the amazing devices and experiences
you’re building for Windows 8 come to life!
Chuck Chan, May 31 2012

The blog post has since been removed, but sources close to Neowin has confirmed that the post is authentic. There is no announcement planned other than posts on the various Microsoft blogs.

Thanks to winmatrix for this news, and today we share you the official download link for Microsoft Windows 8 Release Preview.

You can head to technet for the official page of Windows 8 Release Preview or download it below.

Download Microsoft Windows 8 Release Preview (x64) – 3.3GB
Sha 1 hash — 0xD76AD96773615E8C504F63564AF749469CFCCD57

Download Microsoft Windows 8 Release Preview (x32) – 2.5GB
Sha 1 hash — 0x8BED436F0959E7120A44BF7C29FF0AA962BDEFC9

You can use this Product Key: TK8TP-9JN6P-7X7WW-RFFTV-B7QPF