Windows 8 installed in under 8 minutes – and other features surface…

In a recent interview with Microsoft, Chinese website Win7China was able to uncover a few facts of Windows 8.

The crazy installation speed
Realistically, most likely none of us will experience an 8-minute install at launch. The installation was done with Windows 8 M3 on a machine with 24GB RAM, 2TB
Hard-Drive (not Solid State), and an 8-core CPU. However, we’re already seeing 12GB configurations and it is likely we will be able to hit such a short installation time in the future. It was not stated whether this installation was done on CD, or locally on the hard disk.

Faster Windows Update and Wake from Hibernation
The title basically explains it all. Not much details were revealed other than the fact that Microsoft stated speeds for waking from hibernation will be significantly faster.
Windows 8 installed in under 8 minutes - and other features surface... | Windows 8 Center
 
most of us can install windows 7 in 8 to 9 minutes using a flash drive. so thats not realy no big deal.

scrooge
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    win 7 ( 64 bit)
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-870 Lynnfield 2.93GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor BX80605I7870
    Motherboard
    evga p55 micro
    Memory
    G.SKILL Sniper Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 6870 Series
    Sound Card
    hdmi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    42" rca hdtv
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 720
    Hard Drives
    revodrive (bootable pcie ssd)
    4 seagate 1.5t
    PSU
    Rosewill BRONZE Series RBR1000-M 1000W Continuous@40°C, 80Plus Bronze
    Case
    coolmaster 922
    Cooling
    CORSAIR CWCH60 Hydro Series H60 High Performance Liquid CPU
    Keyboard
    logitech cordless
    Mouse
    logitech cordless
    Internet Speed
    5mg
And as it states, these were no ordinary install conditions
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Vostro
    CPU
    AMD Sempron 3600+
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon Xpress 1150
    Screen Resolution
    1200 x 800
    Hard Drives
    WD Scorpio Blue 500 GB
here's my setup and as i said i use a flash drive.

OS win 7 ( 64 bit)
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 / 3.00 GHz processor oc 4.00 ghz
Motherboard p5q pro turbo (asus)
Memory G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 1200
Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series
Sound Card hdmi
Monitor(s) Displays 42" rca hdtv
Screen Resolution 1280 x 720
Keyboard logitech cordless
Mouse logitech cordless
PSU Thermaltake Toughpower 650W Power Supply
Case Thermaltake
Cooling air
Hard Drives ssd ps -100 (32gb) wd 2t green wd 1t 3 seagate 1.5t
Internet Speed 6mg

scrooge
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    win 7 ( 64 bit)
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-870 Lynnfield 2.93GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor BX80605I7870
    Motherboard
    evga p55 micro
    Memory
    G.SKILL Sniper Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 6870 Series
    Sound Card
    hdmi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    42" rca hdtv
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 720
    Hard Drives
    revodrive (bootable pcie ssd)
    4 seagate 1.5t
    PSU
    Rosewill BRONZE Series RBR1000-M 1000W Continuous@40°C, 80Plus Bronze
    Case
    coolmaster 922
    Cooling
    CORSAIR CWCH60 Hydro Series H60 High Performance Liquid CPU
    Keyboard
    logitech cordless
    Mouse
    logitech cordless
    Internet Speed
    5mg
Hmm, nice to know, but who cares. I rather have boot times under 2 seconds.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Vista and Win7
    System Manufacturer/Model
    2xHP, 2xGateway, 1xDell, 1xSony
    Hard Drives
    5 SSDs and 12 HDs
I totally agree with you. Faster boot times is one of the key issues that MS is working on.

:thumbs:
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro WMCE
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Monster Rig
    CPU
    Intel® 4th Generation Core™ 4770K Unlocked Quad Core
    Motherboard
    ASUS Z87 A ATX LGA1150
    Memory
    G.SKILL Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL 16GB 4X4GB DDR3-1600 CL9-9-9-24
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GeForce GTX 780 OC DirectCU II 941MHZ 3GB 6.0GHZ
    Sound Card
    Realtek Azalia ALC-892
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster SA850
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1200
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 840 Pro 256 GB Solid-State,
    Samsung 840 Evo Series 250GB Solid-State Hard Drive,
    Western Digital Caviar Black 2x 1TB 6GB/S 7200RPM 64MB
    PSU
    Corsair Gold fully Modular 80 Plus 850
    Case
    Coolermaster Half X Full Tower
    Cooling
    Thermaltake CPU Cooler CLP0556
    Keyboard
    Logitech K800
    Mouse
    Roccat Savu Wired
    Internet Speed
    30 MB
    Browser
    Firefox 31
    Antivirus
    NOD 7
    Other Info
    My fridge has a water tap
    My cat is schizophrenic
    I have a craving for new drivers
It took 8 minutes at their system. In any case, it is 2.5 times less than time for Windows 7 with same specs
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 but in Dreams
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