A mai ramas o luna pana cand Windows 8.1 va deveni disponibil publicului, Microsoft anuntand in urma cu ceva timp ca lansarea oficiala a acestui λειτουργικό σύστημα va avea loc pe 17 octombrie 2013. Dupa lansare, Windows 8.1 va putea fi descarcat si instalat δωρεάν (sub forma de εκσυγχρονίζω) via Αποθήκη παραθύρων de catre toti utilizatorii Windows 8, si de asemenea va fi disponibil si ca versiune retail pentru toti ceilalti utilizatori care doresc sa upgradeze του Windows XP, Windows Vista ή Windows 7.

In cazul in care nu ati testat inca Windows 8.1 (inca Μπορείτε descarca gratuit versiunea Preview a acestuia) mai aveti timp destul pentru a o face inainte de lansarea versiunii finale. Iar daca nu doriti sa treceti prin procedura de instalare a sistemului, exista si o metoda prin care puteti testa Windows 8.1 fara a-l instala.
Cum putem testa Windows 8.1 fara a instala sistemul de operare?
- in primul rand descarcati imaginea ISO ένα Προεπισκόπηση Windows 8.1, τότε extrageti continutul acesteia intr-un folder intr-o locatie usor de retinut
- descarcati si rulati aplicatia PWBoot (aceasta nu necesita instalare), apoi selectati optiunea Install Windows και κάντε κλικ στο κουμπί Επόμενος

- sub Windows installation image dati click pe Ξεφυλλίζω si navigati catre folderul unde ati extras continutul imaginii de instalare, deschideti folderul sources si selectati fisierul install.wim
- sub Windows image Επιλέγω Windows 8.1 Pro Και θα διασκορπίσετε την επιλογή Enable boot from USB interface capability, και στη συνέχεια κάντε κλικ στο κουμπί Επόμενος

- σε Windows installation target Επιλέγω Virtual hard disk (VHD) image si dati din nou click pe Επόμενος

- sub New virtual hard disk (VHD) image Επιλέγω locatia unde doriti sa salvati imaginea VHD a sistemului, apoi sub Image size Επιλέγω dimensiunea dorita pentru imaginea respectiva (minim 10 GB), bifati optiunea Dynamic (expandable) και κάντε κλικ στο κουμπί Επόμενος

- σε System boot configuration, selectati sub System boot volume partitia pe care aveti instalat sistemul de operare principal (συνήθως αυτό είναι C:\) si debifati optiunile Update bootcode και Overwrite existing BCD store, τότε tatter Ονόματα για imaginea VHD creata CU PWBoot Και θα διασκορπίσετε την επιλογή Add boot entry to BCD store

- apoi dati click pe butonul Εγκαθιστώ και επάνω Ναί pentru a confirma crearea imaginii VHD, si asteptati ca aceasta sa fie creata.

Μετά imaginea VHD CU Windows 8.1 este creata, descarcati si instalati aplicatia EasyBCD. Rulati aplicatia si dati click pe Add New Entry, apoi, sub Portable/External Media, επιλέξτε Microsoft VHD στα δεξιά Type, scrieti Windows 8.1 στα δεξιά Όνομα, και στη συνέχεια κάντε κλικ στο κουμπί Ξεφυλλίζω στα δεξιά Path, navigati catre locatia unde ati salvat imaginea VHD si selectati-o, si in final dati click pe butonul Add Entry.

Apoi restartati sistemul, selectati noua intrare Windows 8.1 ΑΠΟ boot menu Και δώστε Εισάγω. Pentru a putea testa Windows 8.1 veti avea nevoie sa introduceti codul de licenta (pe care il gasiti εδώ), apoi sa va creati un μεταχειριζόμενος si gata. Veti putea testa Windows 8.1 (Preview) fara a trece prin procedura de instalare a acestuia.
Download EasyBCD (free version).
In cazul in care veti dori sa stergeti intrarea Windows 8.1 ΑΠΟ meniul de bootare si sa stergeti imaginea VHD creata (pentru a crea spatiu sau din diverse alte motive), restartati computerul apoi selectati din boot menu sistemul de operare principal. Apoi rulati din nou EasyBCD, κάντε κλικ στο κουμπί Edit Boot Menu, selectati intrarea Windows 8.1 και κάντε κλικ στο κουμπί Διαγράφω.

Iar pentru a sterge imaginea VHD creata cu Windows 8.1, navigati catre locatia unde este aceasta salvata si pur si simplu o stergeti folosind Shift+Delete. Mult succes!
Ρυθμίσεις μυστικότητας – How to test Windows 8.1 without really installing it