Download the Windows Embedded 8 Industry Evaluation Version

Windows Embedded 8 Industry is a trusted operating system platform for building differentiated commercial devices that are part of an Intelligent System. It is a fixed platform solution based on Windows 8 that provides the capabilities devices in Retail, Financial Services and Hospitality Industries require.

Overview
Windows Embedded 8 Industry (Industry 8) combines the power, innovation and familiarity of Windows 8 with specific features for enabling commercial device applications for Retail, Financial, Manufacturing, and Healthcare industries. Industry 8 is a significant update to Windows Embedded POSReady7 that incorporates a new product name, new technologies, and improvements in core technologies. Industry 8 also features a new UI-based setup experience to help accelerate rapid prototyping of industry-focused solutions.

Industry 8 supports the image-based deployment technologies available in Windows 8, enabling IT Professionals to use flexible deployment and servicing solutions from Windows 8 with Industry 8, including secure remote management.

Key Features and Benefits

• Fixed Platform:
  Fixed Windows 8 image with embedded features for industry specific devices.
• Trusted Technologies:
  Deliver the security, management, and reliability of Windows 8 to specialized devices.
• Rich Line of Business Experiences:
  Bring the clean, modern design of Windows 8 apps as well as the familiarity of desktop applications to specialized industry devices.

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About This Evaluation
This evaluation provides a 180-day trial of Windows Embedded 8 Industry Pro edition. Both 32-bit and 64-bit versions are available as ISO images. In order to use this evaluation, you must register and the product must be activated online with Microsoft-hosted activation and validation services. Microsoft does not provide technical support for this software.

Things to Know Before You Start

• The evaluation edition will expire and cannot be upgraded.
• You are required to activate the product online within 10 days after installing.
• Once the evaluation is installed, you cannot upgrade. To revert to a previous version of Windows, you must do a clean install from your original installation media.

System Requirements
A target device must meet or exceed the following requirements to run the Windows Embedded 8 Industry operating system.

Hardware Requirements

• 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster processor
• 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit) RAM
• 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit) hard disk space
• Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver graphics card

Additional requirements to use certain features:

• To use touch, you need a tablet or a monitor that supports multitouch.
• To run Windows 8 apps, you need a screen resolution of at least 1024 x 768.
• To snap Windows 8 apps, you need a screen resolution of at least 1366 x 768.
• Internet access (ISP fees might apply)

Reference:
Windows Embedded 8 Industry