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So now you have the Windows 8 Developer Preview installed as a virtual machine using VirtualBox, but you found out that the guest addition of VirtualBox doesn’t work properly in Windows 8 Developer Preview, which means that it won’t auto-adjust the resolution when you resize the window, and have to stick with the resolution available by default.

No worry. There is an alternative solution to force the desired resolution to be available in the VirtualBox guest OS, so if you have done it correctly, you can now run Windows 8 Developer Preview in VirtualBox with your screen native resolution. Instructions after the jump.

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Windows 8 Start ScreenWindows 8 Developer Preview requires a clean install. If you don’t want to wipe your computer or install Windows 8 on a separate partition or drive, you should consider installing Windows 8 as a Virtual Machine (VM.)

To run Windows 8 Developer Preview as a virtual machine, I recommend using VirtualBox (review) as your host.

This guide will show you how to:

  • Install Virtual Box & Set up Windows 8 VM
  • Install Windows 8 in Virtual Box

Requirements

  1. Oracle VM VirtualBox
  2. Windows 8 Developer Preview ISO file (32-bit or 64-bit)
  3. Windows Live ID (for best testing experience, sign up here if you don’t have one)
  4. Internet Connection (for best testing experience)

Besides that, also make sure that your computer has the Virtualization Technology (VT-x/AMD-V) activated in the BIOS. Proceed to the installation if you are ready with everything. Read more…

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We love desktop wallpaper on Windows Guides. Here’s a collection of 50 hand-picked high-resolution wallpapers from various sources online. Know a good place for wallpaper or have some to share? Let us know about it in the comments.

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I’d like you to take a minute to answer 2-4 questions on what you think of Windows 8. The second and fourth questions are optional; however, I encourage you to answer them too.

If you don’t see the form below, please leave a comment.

The Windows 8 Developer Preview will be available on September 13th at 8PM PT (in about three hours…)

It looks like the links are working (for now) so grab it while you can…

Download Windows 8 Developer Preview

Windows Developer Preview with developer tools English, 64-bit (x64)

Windows Developer Preview English, 64-bit (x64)

Windows Developer Preview English, 32-bit (x86)

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/home/

Thanks Stu


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