Hi
The Windows 8 Release Preview will expire on January 15, 2013.
Regards
Q: When does the Windows 8 Consumer Preview expire?
A. The Windows 8 Consumer Preview will expire January 15 2013 at 6:59 PM.
Q: Will I be able to upgrade from pre-release versions of Windows 8 to the final release?
No.
For those of you who have already been running the Windows 8 Developer Preview or Consumer Preview, you can install the Windows 8 Release Preview using the migrate option (just keep personal files), but not the upgrade option (keep personal files, apps, and settings). Or if you prefer, you can of course do a clean installation (keep nothing). The Consumer Preview release does permit upgrading from Windows 7, and will run the integrated upgrade advisor to check on any things you might need to look into. Please keep in mind that there is no rollback after an upgrade installation. We also strongly recommend that you perform a system backup prior to an upgrade, migrate, or clean install of Windows 8 Consumer Preview.
Also note that the final release of Windows 8 will not support upgrading from any prior Windows 8 "Preview" release, though the migrate option will still be supported. In any upgrade scenario, you can run the Disk Cleanup Wizard to remove the previous installation in order to free up disk space. The download will also support boot from USB for a completely clean installation as well.
Hi
The Windows 8 Release Preview will expire on January 15, 2013.
Regards
Q: When does the Windows 8 Consumer Preview expire?
A. The Windows 8 Consumer Preview will expire January 15 2013 at 6:59 PM.
Q: Will I be able to upgrade from pre-release versions of Windows 8 to the final release?
No.
For those of you who have already been running the Windows 8 Developer Preview or Consumer Preview, you can install the Windows 8 Release Preview using the migrate option (just keep personal files), but not the upgrade option (keep personal files, apps, and settings). Or if you prefer, you can of course do a clean installation (keep nothing). The Consumer Preview release does permit upgrading from Windows 7, and will run the integrated upgrade advisor to check on any things you might need to look into. Please keep in mind that there is no rollback after an upgrade installation. We also strongly recommend that you perform a system backup prior to an upgrade, migrate, or clean install of Windows 8 Consumer Preview.
Also note that the final release of Windows 8 will not support upgrading from any prior Windows 8 "Preview" release, though the migrate option will still be supported. In any upgrade scenario, you can run the Disk Cleanup Wizard to remove the previous installation in order to free up disk space. The download will also support boot from USB for a completely clean installation as well.
For me its showing 16th Jan 2013 5:29 AM
For checking, at command prompt : 'Winver' will provide the expiry date
