Want to try out Microsoft’s just released Windows 8 Consumer preview, but you only have a Mac? No Problem, Ill show you how to easily install Windows OS on your Mac computer. Just follow the easy steps in the video below.

You will first need to download Windows 8 consumer Preview from Microsoft’s website, it's a free download. You will also have to download the free trial or purchase a program called VMware Fusion 4.

This is a really cool program for Macintosh users. Fusion 4 allows you to use Mac OSX and other operating systems at the same time. The other operating systems, in this case Windows 8, will run in a window like if it were just any other application on your Macintosh computer.

Once you have the two downloads, the fun stuff starts! Just follow the simple how-to videos below.

Update: The updated Windows 8 Consumer Preview has now been released, check out the updated video below.

Install Windows 8 Consumer Preview on a Mac using Fusion 4 VMWare



This is the old video on how to install Windows 8 Developer preview, its basically the same process. I recommend watching both videos.



Source: VMware Fusion 4, Microsoft Dev

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