Windows 8 is released in 4 editions:
1. Windows 8 Core(Regular)
2. Windows 8 Professional
3. Windows 8 Enterprise
4. Windows RT
Detailed Description-
NOTE-Unlike Windows 7 and Windows Vista, there are no Starter, Ultimate, Home Premium, or Home Basic editions.
All editions have the ability to use language packs, enabling multiple user interface languages.
This functionality was previously only available in Windows 7 Ultimate or Enterprise.
Windows 8 Core(Regular)
Windows 8 is the basic edition of Windows for the x86 and x86-64 architectures.
This edition contains features aimed at the home market segment and provides all of the basic new, Windows 8 features including the Start screen with semantic zoom, live tiles, Windows Store, Internet Explorer 10, connected standby, Microsoft account integration, the Windows desktop, and more.
Windows 8 Professional
Windows 8 Pro succeeds Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate and is targeted towards enthusiasts and business users; it includes all the features of Windows 8.
Additional features include operating as a Remote Desktop server, the ability to participate in a Windows Server domain, Encrypting File System, Hyper-V, and Virtual Hard Disk Booting, Group Policy as well as BitLocker and BitLocker To Go.
Windows Media Center functionality will be available only for Windows 8 Pro(NON-VL/Retail), as a paid “Media Pack.”
Windows 8 Enterprise
Windows 8 Enterprise provides all the features in Windows 8 Pro, with additional features to assist with IT organization (see table below).
This edition will only be available to Software Assurance customers.
Windows RT
Windows RT will only be available pre-installed on ARM-based devices such as tablet PCs, and was named for the Windows Runtime (WinRT) development platform that Microsoft is introducing in Windows 8.
It will include touch-optimized desktop versions of the basic set of Office 2013 applications to users—Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote, and support device encryption capabilities.
Several business-focused features such as Group Policy and domain support are not included.
For more detailed information about different Windows 8 editions and features refer Here
Features of Windows 8 which makes it different from other previous Windows OS
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
List of features removed in Windows 8
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
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Minimum System or Hardware Requirements for installation of Windows 8
1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
1 GB RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
Taking advantage of touch input requires a screen that supports multi-touch
1. Windows 8 Core(Regular)
2. Windows 8 Professional
3. Windows 8 Enterprise
4. Windows RT
Detailed Description-
NOTE-Unlike Windows 7 and Windows Vista, there are no Starter, Ultimate, Home Premium, or Home Basic editions.
All editions have the ability to use language packs, enabling multiple user interface languages.
This functionality was previously only available in Windows 7 Ultimate or Enterprise.
Windows 8 Core(Regular)
Windows 8 is the basic edition of Windows for the x86 and x86-64 architectures.
This edition contains features aimed at the home market segment and provides all of the basic new, Windows 8 features including the Start screen with semantic zoom, live tiles, Windows Store, Internet Explorer 10, connected standby, Microsoft account integration, the Windows desktop, and more.
Windows 8 Professional
Windows 8 Pro succeeds Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate and is targeted towards enthusiasts and business users; it includes all the features of Windows 8.
Additional features include operating as a Remote Desktop server, the ability to participate in a Windows Server domain, Encrypting File System, Hyper-V, and Virtual Hard Disk Booting, Group Policy as well as BitLocker and BitLocker To Go.
Windows Media Center functionality will be available only for Windows 8 Pro(NON-VL/Retail), as a paid “Media Pack.”
Windows 8 Enterprise
Windows 8 Enterprise provides all the features in Windows 8 Pro, with additional features to assist with IT organization (see table below).
This edition will only be available to Software Assurance customers.
Windows RT
Windows RT will only be available pre-installed on ARM-based devices such as tablet PCs, and was named for the Windows Runtime (WinRT) development platform that Microsoft is introducing in Windows 8.
It will include touch-optimized desktop versions of the basic set of Office 2013 applications to users—Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote, and support device encryption capabilities.
Several business-focused features such as Group Policy and domain support are not included.
For more detailed information about different Windows 8 editions and features refer Here
Features of Windows 8 which makes it different from other previous Windows OS
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
List of features removed in Windows 8
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
******************************
Minimum System or Hardware Requirements for installation of Windows 8
1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
1 GB RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
Taking advantage of touch input requires a screen that supports multi-touch
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