If you want to try an operating system without having to format your computer, virtualisation is the solution. You will need to have a virtual machine installed in your computer like Oracle virtualbox or Vmware, those two are the most famous virtual machine you can use.
In this article i will be using Oracle virtualbox to install Windows 8.
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Steps of windows 8 installation on virtualbox
1) Open VirtualBox and select New Machine
2) Type in any name you want in the text box, to name operating system
3) Type: Microsoft Windows
4) Version: choose the version you will install whether it is Windows 32bit or 64 bit
5) Click on Next
6) When the setup wizard asks you how much ram to give to the machine choose 1024 (1GB) if your ram is under 4 GB, if you have more than 4 GB of ram installed in your computer you can choose 2048 (2GB)
7) Click on Next
8) Click Create without changing anything
10) Click Next again without changing anything
11) Click Next
12) Now the wizard will ask you to set the disk space for the hard drive, Choose not less than 25 GB
13) Click on Create
14) Now choose where your windows iso image is saved in your computer, by clicking on the yellow button on the select start-up disk page
15) Click on Start
Now windows installation will begin, follow the instructions as if you are installing it on your computer.
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