Windows 8 Upgrade Advisor

Windows 8 Upgrade Advisor is running to detect whether the computer can run smoothly with Windows 8, or which components need upgrade, both software and hardware. It will offer a report about your computer and Windows 8 after the detection with corresponding suggestions.

As the long-anticipated Windows 8 will be released soon, general users can buy Windows 8 via retailer. Perhaps, many of the users are ready to replace Windows 7 with Windows 8. Many experts predicate that Windows 8 will lead to the computer replacing wave. That is to say, windows 8 cannot be installed on age-old computer for its dowdy hardware. Then replacing the computer or upgrading its hardware is a necessity. But how does a user know whether his computer is suitable to run Windows 8? Windows 8 upgrade advisory of Microsoft will help the user to do such investigations.

Windows 8 users can download Windows 8 upgrade advisor from Microsoft.com. After install it, how can a user to do the detection?

After the successful installation, click to Start Detection button in right bottom corner of Windows 8 upgrade advisory. 5 to 10 minutes later, a report will come out to indicate you about your software and hardware.
Then you can click to browse the report of your current operating system (64 bit or others). This report will indicate which kind of function can not run on your computer. Take the Windows Aero for example. If your computer does not support Aero, there will be yellow triangle with an exclamation mark. A textual description is attached here saying: you graphic card does not support Windows Aero. Please contact your computer manufacturer to upgrade or exchange your graphic card to experience Windows Aero. And a line a words in blue: click to learn more about Windows Aero.

What’s more, you can also install some often-used software, such as Nero, Kaspersky. Windows 8 upgrade advisory can also help you to check whether these software can continue to run on Windows 8, which is a rather critical test.

While the information provided by Windows 8 upgrade advisory is just for reference. Please consult the experts or professional computer talents in case of any questions.