Consumers are expected to be allowed to test-drive the new Windows 9 Preview later this month, but according to a new report, Microsoft’s partners have already received an early build of the operating system and are running it as we speak.


The information comes via Neowin, who also writes that some OEMs actually got the preview version of Windows 9 a few weeks ago, but the majority are only now getting their hands on what’s said to be the very first glimpse of Microsoft’s new operating system.

Unfortunately for people who expected to see a leak happening when partners received the testing build, this is very unlikely due to the new security measures implemented in these new ISOs, as Microsoft wants to make sure that nobody publishes early versions of the software to the web before the public launch later this month.

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I'm sure those of us with technet subscriptions will get access to it soon.