It’ll not install Windows 8 in your system and will not affect your already installed OS. If you don’t want to install Windows 8 in your system but want to test its new features, you can install it in a virtualization software.

To use secure boot feature the firmware should support UEFI v2.3.1 Errata B and should have the Microsoft Windows Certification Authority in the UEFI signature database.

To snap apps, you need a screen resolution of at least 1366×768.

To run Modern (Metro) apps, you need a screen resolution of 1024×768 or greater.

Taking advantage of touch input requires a screen that supports multi-touch.

However, I cannot find it anywhere in the BIOS. I ran CoreInfo and it reported that the machine has Physical Address Extension (PAE), NX, and SSE2. I want to try Windows 8 on my Lenovo x201. RECOMMENDED:If you have Windows errors then its highly recommended that you download and install this Windows Repair Tool.

Graphics Card: DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver Physical Address Extension (PAE), NX, and SSE2.

HDD: 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit).

Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster with support for PAE, NX, and SSE2.

Pae nx and sse2