If you still running one of the ‘Previews’ builds of Windows 8, you must know that they will expire in about a month from now. So this is the time to prepare and migrate to the full version of Windows 8 or 8 Pro. Doing it now will also save you money and you will prevent your PC rebooting every two hours.

The dates

  • Developer Preview will expire January 15, 2013
  • Consumer Preview and Release Preview will expire January 16, 2013

Things to know

  • You cannot upgrade the Previews versions of the OS. However, you can use the upgrade media to perform a clean install.
  • The prices listed in this article will last until January 31st, 2013
  • For a limited time Microsoft is also giving away Windows Media Center , which otherwise will cost you $12.79.