Windows 8 is due in a months time,But its Server counterpart i.e the Windows Server 2012  has already reached the General Availability on 4th September.

Now the Windows Server 2012 edition has been released for the DreamSpark Users,some of the Premium DreamSpark users already got the early release of Windows 8 in late October,but the basic DreamSpark Users were unable to have access to the latest offring from Microsoft.

But with the server edition made available to all the DreamSpark accounts over the world,students can now enjoy the Windows 8 experience on their PC’s for free,since the server edition is essentially the same operating system with some additional features for the servers and with some workarounds it can be used efficiently for the desktop environments.

So if you happen to have a DreamSpark account,head over to the official site and enjoy the Windows 8 experience before the general availabilty.

Download the Windows  Server 2012 from the Official DreamSpark Site.