Windows 8 Consumer Preview will be available for download on 29th Februray

Microsoft has sent out press invites to the official Windows 8 Consumer Preview launch at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona.

The launch of the Consumer Preview is the next step along the line to a full release of the final version of the eagerly anticipated reimagining of Windows.

Microsoft will showcase the public beta on February 29th in a two hour event from 3pm to 5pm, at the annual mobile show.

Windows 8 is expected to made available for download immediately thereafter.