Ak ste si už stiahli Beta verziu Windows Server "8" a radi by ste testovaniu tohto operačného systému dali smer a poriadok, môžete využiť sadu testovacích príručiek. Tie vás po sprevádzkovaní ukážkového scenára sprevádza jednotlivými novinkami tak, ako sú použiteľné v reálnom prostredí.
Môžete tak vyskúšať nasledujúce scenáre:
- Windows Server "8" Beta Base Configuration
 - Demonstrate DirectAccess Single Server Setup with Mixed IPv4 and IPv6 in Windows Server "8" Beta
 - Demonstrate DirectAccess Simplified Setup in an IPv4-only Test Environment in Windows Server "8" Beta
 - Deploying Remote Desktop Licensing in Windows Server "8" Beta
 - Demonstrating DHCP Failover in Windows Server "8" Beta
 - Demonstrate Virtualized Domain Controller (VDC) in Windows Server "8" Beta
 - Demonstrate Printing in Windows Server "8" Beta
 - Demonstrate Remote Desktop Services in Windows Server "8" Beta
 - Demonstrate Remote Desktop Services Desktop Virtualization in Windows Server "8" Beta
 - Demonstrate IP Address Management (IPAM) in Windows Server "8" Beta
 - Demonstrate DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) in Windows Server "8" Beta
 - Demonstrate ADDS Simplified Administration in Windows Server "8" Beta
 - Demonstrate High Availability Printing in Windows Server "8" Beta
 - Deploying an AD CS Two Tier PKI Hierarchy
 
Ak nemáte testovacie železo a nemôžete rozbehnúť Windows Server "8" naživo, môžete z úspechom využiť Windows Server "8" Hands-on Lab portál, ktorý vám lab prostredia vyrobí a umožní prejsť nasledujúce scenáre:
- Configuring Hyper-V over Highly Available SMB Storage
 - Active Directory Deployment and Management Enhancements
 - Managing Network Infrastructure with Windows Server "8"
 - Introduction to Windows PowerShell Fundamentals
 - Configuring a Highly Available iSCSI Target
 - Managing Windows Server "8" with Server Manager and PowerShell 3.0
 - What’s New in Windows PowerShell 3.0
 - Using Dynamic Access Control to Automatically and Centrally Secure Data in Windows Server "8"
 - Online Backup Service for Windows Server "8"
 - Implementing Storage Pools and Storage Spaces
 - Windows Server "8": Managing Branch Offices with Windows Server "8"
 - Managing your Network Infrastructure with IP Address Management