I have just had to buy a new laptop as mine has bust! I got a decent machine that came with Windows 8.
Will my Focusrite Scarlett 18i6 and drivers work ok with Win8? I'm assuming they will but thought I'd check. If they don't (if Focusrite haven't sorted drivers for it yet) and I try and install it, will it harm my machine?
Everything I've tried audio wise on my new Win8 desktop machine has worked just fine with the Win7 drivers. No trouble at all with my Presonus audio interface.
Win8 is a reskin of Win7 to some extent, so it's not likely you'll run into major problems.