- This operating system is eligible for a free upgrade to Windows 10 when available. More details below..
- Get to it all from the new Start screen, even your familiar desktop.
- Personalize with more tile sizes, colors, & backgrounds. Do more with side by side views of apps and sites.
- Access photos & files virtually anywhere with OneDrive built-in.
- Search, browse, and share more securely and quickly.
Windows 8.1 - Full Version
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Best of Work and Play
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Bring all the aspects of your life together — create, play,
discover, connect, and work.
* Get to it all from the new Start screen, even your familiar
desktop
* Discover popular and unique apps in the Windows Store
* Personalize with more tile sizes, colors, & backgrounds
* Do more with side by side views of apps and sites
* Access photos & files virtually anywhere with SkyDrive built-in
* Search, browse, and share more securely and quickly
What’s new with Windows 8.1
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Outlook Email and Multitask
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Store
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Video Editing
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Photo App
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OneNote and Familiar Desktop
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Search
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It Plays as Hard as it Works
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Windows 8.1 gives you the power to quickly browse, watch movies,
play games, polish your resume, and pull together a killer
presentation — all on a single PC. Now you can organize up to
three apps on your screen at once in a single view.
The Start Screen
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Personalize your Start screen with your favorite news, friends,
social networks, and apps. Customizable colors and backgrounds
and four different sizes of tiles make your device as unique as
you are.
The Apps you Want
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In addition to great built-in apps for email, people, photos and
video editing – you can also download thousands of popular apps
from the Windows Store, including Netflix, ESPN, Skype and Halo:
Spartan Assault.
Security
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Stay up to date and more secure with Windows Defender, Windows
Firewall, and Windows Update.
Speed
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Windows 8.1 starts up faster, switches between apps faster, and
uses power more efficiently than previous versions of Windows,
including Windows 7.
Your Familiar Desktop
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From the Start screen, you are just a click away from the
familiar Windows desktop you know so you can do the stuff you’ve
always done.
Multitasking Made Easy
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It’s easy to do more at once. Snap multiple apps side by side in
a single view for easy multitasking.
Mouse, Keyboard—and now Touch
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Windows 8.1 works harmoniously with various types of devices,
including touch, mouse-and-keyboard, or both. Whatever kind of
device you have, you'll discover fast and fluid ways to switch
between apps, move things around, and go smoothly from one place
to another.
Your files, Everywhere
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Stay connected to your photos and important files and access them
on your phone, or PC with SkyDrive. By signing in with
your Microsoft account to any of your PCs running Windows 8.1 and
you'll immediately see your own background, display preferences,
and settings.
You Keep all your Files
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If your PC is running Windows 7, your files, apps and settings
will easily transfer to Windows 8.1.
You Keep Familiar Programs
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Programs that run on Windows 7 will run on Windows 8.1.
Your Office. Your Way.
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Experience Office at its best on Windows 8 devices. Discover new
and better ways to create, edit, and browse—using a keyboard,
pen, or touchscreen. Don't forget: Office is not part of Windows
8.
Some features require Windows 8.1. Update available through
Windows store for Windows 8 users. Internet access required; fees
may apply. Don’t forget, Office isn’t included in Windows 8.
The New Windows
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Windows 8.1 Windows 8.1 Pro Pro Pack Your PC is currently
running: Windows 7, Windows 8 Windows 7, Windows 8 Windows 8,
Windows 8.1 Great Apps built in such as Mail, ,
Messaging, Photos, and SkyDrive with many more available at
Windows Store. ✔ ✔ ✔ Includes Internet Explorer 11 for fast,
intuitive, touch-friendly browsing. ✔ ✔ ✔ Keeps you up-to-date
and more secure with Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, and
Windows Update. ✔ ✔ ✔ Works with new and existing Windows desktop
software including the full Microsoft Office experience (Outlook,
SharePoint Designer and more).* ✔ ✔ ✔ Comes with Windows Media
Player ✔ ✔ ✔ Provides enhanced data protection using BitLocker
technology to help keep your information secure.** ✔ ✔ Enables
you to connect to your PC when you’re on the go with Remote
Desktop Connection. ✔ ✔ Connects to you corporate or school
network with Domain Join. ✔ ✔ Watch and record live TV with
Windows Media Center.*** ✔
System requirements
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* 1 GHz processor or faster with support for PAE, NX, and SSE2
* 2 GB RAM
* 20 GB available hard disk space
* 1366 x 768 screen resolution
* DirectX 9 graphics processor with WDDM driver
* To use touch, you need a PC that supports multitouch
* Internet access (fees may apply)
* Microsoft account required for some features
* Watching DVDs requires separate playback software
* Windows Media Center license sold separately
* Refers to programs built for mouse and keyboard that run in the
classic Windows desktop environment.
** Data is protected on Windows 8 PCs and removable drives using
BitLocker and BitLocker to Go.
*** Requires a TV tuner.
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Windows 10 product upgrade limitations:
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* Upgrade must be completed within 1 year of Windows 10 release.
* Hardware requirements apply.
* Devices must be connected to the internet and have Windows
Update enabled.