Is it upgradable to Windows 8.1?
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Yes. I installed Win 8 without recovery media, and activated it with the serial number in BIOS, and then upgraded to Windows 8.1 successfully.
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When I bought it several months ago Windows 8.1 was not available. I'm fairly sure 8.1 is there now if you purchase this machine.
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Yes,it will run on 8.1. See http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/compatibility/CompatCenter/Home?Language=en-US
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Yes. I successfully upgraded the laptop to Windows 8.1 as soon as I got it. You need to go to the Windows Store and it will upgrade the OS to 8.1 free of charge.
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It has worked well for me and I am using Windows 8.1 upgraded from Windows 7.
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Definitely! I already updated from windows 8 to 8.1 and it only took a few minutes to install.
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No, this model comes with Windows 8.1, 64-bit. You can upgrade rather easily using the link in the System control panel. However, it may be less expensive for you to just buy a PC with 8.1 Pro pre-installed. Good luck!
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The same physical computer can be purchased with Windows 8 pre-installed. It's model DS01, instead of DS02 or DS03. So the answer is obviously yes, but I do not know if it is easy to install 8 from scratch. As for 8.1, it's my uderstanding that you would upgrade from 8.
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I don't use it anymore. It is not compatible with windows 8.1. It became a junk
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no, you can only upgrade, not downgrade. I thought windows 8 would suck, but after a few minutes with it, it was very intuitive. I have over 280 games on steam and every one of them is compatible with windows 8.
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It's Windows 8, not Windows 8 Professional. So it can't be downgraded to Windows 7, if that's what you're looking for.
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It'll run 8.1 just fine. My only recommendation is to wait for windows 10... :)
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Can one simply upgrade the Windows 7 Home Edition to Windows 7 professional on this machine?
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When I bought it (june 2013) it came with Windows 8. NOT the newest version Windows 8.1
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win 8 not pro and does upgrade to 8.1 free. You have to do updates to win 8 before it can do the upgrade to 8.1
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i would like to think so. i read in alot of PC magazines that this is possible although i never bothered to do it my self since I'm very comfortable with windows 8.1
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That purely comes down to preference. I am currently running Windows 8.1 without any issue on mine.