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Windows 8.1 - Full Version Best of Work and Play 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  Outlook Email and Multitask
view larger  Store
view larger  Video Editing
view larger  Photo App
view larger  OneNote and Familiar Desktop
view larger  Search
view larger It Plays as Hard as it Works 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 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 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 Stay up to date and more secure with Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, and Windows Update. Speed 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 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 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 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 Stay connected to your photos and important files and access them on your phone, tablet 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 If your PC is running Windows 7, your files, apps and settings will easily transfer to Windows 8.1. You Keep Familiar Programs Programs that run on Windows 7 will run on Windows 8.1. Your Office. Your Way. 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 | 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, Calendar, 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 - 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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