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Windows 8.1

aardvaak
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Windows 8.1 is it worth downloading it?
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  • BargainGalore
    BargainGalore Posts: 5,243 Forumite
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    Obviously subjective view but I didnt like the metro look to me its a backward step. Adding the start button just didnt go far enough

    I went back to win7 I stick with that. win8.1/8 is the new Vista and winMe
    aardvaak wrote: »
    Windows 8.1 is it worth downloading it?
  • debitcardmayhem
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    aardvaak wrote: »
    Windows 8.1 is it worth downloading it?
    Yes or do I mean No .....if you have windows 8 then yes imho, if not why ask?
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  • aardvaak
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    debitcardmayhem wrote: »
    Yes or do I mean No .....if you have windows 8 then yes imho, if not why ask?

    I do have Windows 8
  • kwikbreaks
    kwikbreaks Posts: 9,187 Forumite
    If you have 8 it'll turn up anyway soon enough in an update. Why put in any effort just to add a slight polish to a turd?
  • AlecEiffel
    AlecEiffel Posts: 874 Forumite
    Do you like Windows 8? If so, you'll like 8.1 - it's Windows 8 with bells on. It fixes a few annoyances and tweaks some stuff. If Windows 8 scares you, then 8.1 won't do much to change it, cos it's still different to W7.
  • aardvaak
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    AlecEiffel wrote: »
    Do you like Windows 8? If so, you'll like 8.1 - it's Windows 8 with bells on. It fixes a few annoyances and tweaks some stuff. If Windows 8 scares you, then 8.1 won't do much to change it, cos it's still different to W7.

    No I don't like Windows 8 but I have to live with it.

    Now installed and what a pa-larva took ages counting up through several screens and several restarts and now I can't see much difference
  • ThemeOne
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    It probably is worth it if you're already on Windows 8.0. As I understand it, now 8.1 has appeared, 8.0 will only now be supported for another two years or so, with the full support cycle transferring to 8.1.
  • macman
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    aardvaak wrote: »
    No I don't like Windows 8 but I have to live with it.

    Now installed and what a pa-larva took ages counting up through several screens and several restarts and now I can't see much difference

    Why not just put Classic Shell on it then, and you'll have back W7/Vista/XP-whatever you prefer?
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • chunter
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    Microsoft makes it difficult — but not impossible — to run Windows 8.1 without a Microsoft account.
    http://windowssecrets.com/top-story/moving-up-to-windows-8-1-without-an-ms-account/

    The joys of the now legendary rubbish that is Windows 8.
    By the look of it, the service pack is making it worse.
  • silkyuk9
    silkyuk9 Posts: 2,815 Forumite
    Ive just downloaded it for free with the help of microsoft as I could not dl it. Seems ok, not really noticed any difference yet.
    All the big powers they've silenced me. So much for free speech and choice on this fundamental human right, and outing the liars.
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