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Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars with 793 reviews

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Customers consistently note Windows 8.1's ease of use and performance as significant strengths, with many praising its compatibility and relatively smooth installation. However, some users express dissatisfaction with the user interface and find the price point to be a drawback. A few also reported issues with DVD playback and hard drive failures. Overall, opinions are mixed, highlighting both the operating system's strengths and areas needing improvement.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great program

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    its windows 8.1 so it speaks for its self. woks wonders

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great software

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It is easy to use and works excellent on my Mac. Love it!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Windows Program

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I love it! Definitely helps me with my college classes.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    good price

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works as advertised. Love that best buy price matches.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    nice product

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    good product,,,install very easy and works very well.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for a PC

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    Is great to use for all esp. when upgrading a computer

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Performance!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    We love Windows 8. Improved performance tremendously.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great product

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Easy to install and glad I purchase it. Best price.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works Great

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    had no issue works great.. Windows 10 upgrade!!!!!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    seems to work

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    last time I used windows was vista - I have since gone apple. But, I needed to add windows to my computer in order to use a software. This does what I needed.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    took some getting used to

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought an all in one touch screen system because I was tired of having a bulky tower. Things were a bit confusing at first, but after a couple of months I got accustomed to it and now I like it quite a bit, although my 11 y/o son uses it more for viewing videos and playing Minecraft than I get to use it for my intentions.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great windows program

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It is very easy to install and very easy to learn.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    i like windows 8.1

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    nice price for windows eight.one easy to install .

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Like the new look!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Quicker, organized well, easy to use, and great new features. Enjoy using Windows 8.1.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great windows

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Windows 8.1 is so good and so easy to work with it

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Installed perfectly on mac

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Installed on my macbook pro retina display using bootcamp. It was really easy, just followed instructions on apple.com. The only problem is that windows 8.1 is not my favorite windows OS, but it is the only one officially supported on my mac and i needed windows. Windows 8.1 works efficiently, but I recommend getting windows 10 at this point as it is a much better os. I use windows 10 on my other computer and it is much better than windows 8.1

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Decent but not an enclusive platform

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Windows 8.1 is not a great desktop platform for a consumer that is on satilite service. WIth its continual updating of the apps and desktop display it quickly eats through the alloted data of the allowed plans. This would be fine on a cable based internet connection but not a metered connection. If I could easily find a copy of 7 again I would go back to it.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great alternative to windows 10

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It takes less time to wake up than windows 7 and you can upgrade to windows 10 for free which is $100 cheaper than actually buying windows 10

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Bloatware free Windows

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is the official Windows 8.1 Install Disk and comes free from bloatware and most hardware drivers already on the disk. Free upgrade to Windows 10 when it is released. The .1 upgrade to Windows 8 does allow you to get back to the normal Windows user interface instead of the pictures interface.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    works fine

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It was good I purchased this for my wife to update her laptop. ........still window's tho as far as I am concerned it is what it is. .....

    I would recommend this to a friend