Customer Ratings & Reviews
- Model:
- WN7-00578
- SKU:
- 1805813
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Customers are saying
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.
This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.
It's Microsoft, not real computer software.
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Send it out and then ship a patch every day until we won't support it any longer. I wish I were a REAL OS like OpenVMS is.
No, I would not recommend this to a friendgood for my laptop
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Very nice. Hope there will be upgrade for windows 10
I would recommend this to a friendIt is an operating system.
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Yes Virginia it is an operating system. They want m
I would recommend this to a friendGreat location to purchase software.
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Thank you for having the Windows Operating System.
I would recommend this to a frienda whole new world
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.good product and you will need to up your game. do it
I would recommend this to a friendpersonally, i dont care for windows 8 interface.
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I really didn't like it compared to Windows 7. If I had to chose, I would definitely stick with Windows 7.
I would recommend this to a friendThumbs down for windows 8
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Ended up ordering windows 7 online. Windows 8 was a complete waste of time and money. Lesson learned!
No, I would not recommend this to a friendTerrible program
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Couldn't get it to install called geek squad and they wanted additional $135 to help
No, I would not recommend this to a friendBrand response from MicrosoftOutreachTeam
Posted .Hello there, For assistance with installing Windows 10, please contact us directly at : https://support.microsoft.com/en-us . Here you can request a call from a technical specialist to assist you. We apologize for any frustration this has caused and hope this was helpful to you.
Poor Evolution of Windows
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.There is a reason why Windows XP is still one of the most widely used versions of Windows; because it just works and it is fairly straight forward and easy to figure out. Windows 8 is neither straight forward nor easy to figure out. The best way to get any use out of it is to switch to the classic desktop and just leave it there.
No, I would not recommend this to a friendgood product
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Sometimes the application runs a little slow but overall a good experience.
I would recommend this to a frienddoes'nt have some of the features windows 7 had,
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.it was more simple with windows 7, should have stayed with it.
No, I would not recommend this to a friendWindows 8 sucks!
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Salesperson was negligent by failing to explain ..
No, I would not recommend this to a friendGood for advance user
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.You need touch screens and you should advance user
No, I would not recommend this to a friendIt's windows ..
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Should be able to use in more then one computer...
I would recommend this to a friend- Pros mentioned:Compatibility, Speed
Great Software
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This is a full Microsoft Windows 8.1 OS, not the OEM discs other retailers are selling for less....the extra cost here at BB is worth it. It also comes with 32 & 64 bit installation discs. Since I'm upgrading from a Windows 7 OS on my laptop, I needed the full Windows 8.1 OS, not the Windows 8.1 upgrade. The Windows 8.1 upgrade OS will only work if you're upgrading from Windows 8. Also the OEM Windows 8.1 OS are a manufacturer's disc and I've read many complaints with the OEM discs having installation issues. .The OS installed very fast, about 20 minutes. It ran without a hitch. I'm not a fan of Windows 8, but since Windows 7 is nearing the end of it's usable life I decided to upgrade. It's faster than Windows 7, takes up less hard drive space, and uses less CPU and Ram resources. I installed "Classic Shell" that gives us back the Windows 7 start button and a usable all programs list. It gives back the Windows 7 desktop look and hides the Windows 8 tiles....that you can switch back and forth at will. For all practical purposes it looks and feels like Windows 7 with "Classic Shell" installed. Full OS backups finish now in 1/2 the time it did with Windows 7. Since I no longer have a recovery program nor a recovery partition, it's critical one makes regular full OS backups to an external drive. I make 2 backups, one with Windows and also 3rd party backup programs. You will also have this OS disc for re-installation if needed but as we all know, that's a headache to go through. During the installation process, this OS installation will format your Hard drive, erase all data, including any recovery partition. None of the junk programs and crapware that comes with new Pc's is included with this OS disc. It's faster, more stable, boots faster, and a much better running operating system than it would be on a new PC with all the crapware a new Pc comes with. For all tense and purpose this OS runs great and mine looks like Windows 7.
I would recommend this to a friend Windows 8.1 is Bad Bad Bad
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.When the Geek person told me that Windows 8.1 was a little different than 7, I expected a slight learning curve. That's expected with software upgrades. But Windows 8.1 has a completely different function methodology that I never could get used to. I was using a mouse and planned to continue using a mouse, but my screen was begging me to touch and swipe. It was a complete waste of my money and 6 months of my time. I ended up having to buy a new computer that had the old Windows 7 on it. This experience has burned me on Best Buy.
No, I would not recommend this to a friendFor the non-computer literate.
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This software is so "cookie-cutter" in construction that it leaves experienced users with very little options or a lot of extra clicking to get what you want it to do. I unloaded it and went back to Windows-7 and breathed a big sigh of relief.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend- Cons mentioned:Os
Not a fan
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Windows 8.1 was not my favorite OS. I hated and it was so ugly
I would recommend this to a friend Windows 8.1 is a hardship for Windows 7 users
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I had to buy a book to explain nuances of Windows 8.1 because it was so different from Windows 7. First two weeks of using it were torture.
No, I would not recommend this to a friendVery annoying to use
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I have a MacBook Pro and I had to install this to use for work. Not very happy. The program takes up a lot of space. Choose wisely!
No, I would not recommend this to a friend