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Windows 8.1 better than 8.0?

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nickscott818

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Hi Guys, need some help. I have Asus laptop with windows 8.0 and every time I get this message of upgrading it to 8.1. Is it worth enough to upgrade to 8.1?
 
I'm gonna have to agree with everybody else. 8.1 is better not that 8 is bad its just that 8.1 seems more refined.
 
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Windows 8.1 is basically Windows 8 Service Pack 1. It's the same exact OS with some fixes and improvements. If you don't install 8.1, you're basically running an unsupported, older, unsafe release of Windows, much like you would be if you ran Windows 7 without Service Pack 1.
 
surely it didn't fix many of windows 8 blunders, but at least didn't make anything worse... nothing to lose if you already have windows 8
 
postmortemIA said:
surely it didn't fix many of windows 8 blunders, but at least didn't make anything worse... nothing to lose if you already have windows 8
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I hope that you can differentiate between "Blunders", and "dizzying" Win 8/8.1 just because at the moment it does not suit to your style of using Desktop computers.



😎
 
JackMDS said:
I hope that you can differentiate between "Blunders", and "dizzying" Win 8/8.1 just because at the moment it does not suit to your style of using Desktop computers.



😎
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Please, no need to beat dead horse, I tried to answer the question from my experience of using Windows 8[.1]. Where does the subjective opinion turns into objective statement? When millions people say "this sucks". Many have pointed the concrete shortcomings of new user interface in a desktop environment, and compared it to previous releases (XP to 7). What else is to say? There will be 3rd release in next year, 3 releases in 4 yrs, still trying to fix non-fixable.

Still baffles me that company of Microsoft size can release twice a product with a such poor useability, after decades of experience of doing the exact opposite.
 
for older computers where manufactures will not offer 8.1 software for its hardware, stick with 8.0.

here's how to disable 8.1 update notifications:
http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-...-1-Update-from-the-Windows-Store-402747.shtml

back up your important data before the upgrade. it's more than a service pack, it's an entire new OS.

8.1 is better in some aspects, but there are key features that were left out that 8.0 did well with. won't go into detail 'cuz it's not important.

also, 8.1 seems to boot faster on some older computers from what I've seen.
 
fire400 said:
for older computers where manufactures will not offer 8.1 software for its hardware, stick with 8.0.
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It's worth noting that Windows 8.0 is not a long term solution. For the purposes of Microsoft's support lifecycle policy, Windows 8.1 is considered to be 8.0's service pack, so support for 8.0 ends in 2015.
 
i have to revise how much i like windows 8.1. fixing a start screen and the default apps if something borks it all up is a pain in the ass. /sort of like it otherwise.
 
nickscott818 said:
Hi Guys, need some help. I have Asus laptop with windows 8.0 and every time I get this message of upgrading it to 8.1. Is it worth enough to upgrade to 8.1?
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Yes, absolutely do the update.

Not only does it fix bugs, but it tweaks some of the features to make them more usable. For example, the search feature is now a unified search, instead of only searching apps unless you tell it otherwise. Sounds minor, but for someone like me who uses search constantly to open things, it was a real pain in the neck. Typing "resume" and seeing "no results found" until I changed search modes was just ridiculous. 8.1 fixes it.

If you use the modern UI, you'll definitely appreciate that the split screen is no longer limited to 75%/25% of the screen width, but is now able to be whatever width you want. If I want the modern UI Netflix app on a half of my screen, and the Desktop stuff on the rest, I can do that now. Multiple-monitor support now works much, much better as well.

If you use the Mail app, it finally supports IMAP. That was a pretty stunning omission in 8.0, but at least they fixed it.

Overall, very pleased with the upgrade. The multi-monitor support was so flaky in 8.0 that I went back to 7. Now I'm on 8.1 and happy, although I use Start8 because I prefer the start menu to the new start screen. Options are good. 🙂
 
fire400 said:
it's more than a service pack, it's an entire new OS.
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No it's not, and you know it. Shut up.

Are you gonna say that Windows XP SP1 is an entirely new OS to Windows XP? Or that Windows XP SP2 is a completely new OS to Windows XP SP1 or Windows XP?

Get a grip.

Don't tell people to shut up.
-ViRGE
 
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Morbus said:
No it's not, and you know it. Shut up.
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Win8.1 straddles the line between a service pack and a new OS. From the perspective of Microsoft's support policies it's a service pack. However from an installation perspective it installs like a new OS, and it even uses different keys in certain circumstances. So doing a backup isn't a bad idea, as historically an OS upgrade is more likely to critically fail than a service pack install.
 
Yes, 8.1 is better in some ways. But, if you are using internet radios you may not be able to set up the site on your pc and play anything. The right-click on the bottom left corner brings up another menu that you would be used to from previous versions.
 
Remobz said:
The answer is NO.

If you have windows 8.0 with classic shell then no need to upgrade right now. I won't upgrade because some features I like now will be missing in Windows 8.1 if I upgrade.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDG796JgtAU
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I have to disagree,also Win8.1 is getting another major update in March as well.

There is really no real reason to stay on Win8 when 8.1 gives you improvements, more features,longer life span http://www.t3.com/news/windows-8-1-update-1-arriving-on-march-11 .
 
FWIW, I did not have much "luck" with the in-place upgrade from 8 to 8.1.

The case involves an Asus laptop that came pre-loaded with all the gunk.

I finally got tired of little things not working, like sleeping was hit or miss, touch pad drivers half worked, etc.

So I re-installed using a Windows 8.1 ISO (ISO to USB), and voila, everything works great!
 
ViRGE said:
Win8.1 straddles the line between a service pack and a new OS. From the perspective of Microsoft's support policies it's a service pack. However from an installation perspective it installs like a new OS, and it even uses different keys in certain circumstances. So doing a backup isn't a bad idea, as historically an OS upgrade is more likely to critically fail than a service pack install.
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Well I'd argue that it's less than a full fledged service pack(ala XP SP3) cause we;re getting another one in April :awe:

Having said that I support the logic behind a clean install simply because MS has had a history recently wherein lots of users have reported a number of their applications not working after applying a "service pack" & the same goes for win7 too D:
 
R0H1T said:
Well I'd argue that it's less than a full fledged service pack(ala XP SP3) cause we;re getting another one in April :awe:

Having said that I support the logic behind a clean install simply because MS has had a history recently wherein lots of users have reported a number of their applications not working after applying a "service pack" & the same goes for win7 too D:
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Always hard to take into account users software and drivers for upgrades or even service packs ,I still remember recomending a female friend to install SP2 for her XP and yes it hosed her OS,I did feel bad at the time.

8.1 to me was more of a refinement with new features then a standard service pack,March/April one will still be fine tuning 8.1 ie improved memory usage and also some new features etc,like any OS its always being updated until it's phased out.
 
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