Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 are same at their core. Windows 8.1 is just an improved version of Windows 8. It offers some better features like change default browser, start button, hot corners, skip start screen on startup and more. We strongly recommend Windows 8.1 instead of Windows 8 (if you prefer Win8).

 

Windows 8.1 is an improved version of Windows 8, the start of modern desktop operating system by Microsoft.

Windows 8 was released after Windows 7 and before Windows 10. Microsoft almost overhauled the operating system to make it a modern desktop OS. Windows 8 had some serious flaws which were badly criticized by public. Therefore Microsoft released Windows 8.1 to fix those issues and introduced some new features.

Windows 8/8.1 was expected to become the best desktop OS, but it was a flop! Actually. Despite of years of efforts, Windows 8/8.1 could not prove itself a usable OS (while Microsoft was dreaming it would rock).

Windows 8.1 has its own features. Some users prefer Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 and Windows 7. That makes sense. Windows 8.1 has its own advantages and features that are not found in any other operating system.

 

System Requirements

Minimum:

  • Processor : 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster
  • RAM : 1 gigabyte (GB) for 32-bit or 2 GB for 64-bit
  • Disk Space : 16 GB for 32-bit OS 20 GB for 64-bit OS
  • Graphics : DirectX 9 or later with WDDM 1.0 driver or later
  • Display Resolution : 800 x 600

Recommended:

  • Processor : 2.5 gigahertz (GHz) Dual Core or faster
  • RAM : 4 gigabyte (GB) for 32-bit or 8 GB for 64-bit
  • Disk Space : 160 GB for 32-bit OS 320 GB for 64-bit OS
  • Graphics : Nvidia or AMD
  • Display Resolution : 1920 x 1080 (FHD)
  • Microsoft Account (email) and Internet access.