Windows 8.1

The new Windows 8.1 lets you watch movies or play games with Xbox, Skype with friends, access files anywhere with SkyDrive, or find your next favorite app in the Windows Store.

Important: Windows 8.1 full version is for Windows 7 users only. Currently running Windows Vista or XP? First upgrade to Windows 8. Upon installation you can update to 8.1 for free.

Already running Windows 8? No need to buy Windows 8.1—you can update to Windows 8.1 for free through the Windows Store.

Windows 8.1, now with a new Start screen

With the new Windows, you can watch movies or play games with Xbox, Skype with friends, get work done with Office, access files anywhere with SkyDrive, or find your next favorite app in the Windows Store. And you can get to it all from the new Start screen, even your familiar desktop.

Your familiar desktop

From the Start screen, you're just a click away from the familiar Windows desktop you know, so you can do the stuff you've always done.

Your own unique start screen

Personalize your Start screen with your favorite news, friends, social networks, and apps. Customizable colors and backgrounds and four different sizes of tiles make your Windows as unique as you are.

Mouse, keyboard, and now touch

Windows 8.1 works with different types of devices, including touch, mouse-and-keyboard, or both. Discover fast and fluid ways to switch between apps, move things around, and go smoothly from one place to another.

The apps you want

In addition to great built-in apps for email, people, photos, and video editing, you can also download thousands of popular apps from the Windows Store, including Netflix, ESPN, Skype, and Halo: Spartan Assault.

Works hard, plays hard

Windows 8.1 gives you the power to quickly browse, watch movies, play games, polish your resume, and pull together a killer presentation—all on a single PC. Now you can organize up to three apps on your screen at once in a single view.

Your Office, your way

Experience Office at its best on Windows 8 devices. Discover new and better ways to create, edit, and browse—using a keyboard, pen, or touchscreen. Don't forget: Office is not part of Windows 8.1.

The Microsoft difference

Up and running: We're here for you.

We're the company that built Windows and Office—so we know Microsoft software better than anybody else. No matter what help you may need with downloading or installing Windows or Office, we've got the expertise you need.

We'll give you the free phone and chat support you need until your software is working just the way you want it.

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