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Can Windows 8.1 Make My Wife Love Windows Again?

Mashable - “I hate Windows 8.”

No, not me. I actually rather like Windows 8, especially on a touchscreen device. My wife, however, is another matter — and, for her, the just-announced Windows 8.1 can't arrive soon enough.

She shared her Windows 8 enmity when I asked how things were going with our new Asus ET2300 touchscreen all-in-one PC. I'd purchased the system a month earlier when our HP Pavilion running on Windows 8 had succumbed to heart (or perhaps hard drive) failure.

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-Mezzo-4222d ago

Harsh.

I wouldn't say i hate it,... but i didn't like it at all, infact i removed it and went back to XP in under 1 month.

I'm definitely go give it another go.

SactoGamer4222d ago

I've tried to like it. I just can't.

garythetechnut4222d ago

It has its strengths and weaknesses. It's not compelling enough for me to switch from Windows 7.

jerocarson4222d ago

Windows 8 works for me, Even if microsoft say they are putting a start menu in win 8.1, I wouldn't bother trying it out because I am already in love with Windows 8.

Humans must learn the word #CHANGE!

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Microsoft OneDrive Is Ditching Windows 7, 8, and 8.1

The cloud storage platform will drop support for older versions of Windows in early 2022.

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Windows 7 won’t get new updates for AMD Ryzen and Intel 7th Gen processors

Microsoft just confirmed that Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 operating systems won’t get any new updates for AMD Ryzen and Intel 7th Gen processors.

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KingPin2806d ago

thats fine with me as long as windows 10 and linux distros support ryzen, i'll have no complaints

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Microsoft extends again support for Windows 7, 8.1 Skylake-based devices

Microsoft is tweaking its support cut-off dates again for Intel Skylake-based devices so that users can continue to get security updates until Microsoft's original end-of-support dates.