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ucrdem

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3. 8.1 is very good.
Sat Jun 25, 2016, 10:30 AM
Jun 2016

Seriously. It came with a tablet and works well so I added it to my desktop which now has XP, 7, and 8.1 pro in a multiboot set-up that for once I didn't have to fiddle with. Very easy install. 8.1 has all the charms of Win 8 so to speak, including the split personality 10 got rid of, but none of the bugs, maybe because I got the installation from MS and it didn't come with Norton LOL. Getting Win 8 to network with other devices was a nightmare and so far Win 8.1 is handling it like a champ. It also uses contrasting colors to make window frames stand out, unlike 8 and 10, which use 50 shades of grey to make them flat and invisible.

Whichever you choose you will probably want to install Classic Shell to get a nice customizable start button which beats the ones in 7, 8.1, or 10, at least IMHO. One last thing: Win 10 has TWO freaking lock screens including that gassy blue thing which can't be gotten rid.

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HD dying [View all] Go Vols Jun 2016 OP
ANYTHING but 10. hobbit709 Jun 2016 #1
Agreed! lastlib Jun 2016 #2
8.1 is very good. ucrdem Jun 2016 #3
Have hated the Start Button jrandom421 Jun 2016 #4
You have to customize it for it to be really useful ucrdem Jun 2016 #6
Been there, done that jrandom421 Jun 2016 #7
Depends on what you are replacing. ManiacJoe Jun 2016 #5
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