Is this drive compatible with the latest version of Windows (8.1)?
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Yes, I am currently using it with windows 8.1 on a lenovo ideapad y500. It works just fine.
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I don't know. I only have win 7. It is a plug and use so I think it would work.
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The ad for it states, "Compatible with Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 and Mac OS." I have used it extensively with Windows 7, versions Home, Premium, Professional, and Ultimate on Crucial SSDs and Toshiba, Samsung, Seagate, Western Digital, Hitachi and HP HDDs. You should have no problem with Windows 8.1. If the target device on the included USB to SATA cable is not recognized in Windows, then you can boot from the software CD and all drives will be recognized. You just select your source and target drives and proceed with the clone, which takes an hour or two depending on the size of the drives and the amount of data being transferred. Good luck, The ad for it states, "Compatible with Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 and Mac OS." I have used it extensively with Windows 7, versions Home, Premium, Professional, and Ultimate on Crucial SSDs and Toshiba, Samsung, Seagate, Western Digital, Hitachi and HP HDDs. You should have no problem with Windows 8.1. If the target device on the included USB to SATA cable is not recognized in Windows, then you can boot from the software CD and all drives will be recognized. You just select your source and target drives and proceed with the clone, which takes an hour or two depending on the size of... » Read More The ad for it states, "Compatible with Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 and Mac OS." I have used it extensively with Windows 7, versions Home, Premium, Professional, and Ultimate on Crucial SSDs and Toshiba, Samsung, Seagate, Western Digital, Hitachi and HP HDDs. You should have no problem with Windows 8.1. If the target device on the included USB to SATA cable is not recognized in Windows, then you can boot from the software CD and all drives will be recognized. You just select your source and target drives and proceed with the clone, which takes an hour or two depending on the size of the drives and the amount of data being transferred. Good luck, « Show Less
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I use mine sometimes in Win8 so it should. Double check that Windows has BluRay playing capability built-in from a software perspective. I think it does but wouldn't say I'm 100%. The drive itself will work just fine though.
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I have a Lenovo laptop running WIN 8.1 and I had no problems with installing this portable drive.
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It should function just as the internal one with the same software, either native Win7 or whatever software you use to read/write. Just select the new drive from Explorer.
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Yes it is compatible with win 8.1 I installed it on my win 8.1 laptop, it works great.
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It is a nice external drive, I bought it mainly for the LightScribe feature but the Drivers for Windows 8.1 aren't ready yet.
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I've use with Windows 7. Its a USB 2.0 hub I see no reason why it would not work with Windows 8.1 as Win8.1 should be backward compatible with USB 2.0 standards.
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As long as Micro$oft still supports USB with Win 8.1, the Kanguru drive will work. Whether or not the program you use to actually burn CDs or DVDs is a whole other question.
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Yes it is, I have downgraded to windows 7 64 bit and upgraded back to windows 8.1 64 bit several times. It will work.
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Using it successfully with Win 7 home. Win 7 saw it without driver disk use. Don't know re 8.1.
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Yes, the one that I purchased was bought for my Win 8.1 operating system. It is working flawlessly.
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It should be compatible USB is generic and it is USB 2.0 so windows 8.1 will be compatible because USB drivers will be generic hope i helped
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works fine with my windows 8.1 64pro, the raid and the direct connection (sansung evo, raid 2 western digital 2TB )(motherboard gigabyte ud4p, intel 7 930)
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I have used it exclusively with Windows 8. The Drives appear as regular removable disks and works just great.
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Yes you can use it with Windows 8/8.1. Actually, you can use it with anything that supports USB drives. It will operate fastest with an USB 3.0 port, but is backward compatible with USB 2.0. It would probably even work with USB 1.1.
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On the box that it is "Windows 8" ready -- you might need to down the latest software from www.buffalotech.com or you may not. Does not mention 8.1 but may work.