I see it has win 8 then I see it has win 8.1...???
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Mine has win 8.1 on it. You can tell when you turn it on and if it has the windows logo in the left corner it's windows 8.1. Even if it comes with win 8.0 it is just an update from the windows store after you install a certain update to allow it from the store. The. There is the windows 8.1 update. It adds a lot of fixes to 8.1
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Yes it upgraded to 8.1 and rumor has it...it will upgrade to windows 10 in the future......
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I think it is Windows 8, but my son-in-law fixed it so it looks and acts like Windows 7. The instructions for how to do that can be found online. I just don't know where...he took care of it for me!
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It is Windows 8. I know this because I eventually I got messages on my screen suggesting me to upgrade to 8.1.
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Mine has windows 7...don't get 8. Not much else..i already had all the software I use like Office and all that so you may need to buy whatever software u need.
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That purely comes down to preference. I am currently running Windows 8.1 without any issue on mine.
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I received this laptop on 6/10/2014 and it has Windows 8.1 installed. Just thought I should update the answer to this question since other people may be viewing this (I did before I bought it and made sure that it had what the tech specs said... 8.1) and would need to read a more recent answer since this machine probably did have Windows 8 instead of 8.1 when you asked the question. :)
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This particular machine is Windows 8; however, I'm very curious as to why you don't want Windows 8.1. I would like to upgrade to Windows 8.1 because I'm finding Windows 8 just too weird and not user friendly. If you have any question about the machine itself, I can honestly say that it is awesome!! If you're a gamer like me, you're going to love it.........great ventilation, it's fast, and the graphics are tantalizing. If you know of any virtues of Windows 8 over 8.1, I would appreciate knowing; otherwise, I will surely ditch 8........as soon as I can figure out how to upgrade to 8.1.
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No the Windows 8 system just makes it look like it is. It is a standar laptop. Still love it though.
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It's windows 8. Sorry about the confusion. If you like windows 7 we can do that as well.
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I bought it when I did because it has Windows 7. It may have been updated since I got it in September, but the one I have is Windows 7.
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win 8 not pro and does upgrade to 8.1 free. You have to do updates to win 8 before it can do the upgrade to 8.1
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Yes I am running win 8.1. I have two of these and they are excellent machines.
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The one I received already had Windows 8 installed, but it comes with recovery discs that let you wipe it and put Windows 7 back on it.
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Mine came with windows 8. I removed it and installed 7. Made the mistake of reinstalling 8.1 and still hate it.
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The new machine came with Windows 8.1 installed, but it was not Windows 8.1 Pro. All I did was buy the Pro upgrade and install it. The upgrade is not a CD. All you get is serial number that you enter during the upgrade process. So you have a choice, buy the serial number on line and get it immediately or buy the serial number that comes in the box and upgrade after receiving the box.
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it runs on windows 8.1, not sure if the part # on the bottom of the computer is a product key or not, but it has windows 8.1 written next to it.