Did anyone try upgrading Win 8 to Win 8.1 on this particular Ultrabook ? If yes, please let me know is there any problem or the process went smoothly
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Upgraded just fine. Still the worst laptop I've ever owned - Wifi is barely usable, the touchscreen is worthless (inaccurate, doesn't register touches well etc), and battery life is under 3 hours from the start.
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Yes--I don't recall any problems. Same with 8.1 Update. I have had a bit of trouble w/the Lenovo thinkpad USB 3.0 docking station post Update--had to download an updated version of the DisplayLink manager software from their site. But if you're not using that docking station I wouldn't anticipate any problems.
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Yes I did the 8.1 upgrade and it went smooth. Its been a couple months and everything is still working fine
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Nope, no problems--running Win 7 ultimate and also Win 7 pro and all runs smoothly as advertised. Try clean install. Good luck
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To upgrade Windows 8.1 it isn't necessary to update BIOS. However, vendor recommends up to date BIOS if you have possibility or time to do it.
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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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Hi! I use it on Windows 8.1 and really like it. Win 8.1 upgrade is also great. Jim
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Michael, I am using it on my new Samsung ATIV ultrabook with Win 8.1 and it is working like a champ. No trouble at all...completely automatic!
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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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It'll run 8.1 just fine. My only recommendation is to wait for windows 10... :)
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I have 8.1 and had no trouble installing it. Didn't even have to go online looking for drivers. But I have heard of others having trouble getting it to work with 8.1.
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I only know 1 person who has Win 8 but I will ask. I feel that if you need to run it as "Administrator" in Ultimate 7 you could do the same in 8. For the price it's worth a try.
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I have Win 8.1, and it seems to work fine. I do currently have a problem with incorrect keystrokes registering from the keyboard, as discussed in my review of this keyboard. I don't think this is an incompatibility with Win 8.1, otherwise I would imagine all the keystrokes would be acting up, and not just a few.
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Yes, I am currently running 8.1 on this laptop with no issues. Prior to installing 8.1 make sure you have installed all updates for Windows 8.
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I have this model. It has a dell utility MY DELL which has helpful option to backup an factory restore etc.Now to answer the quuestion. My os was activated and to upgrade I simply went on the microsoft website choose the upgrade option and downloaded the 8.1 and run.That it. Good luck
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I got one of these at the same time as my UX301LA-XH72T, it worked perfectly until I updated windows to 8.1 (64bit). Now, the dock works ok at my office but when I take ultrabook home and use it without the dock I cant get wifi to connect until I uninstall the drivers. So, yes it will work (make sure you get the correct drivers from DisplayLink website 1st) but you will have issues when not using the dock..I'm debating selling mine for this reason and sticking with the connection accessories that came with the uktrabook.Great Ultrabook by the way! Shame Asus cant ensure that their docks work with the own latest and greatest! I got one of these at the same time as my UX301LA-XH72T, it worked perfectly until I updated windows to 8.1 (64bit). Now, the dock works ok at my office but when I take ultrabook home and use it without the dock I cant get wifi to connect until I uninstall the drivers. So, yes it will work (make sure you get the correct drivers from DisplayLink website 1st) but you will have issues when not using the dock..I'm debating selling mine for this reason and sticking with the connection accessories that came with the uktrabook.Great Ultrabook by the way! Shame Asus cant ensure that... » Read More I got one of these at the same time as my UX301LA-XH72T, it worked perfectly until I updated windows to 8.1 (64bit). Now, the dock works ok at my office but when I take ultrabook home and use it without the dock I cant get wifi to connect until I uninstall the drivers. So, yes it will work (make sure you get the correct drivers from DisplayLink website 1st) but you will have issues when not using the dock..I'm debating selling mine for this reason and sticking with the connection accessories that came with the uktrabook.Great Ultrabook by the way! Shame Asus cant ensure that their docks work with the own latest and greatest! « Show Less
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Yes, it was quite easy. Just use the search function and look for Windows Update. Find the 8.1 update, check it, and click install. Windows will restart several times during the process so do this at a time when you don't need to use your computer for at least 1/2 hour. (If you have Windows set to automatically install updates it will just happen when Windows does a check). The only issue I found was with the Asus docking station I have. I had to download a new driver to get it to work correctly.
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It is possible to run Win7 on it, but you have to adjust the BIOS settings to turn off UEFI. Truthfully, 8.1 is actually pretty good. The learning curve from 7 isn't bad (I just stay on the desktop all the time) and some of the newer features are actually quite useful.
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Sorry, but I don't use windows 8 or 8.1 on this mobo. I have never heard anyone complain about compatibility issues so far though.