What are you gonna do with Windows 8.1?  

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  1. 1. What are you gonna do with Windows 8.1?

    • Windows 8 -> Windows 8.1 with Preview
    • Windows 8 -> Windows 8.1 without Preview
    • Windows 7 -> Windows 8.1 with Preview
    • Windows 7 -> Windows 8.1 without Preview
    • Windows Vista or lower -> Windows 8.1 with Preview
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    • Windows Vista or lower -> Windows 8.1 without Preview
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    • I keep using Windows 8
    • I keep using Windows 7
    • I keep using Windows Vista or lower
    • Something else, I will tell you in the comments
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Hoping to update to the full version of Windows 8.1 after performing a clean install of Windows 8.

I will still use Windows Vista at home.
 

Microsoft should really release WIndows 7.1 with the software improvements of Windows 8 minus the touchscreen metro garbage for those still using a traditional PC.

Not this again.

When attempt to upgrade from ISO on my Windows 8 Pro PC, it offers only two options: (1) Keep personal files only and (2) Keep nothing. Will it wipe out all my desktop applications and everything outside the Users folder if I go with "Keep personal files only"?


 


Thank you.


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