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Windows 8.1 is a release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft.It was released to manufacturing on August 27, 2013, and broadly released for retail sale on October 17, 2013, about a year after the retail release of its predecessor, and succeeded by Windows 10 on July 29, 2015.
However, another method was found that allowed Windows 7 and 8/8.1 users to upgrade to Windows 10 using existing licenses, even though the free upgrade offers officially ended in 2017. [109] Some outlets have continued to promote it as a free method of upgrading from the now-unsupported Windows 7. [110]
At the time of launch, Microsoft deemed Windows 7 (with Service Pack 1) and Windows 8.1 users eligible to upgrade to Windows 10 free of charge, so long as the upgrade took place within one year of Windows 10's initial release date. Windows RT and the respective Enterprise editions of Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 were excluded from this offer.
Ted S. Warren/AP By Bill Rigby SEATTLE -- Microsoft (MSFT) will give away its upcoming Windows 10 operating system as a free upgrade to users of the most recent versions of Windows and Windows ...
Upon the release of Windows 10 in 2015, the ARM-specific version for large tablets was discontinued; large tablets (such as the Surface Pro 4) were only released with x86 processors and could run the full version of Windows 10. Windows 10 Mobile had the ability to be installed on smaller tablets (up to nine inches); [16] however, very few such ...
2023 Update 2023-10-31 22631 Supported (2026-11-10) [16] 2024 Update 2024-10-01 26100 Supported (2027-10-12) Windows Server IoT 2025 2024-11-01 [17] NT 10.0 26100 Standard, Datacenter OEM IoT, Server Supported (2034-10-10) [18] Name Release date Version RTM build Editions License OS type Support status
This update contains fixes that were discovered through beta tester feedback and contains some of the most requested features. If you like what you see, or want to vote for the next feature to be added, drop us a line of feedback! October Update #4 - 10/28/2024 (Version 11.1.4723)
[2] [3] Windows Anytime Upgrade is included in Windows 7 to allow users to upgrade to Windows 7 editions. In Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 it was rebranded as Add Features to Windows and was used to purchase an upgrade license for the Pro edition or to add Windows Media Center to an existing Pro installation. Support for this feature was ...