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Windows 8.1 was made available for download via MSDN and Technet and available as a free upgrade for retail copies of Windows 8 and Windows RT users via the Windows Store. A server version, Windows Server 2012 R2, was released on October 18, 2013. Windows 8.1 aimed to address complaints of Windows 8 users and reviewers on launch.
Windows 8.1 with Bing is a reduced-cost SKU of Windows 8.1 for OEMs that was introduced in May 2014. It was introduced as part of an effort to encourage the production of low-cost devices, whilst "driving end-user usage of Microsoft Services such as Bing and OneDrive".
The build was released for download later that day in 32-bit and 64-bit variants, and a special 64-bit variant which included SDKs and developer tools (Visual Studio Express and Expression Blend) for developing Metro-style apps. [29] The Windows Store was also announced during the presentation, but was not available in this build.
Windows XP 64-bit Edition; Itanium: Freestyle: October 29, 2002 Windows XP Media Center Edition; IA-32: Harmony: September 30, 2003 Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004; Symphony: October 12, 2004 Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005; 2700 Emerald: October 14, 2005 Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Update Rollup 2; 2710 Anvil: April 25, 2005 ...
Recovery platform to run 32-bit or 64-bit recovery tools such as Winternals ERD Commander (now known as Microsoft DaRT) or Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE). Platform for running third-party 32-bit or 64-bit disk cloning utilities. The package can be used for developer testing or as a recovery CD/DVD for system administrators. Many ...
Learn how to download and install or uninstall the Desktop Gold software and if your computer meets the system requirements.
On April 25, 2005, Microsoft released Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 editions to support x86-64 (or simply x64), the 64-bit version of x86 architecture. Windows Vista was the first client version of Windows NT to be released simultaneously in IA-32 and x64 editions. As of 2024, x64 is still supported.
The 64-bit versions of Windows NT were originally intended to run on Itanium and DEC Alpha; the latter was used internally at Microsoft during early development of 64-bit Windows. [69] [70] This continued for some time after Microsoft publicly announced that it was cancelling plans to ship 64-bit Windows for Alpha. [71]