Windows 8.1 is here. Now what? A year after Microsoft released Windows 8, the highly anticipated upgrade is ready for download as of Thursday, and retail copies will be available Friday. As our ...

Following are the client versions of Windows 8 and 8.1. When upgrading to Windows 8 from an existing Windows operating system via download, Windows 8 retains the same word size. For example, a 32-bit ...

If you already think Windows 8 is a flawed OS, Microsoft’s new 8.1 update won’t change your mind. But I’ve been digging into a preview release of the new system since Tuesday afternoon, and it’s clear ...