Difference in upgrading to Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 from Windows 7
That is correct. As mentioned, Windows 8.1 will be an update available in the Windows App Store, and free for Win8 users.If you update a Windows 7 computer to Windows 8, you will be allowed to keep your files, settings and programs (right?)
I've read that if you upgrade a Windows 7 computer to Windows 8.1, though, you will only be able to keep your files (don't know about settings) and not your programs.
So if I upgrade a Windows 7 computer to Windows 8, and then update that version of Windows 8 to Windows 8.1 on October 18th, then my programs and everything will still be there, right?
What is highly recommended, much like Service Pack upgrades, is that if you don't use Microsoft anti-virus (Security Essentials), to uninstall yours BEFORE doing the upgrade process, as it might block dome system files from being updated, and broke the upgrade process, or make it fail. Once done, install it back.
Yes, an extra step.Despite the missing/not missing programs, will there be any difference in upgrading W7->W8->W8.1 and W7->W8.1?
OK seriously now, we don't know until Win8.1 is released. But I don't see why it would be any different.
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