Microsoft Windows 8.1, 64 bit version

The new Windows 8.1 lets you watch movies or play games, chat with friends, access files anywhere or find your next favourite app in the Windows Store.

Already running Windows 8? No need to buy Windows 8.1—you can update to Windows 8.1 for free through the Windows Store.

Upgrading from Windows Vista or XP? Click here before purchasing for information on compatibility and how to install. Windows 8.1, now with a new Start screen

With the new Windows, you can watch movies or play games, chat with friends, get work done with Office, access files anywhere or find your next favourite app in the Windows Store. And you can get to it all, including your familiar desktop, from the new Start screen.

Your familiar desktop
From the Start screen, you're just a click away from the familiar Windows desktop you know, so you can do the same stuff you’ve always done.

Your own unique start screen
Personalize your Start screen with your favourite news, friends, social networks and apps. Customizable colours and backgrounds and four different sizes of tiles make your Windows as unique as you are.

Works hard, plays hard
Windows 8.1 gives you the power to quickly browse, watch movies, play games, polish your CV and put together a killer presentation — all on a single PC. Now you can organize up to three apps on your screen at once in a single view.

The apps you want
In addition to great built-in apps for email, people, photos and video editing, you can also download thousands of popular apps from the Windows Store.

Mouse, keyboard, and now touch
Windows 8.1 works with different types of devices, including touch, mouse-and-keyboard, or both. Discover fast and fluid ways to switch between apps, move things around, and go smoothly from one place to another.

Your Office, your way
Experience Office at its best on Windows 8 devices. Discover new and better ways to create, edit and browse using a keyboard, pen or touchscreen. Microsoft Office sold separately.