Should I update to Windows 8.1 or should I wait

[akarora121]

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[nikctsh]

I would say NO. The compatibility issue is a freak! I still can't believe updating to 8.1 makes lot of my apps incompatible. Big disappoint.

 

[Dakura]

Just read the torrent comments when you have a question like this in your mind A lot of complaints so far.

 

[dragid10]

Dude wait. Trust me, its the worst move i've made

 

[e.mote]

>I still can't believe updating to 8.1 makes lot of my apps incompatible.

Do you mean Metro apps, or "legacy"? I don't venture much into the Metro side, but regular Win apps worked OK for me. The only bother is that some apps can't change their settings unless in Admin mode, which has its own quirks. For example, the file mgr I use (Explorer++) loses drag/drop if run in Admin mode.

Other than the minor nits, I like 8.1, even though I don't do "touch" on PCs, and stay mostly on the desktop. It's basically an updated 7, and a more polished 8. For those with 8, upgrading to 8.1 is a no-brainer...uh, assuming the in-place upgrade works well (I clean-installed 8.1). For those using 7, upgrade only if there's something you want in 8.1, like, say, Miracast. Or, of course, if you buy a new PC. I bought four Lenovo PCs recently, which I clean-installed 8.1 on. Built-in driver support was almost perfect, aside from a SD card reader. If I go back to 7, there would be a slew of drivers I'd have to install.

For users preferring "legacy" Win, the biggest pain with 8.x is that you have to reconfig to grab back file associations from Metro apps, and of course to install a replacement shell. The Metro side does have some benies, eg apps for social media, etc. But it is still very raw, and has a long way to go before being competitive. Despite moves to standardize on the tile UI, I think we'll see major changes to it, if it manages to last long enough to be a contender. With the upheaval MS is undergoing, there's no guarantee of anything. Which makes it more interesting, no?

 

[nikctsh]

>I still can't believe updating to 8.1 makes lot of my apps incompatible.

Do you mean Metro apps, or "legacy"? I don't venture much into the Metro side, but regular Win apps worked OK for me. The only bother is that some apps can't change their settings unless in Admin mode, which has its own quirks. For example, the file mgr I use (Explorer++) loses drag/drop if run in Admin mode.

Other than the minor nits, I like 8.1, even though I don't do "touch" on PCs, and stay mostly on the desktop. It's basically an updated 7, and a more polished 8. For those with 8, upgrading to 8.1 is a no-brainer...uh, assuming the in-place upgrade works well (I clean-installed 8.1). For those using 7, upgrade only if there's something you want in 8.1, like, say, Miracast. Or, of course, if you buy a new PC. I bought four Lenovo PCs recently, which I clean-installed 8.1 on. Built-in driver support was almost perfect, aside from a SD card reader. If I go back to 7, there would be a slew of drivers I'd have to install.

For users preferring "legacy" Win, the biggest pain with 8.x is that you have to reconfig to grab back file associations from Metro apps, and of course to install a replacement shell. The Metro side does have some benies, eg apps for social media, etc. But it is still very raw, and has a long way to go before being competitive. Despite moves to standardize on the tile UI, I think we'll see major changes to it, if it manages to last long enough to be a contender. With the upheaval MS is undergoing, there's no guarantee of anything. Which makes it more interesting, no?

Im not sure what u mean by legacy, im not having the prob with metro apps, but desktop app (.exe). After the upgrade, many of my important apps bcome incompatible, I want to do a refresh, but the fact that refreshing will clean up my desktop apps prevented me from doing so, leaving me in depress. And this is only the first prob im having with 8.1, theres still a lot more than this.

 

[JihadSquad]

I have had no problems since upgrading to 8.1 on release day on a 4 year old laptop. Nothing has been incompatible except for some hardware that just needed new drivers.

 

[pvyParts]

I also have had no issues on win 8.1 on my main gaming rig or my tab (asus full win 8.1)

only real issue I had was the time it took to update on my tablet. XD

Pvy.