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I would bet they did. The laptop I worked on from ASUS was just a simple Windows 7 machine, released like in 2011 or 2010 I think. I don't remember, but they just changed the Start key, put the new Windows 8 sticker on the bottom, and I bet might had updated their boards for Windows 8, along with probably a Windows 8 approved touchpad. That's also partly why Microsoft is pooping on their OEMs a bit because at launch of Windows 8, there were and still are more non-touch systems that are basically updated Windows 7 PCs for 8. Which I never understood as to why that is as they had like two years to get poop in a group for a new Windows version for touch screens.That's probably why it was so simple with 7. Windows 8 has other things with new PCs that makes things complicated over 7.They came with Windows 7 pre-installed. We did put 8 on a couple of them for the guys with MSDN agreements who had licenses.
The default OS on the machine was Windows 7, so I am hopefully that they won't have made radical changes to make things difficult.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.1 Pro
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- ASUS
- CPU
- AMD FX 8320
- Motherboard
- Crosshair V Formula-Z
- Memory
- 16 gig DDR3
- Graphics Card(s)
- ASUS R9 270
- Screen Resolution
- 1440x900
- Hard Drives
- 1 TB Seagate Barracuda (starting to hate Seagate)
x2 3 TB Toshibas
Windows 8.1 is installed on a SanDisk Ultra Plus 256 GB
- PSU
- OCZ 500 watt
- Case
- A current work in progres as I'll be building the physical case myself. It shall be fantastic.
- Cooling
- Arctic Cooler with 3 heatpipes
- Keyboard
- Logitech K750 wireless solar powered keyboard
- Mouse
- Microsoft Touch Mouse
- Browser
- Internet Explorer 11
- Antivirus
- Windows Defender, but I might go back on KIS 2014