Can the $40 Windows 8 upgrade patch straight to 8.1?

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I bought the $40 Windows 8 upgrade when they first began offering it a while ago. I haven't activated it yet so I'm assuming I can still use it (no expiration or anything like that right?). I was wondering if I could upgrade directly to Windows 8.1 though (I'm a little confused by some of the information here). From what I understand I want Windows 8.1 Update. Will I need to pay more if I'm upgrading from Windows 7 > Windows 8 > Windows 8.1 Update? Just very confused at this point and looking to understand what's what before I go installing stuff:) Thank you for any help.
 

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johnpliz said:
I bought the $40 Windows 8 upgrade when they first began offering it a while ago. I haven't activated it yet so I'm assuming I can still use it (no expiration or anything like that right?). I was wondering if I could upgrade directly to Windows 8.1 though (I'm a little confused by some of the information here). From what I understand I want Windows 8.1 Update. Will I need to pay more if I'm upgrading from Windows 7 > Windows 8 > Windows 8.1 Update? Just very confused at this point and looking to understand what's what before I go installing stuff:) Thank you for any help.
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You should be able to without any extra costs.

I upgraded 8 OEM to 8 Pro with the $40 Propack & then to 8.1 Pro through the Store free.
 

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David Bailey said:
You should be able to without any extra costs.

I upgraded 8 OEM to 8 Pro with the $40 Propack & then to 8.1 Pro through the Store free.
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Great, thanks for the confirmation! I was having a tough time trying to find a clear answer:) In your opinion is it worth upgrading from Windows 7? I'm not too worried about the difference in UI as I could get familiar with that (and from what I hear there are skins to replicate Win7). More curious as to whether its technically a better OS than 7 i.e. stability/compatibility/safer in terms of viruses to warrant an upgrade.
 

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All I can say is, I have it & like it.
 

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    AMD K140 Cores 2 Threads 2 Name AMD K140 Package Socket FT1 BGA Technology 40nm
    Motherboard
    Manufacturer Gateway Model SX2110G (P0)
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    Type DDR3 Size 8192 MBytes DRAM Frequency 532.3 MHz
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    ATI AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics
    Sound Card
    AMD High Definition Audio Device Realtek High Definition Audio USB Audio Device
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    Name 1950W on AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x76
    Screen Resolution
    Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x768 pixels
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    AMD K140
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    Threads 2
    Name AMD K140
    Package Socket FT1 BGA
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You may try this: [URL="http://windows.microsoft.com/en-in/windows-8/upgrade-assistant-download-online-faq]Windows 8/8.1 Upgrade assistant[/URL]

Check if drivers are there available for Win 8/8.1 if PC is OEM machine.

:)
 

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