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Windows 8
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Windows 8.1
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Definition
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It is a Personal Computer Operating System Designed by Microsoft and is preceded by Windows 7 Operating System.
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It is enhanced version of windows 8 operating system.
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Start Button
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Start Button is not Present in Windows 8.
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Start Button is restored to task bar in Windows 8.1 to open start screen.
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App Snapping
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Only two app can be snapped onto a single display.
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4 Applications can be snapped onto a single display depending upon screen size.
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Message App
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Message App is available in Windows 8.
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Message is Replaced by Skype, which allows users to accept calls directly from lock screen.
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Text/GUI Scaling
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Windows 8 can scale text and GUI elements up to 150 %.
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Windows 8.1 can scale text and GUI elements up to 200%.
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Adoption Rate
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Current Adoption rate for Windows 8 is 6.41%.
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Current Adoption Rate for Windows 8.1 is 4.89 %.
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3D Printing
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3D Printing Apps is not present in Windows 8.
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Windows 8.1 adds support for 3D Printing.
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Hardware Compatibility
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64 Bit version of windows 8 supports all 64 bit processors.
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64 Bit versions of Windows 8.1 do not support s processors which do not implement the double width compare and exchange CPU Instructions.
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Personalization options
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Personalization options could be found under PC Settings but it allowed less colors and less control.
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Windows 8.1 also adds quite a few new personalization options. It not only gives more options, it does it from within the Start Screen.
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Sky Drive
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In Windows 8 SkyDrive app was limited and was able to read files only.
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In windows 8.1 sky drive is much more powerful. It can read/write, and even has automatic photo and video backup options.
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Alternate Titles:
Difference between Windows 8 and Windows 8.1
Windows 8 vs Windows 8.1
How Windows 8 .1 is different from windows 8?
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