tedd69 Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Do you guys recommend using Windows 7 or 8.1 on m14x? Does command center etc.... all work on windows 8.1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozwald Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Personally I've never seen a reason to "upgrade" to Win8 on any of my machines. Just my $0.02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lftft Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 I would go with windows 7 and maybe look at 10 when it comes out. I haven't had a good experience with windows 8 on my work desktop. It sounds like windows 10 will be a better OS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozwald Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 From what I've seen of Windows 10 so far, I think it might be the final push for me to go 100% Linux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conduit Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 Command center only works on 64 bit. There are adaptations of it for linux.Also with Windows 7 your most likely to get modded drivers to work. I have noticed windows 7 does run a litle more warm then 8 but thats probably neglagable compaired to the support available.So Windows 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRIDSpawn Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 i actually use ubuntu only boot to windows for gaming but i have win 8.1 and its good all the apps and games work wellso win 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myevo8u Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 Win 8.1 runs fine on my m14x R1. Just make sure you download all the drivers. Tried to get what i could from the manufactures site instead of dell. No issues till this day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharmat Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Also running 8.1 after upgrading from 7, to 8, to 8.1 and have encountered no problems with command center. I noticed that windows 8 did decrease cpu temp a slight amount and the obvious benefit of the laptop booting up faster was very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonPrimo Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 In my oppinion Windows 8 is a big mistake to Microsoft. Some of my friends are running it on their machines and i am very disappointed of how Microsoft tried to put two OS into one. If you want to work and game, i think Windows 7 is the better choice so far (looking for Windows 10 though) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mw86 Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 In my oppinion Windows 8 is a big mistake to Microsoft. Some of my friends are running it on their machines and i am very disappointed of how Microsoft tried to put two OS into one. If you want to work and game, i think Windows 7 is the better choice so far (looking for Windows 10 though)just loaded Windows 10 Technical Preview on a test machine and it is a lot better than 8.1... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonPrimo Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 just loaded Windows 10 Technical Preview on a test machine and it is a lot better than 8.1...haha thought so. Microsoft always dies this, just take a look at the evolution of windows:win 10: nicewin 8: crapwin 7: nicewin vista: crapwin xp: nicewin millenium: crapand so on.i think thats some kind of strategy or something xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadGeneration Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 I am using 8.1 with windows classic shell and I find it agreeable. All of the fancy 8.1 features are easy to ignore. I can't seem to convince the command center to install though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mw86 Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 haha thought so. Microsoft always dies this, just take a look at the evolution of windows:win 10: nice win 8: crap win 7: nice win vista: crap win xp: nice win millenium: crap and so on. i think thats some kind of strategy or something xD lmao yeah the strategy is release one solid build then release Microcrap and sell it for a similar premium price and market it as new shiny interface then fix the mass amount of mistakes with Microcrap and release that as a Service Pack maybe hold off on a few mistakes and release a second service pack finally to come to realize even with all the bandaids all the microcrap is still micro crap and they must work to release another solid build. But well you know because Microcrap was so great they must figure gee we might as call this new not so Microcrap Windows 10, yeah because skipping to nice even numbers is cool [emoji41] lmao :end rant: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 haha thought so. Microsoft always dies this, just take a look at the evolution of windows:win 10: <del>nice</del> crap v.4.0win 8: crapwin 7: nicewin vista: crapwin xp: nicewin millenium: crapand so on.i think thats some kind of strategy or something xDThere, I fixed that for you. They are calling it Windows 10 instead of Windows 8 SP4 because Windows 8 has been a dismal failure. It is a minor improvement over SP3 (8.1 Update 1) but still not as good as Windows 7.- - - Updated - - -I am using 8.1 with windows classic shell and I find it agreeable. All of the fancy 8.1 features are easy to ignore. I can't seem to convince the command center to install though.Do you have Secure Boot disabled? If not, do that and leave that worthless crap turned off permanently. If it is already disabled, try rebooting with Driver Signature Enforcement disabled. A LOT of drivers refuse to install (even a few signed drivers) with DSE cancer enabled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerostang Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 I'm running 8.1 Pro with no issues whatsoever. The interface takes some time to get used to but the speed increase on boot and overall makes it worthwhile in my opinion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ionTrix Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 From the reviews ive read, you do get the increased boot time using Windows 8.1, but when it comes to gaming, performance wise, they are about equal. Some games get better fps on Win7, others do better on Win8. Im just not a fan of the way you have to navigate around in Window 8.1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxgummyxx Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I'm running 8.1 pro and after the initial annoyances like window defender and window update running on their own, I don't see what else is wrong with the window 8. Personally, I like the new UI and look of window 8, plus it's highly compatible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacz86 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 I have win 8 on my M14 R1 and works fine! No freezes no any problem until this time! But i really waiting Win 10 maybe that will be better OP System for laptops! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScaniaV82299 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 I have been using windows 8 on the R1 since it came out with no problems at all. Windows 8.1 turned out to be faster. If you are planning to update download the unlocked A08 bios (not the one with the sata fix because that sometimes gets stuck on booting) enable the uefi boot; use the Microsoft windows 8.1 media creation tool to download you disk and put it on a USB or DVD. If you need drivers you can get most from the manufacturers websites and if you want I can give you mine which are the latest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gentletaco Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Running windows 8.1 on my R2, I have the AlienFX, Command Center and all drivers working fine, input your service tag on the dell website, they should list windows 8.1 under driver selection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hongp Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 windows 7 for sure! I have seen too many complaints about windows 8. Do not tempt to try it out yourself. Microsoft really messed up on this one. It is a really good idea to try to consolidate tablet system and desktop system together, but microsoft made a horrible mistake when they executed the plan. Instead of giving users the control over with system to use, they forced all the users to use the same system which is a wired hybrid (tablet + desktop) system that works very slow and give users no chance to switch to tablet only or desktop only system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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