Choose your operating system: Windows 7 or Windows 8.
Choose your operating system: Windows 7 or Windows 8.
Windows Vista stood out to me as my top choice among all operating systems, definitely not a joke.
I've been lucky in that I've been buying every other OS and have dodged the really crappy ones. I went from Win3.1 to Win98, skipped 2k/ME, had XP, skipped Vista, now I'm on Win7, I'll be holding out for Win9 hoping they learned from Win8 to just come out with 2 OS's 1 optimized for touchscreen/app type users and 1 optimized for business or for those who prefer the older Start button format, etc. Time will tell.
I haven't encountered any issues with w8.1. On Windows 7 custom systems I've faced numerous problems. It might be due to them being prebuilt and of poor quality. Uncertain.
Choose Windows 8 or 8.1. You may use the Windows Marketplace to switch to Windows 8.1 at no cost. For the most affordable base edition, opt for the simplest version of 8.