Microsoft Windows 8.1

Everything you already love. And a lot more.

The familiar made better

When you get a new touchscreen tablet or PC you can still work the way you always have with a mouse keyboard and the Windows desktop. And start-up times are faster battery life is longer and security is built in.

Make it about you

See up to four apps on your screen at a time so you can work and play the way you want and flow smoothly from one thing to another. Now with more ways to personalize—more tile sizes more colors and more backgrounds.

Search once go anywhere

Bing smart search gives you results from your PC your apps and the web. Results are in a clean graphic view so you can go where you want right from the search results. Play a song open an app or call a friend. Just tap and do.

Get great apps

Open the Windows Store right from your Start screen to browse and download apps for cooking photos sports news and a lot more—many of them free. Sort by price rating and category. Find old favorites and hot new apps.