Before installing this Windows 8.1 trial version, it is recommended that you back up your files and settings. Once you have installed it, you will be required to activate it before October 31, 2014.

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Windows 8 and 8.1 died earlier this year, but that hasn’t stopped people from continuing to use those operating systems. But if the lack of support and security updates haven’t compelled you to ...