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01-06-2019 11:05 AM
According to the HP specs, it comes either with Win8.1 or Win10 preinstalled.
IF it were mine, I would check the vendors of the apps I relied on to see which versions they supply. Newer versions generally have more features, but they also tend to cost more.
If the Win8.1 versions have the features you want, and they cost less -- then it becomes a matter of what support the vendors will provide for the older versions.
MS is still providing Updates for Win8.1 but those are only for security patches; they have stopped providing feature updates.
Also, the hardware vendors are focusing on Win10 these years and they tend NOT to provide any more drivers updates for Win8.1.
So, you would be better off for future use if you chose Win10 -- it has current drivers and the products will be supported longer into the future.
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01-06-2019 11:11 PM
This is my laptop profile
i7-3720qm cpu
8.00 GB of installed memory
K1000 graphics
When I bought this laptop, it was installed on my laptop by HP Windows 7.
Which version of Windows do I need to install? 7 or 8.1 or 10?