Get your hands on Windows 8

Windows 8 brings you exciting new ways to use your PC. It's fast, fluid, intuitive, and designed to let you do what you want, the way you want.

Buy Windows 8

Downloads for every occasion

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Personalisation Gallery

Customise your PC with themes, wallpapers, and languages.

Music, photos, and video

Import, share, create, edit, listen, watch—bring your media to life.

Security and utilities

Help protect and optimise your PC with free updates, extras, utilities, and more.

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Free downloads*

Personalise, protect, and enhance your PC with free downloads for Windows.

Apps for Windows 8

There are thousands of apps and games in the Windows Store.

Better browsing with Internet Explorer

See if you've got the latest version for your operating system and discover the features that Internet Explorer has to offer.

Access from virtually anywhere

Store any file on your SkyDrive and it's automatically available from your phone and computers—no syncing or cables needed. If you'd like 7 GB of free storage for your files, and want your documents, notes, and photos to be accessible from all your devices, then sign up for a SkyDrive account.

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