An earlier tablet that ran the Windows 8 operating system. In addition to vendors such as HP, Dell and Samsung, Microsoft also makes Windows tablets (see Surface tablet).

Without clear and concise messaging that differentiates Windows 8 and RT, some will receive their gorgeous new tablets and soon realize that they can’t run any legacy Windows software.

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If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. The media had a positive response when Microsoft unveiled Windows 8 earlier this year ...

Now Chinese PC company SZBOX has launched a 14 inch Windows tablet with an AMD Mendocino processor […] The MINISFORUM V3 is a Windows tablet with a 14 inch, 2560 x 1600 pixel, 165 Hz display ...

The previous client version of Windows. Introduced in October 2012, Windows 8 featured desktop-tablet integration. Updated to Windows 8.1 a year later, Windows 8 was superseded by Windows 10 in ...