: As technology moves forward, many modern apps and websites drop support for older operating systems. While the OS core is functional, you will increasingly find that your favorite web browsers (like Google Chrome) will stop receiving updates or will refuse to run on Windows 8.1 altogether. This can lead to a frustrating experience where even basic web browsing becomes difficult or impossible.
Takes up roughly 6GB–8GB of disk space after installation instead of 16GB+. windows 8.1 lite 32 bits
of space, a "lite" version can run on a much smaller footprint, often having an ISO size under 1GB. : As technology moves forward, many modern apps