the desktop pc Pavilion 500-164 to date of Windows 8 for windows 8.1

My dealer told me that the 500-164 Pavilion had windows 8.1.  This isn't.  Even if the Assistant on HP site says that it has not been tested, has anyone successfully done?

Hello:

I do not have your PC but I don't see any reason why it wouldn't.

HP provides W8.1 drivers for this model on its support page.

Before moving to W8.1, I'll make sure to create the W8 recovery media so that if for some reason, something doesn't work well in W8.1, you can restore the operating system and software from the PC to its status of "out of the box.

And you should do anyway even if you do not upgrade to W8.

Check out this guide to make your W8 recovery media set.

http://support.HP.com/us-en/document/c03481733

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