Windows 8 OEM CDs does the job of installing either 32 or 64 bit versions of Windows 8.

Microsoft's Windows 8 update policy is bad in that they do not provide an easy path to upgrading to Windows 8.1 which is a free update to Windows 8. It requires a network connection and update is downloaded in a background task. I never could update to Windows 8.1 even though my network connection speed was good. Microsoft should provide an alternative option to download Windows 8.1 update such as an ISO...