I have Windows 8, I love it. At first I was ready to toss it in the garbage. I purchased the book Windows 8 for Dummies and was able to set up my desktop just like Windows 7. All of my software works on it, including my embroidery software. All of my external back up drives work with it as well as my printer. If your printer doesn't work with win8 it isn't win8, it's your printer. It is probably old, you need to go to the website of the manufacture of your printer and download an updated driver for the printer. Then it should work, you may have to do that with some software also.