diff --git a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_win32_SystemStats.cpp b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_win32_SystemStats.cpp
index 86f105168f..44065cdb8f 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/native/juce_win32_SystemStats.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/native/juce_win32_SystemStats.cpp
@@ -137,10 +137,11 @@ static bool isWindowsVersionOrLater (SystemStats::OperatingSystemType target)
 
         switch (target)
         {
-            case SystemStats::WinVista:  info.dwMinorVersion = 0; break;
-            case SystemStats::Windows7:  info.dwMinorVersion = 1; break;
-            case SystemStats::Windows8:  info.dwMinorVersion = 2; break;
-            default:                     jassertfalse; break;
+            case SystemStats::WinVista:    break;
+            case SystemStats::Windows7:    info.dwMinorVersion = 1; break;
+            case SystemStats::Windows8_0:  info.dwMinorVersion = 2; break;
+            case SystemStats::Windows8_1:  info.dwMinorVersion = 3; break;
+            default:                       jassertfalse; break;
         }
     }
     else
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ static bool isWindowsVersionOrLater (SystemStats::OperatingSystemType target)
 SystemStats::OperatingSystemType SystemStats::getOperatingSystemType()
 {
     const SystemStats::OperatingSystemType types[]
-            = { Windows8, Windows7, WinVista, WinXP, Win2000 };
+            = { Windows8_1, Windows8_0, Windows7, WinVista, WinXP, Win2000 };
 
     for (int i = 0; i < numElementsInArray (types); ++i)
         if (isWindowsVersionOrLater (types[i]))
@@ -181,8 +182,9 @@ String SystemStats::getOperatingSystemName()
 
     switch (getOperatingSystemType())
     {
+        case Windows8_1:        name = "Windows 8.1";       break;
+        case Windows8_0:        name = "Windows 8.0";       break;
         case Windows7:          name = "Windows 7";         break;
-        case Windows8:          name = "Windows 8";         break;
         case WinVista:          name = "Windows Vista";     break;
         case WinXP:             name = "Windows XP";        break;
         case Win2000:           name = "Windows 2000";      break;
@@ -194,7 +196,7 @@ String SystemStats::getOperatingSystemName()
 
 String SystemStats::getDeviceDescription()
 {
-    return String::empty;
+    return String();
 }
 
 bool SystemStats::isOperatingSystem64Bit()
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/system/juce_SystemStats.h b/modules/juce_core/system/juce_SystemStats.h
index 833bf5a09b..835e6e617e 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/system/juce_SystemStats.h
+++ b/modules/juce_core/system/juce_SystemStats.h
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ public:
         WinXP       = 0x4106,
         WinVista    = 0x4107,
         Windows7    = 0x4108,
-        Windows8    = 0x4109,
+        Windows8_0  = 0x4109,
+        Windows8_1  = 0x410a,
 
         Windows     = 0x4000,   /**< To test whether any version of Windows is running,
                                      you can use the expression ((getOperatingSystemType() & Windows) != 0). */