If I have Windows 8 on my tablet, will it communicate with my computer which has windows 7?

Hi Rebecca,

Thank you for posting your question in Microsoft Windows Community.

From the issue descriptions, it seems that you want to know whether Windows 8 Tablet communicate with Windows 7 laptop.

I am happy to say you that Windows 8 Tablet will definitely communicate with your Windows 7 laptop.

For more information, you can refer the section “Which PCs can I connect  to using Remote Desktop Connection?” from the below link.

Remote Desktop Connection: Frequently asked questions:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/remote-desktop-connection-frequently-asked-questions

I hope the above information helps you.

In future if you come across any issues regarding Windows, please feel free to post your query here on Microsoft Community, we will be more than happy to assist you.