Now that you have your Windows 8 or 8.1 installation file ready, you could dual boot Windows 7 and 8, make a USB bootable Windows 8 installation, or better yet slipstream the Win 8.1 Update (KB2919355) to your Win 8.1 installation so that you'll have a more up to date installation ready. If you run the tool on a x86 PC you will get 32-bit Windows 8.1 install media, and if you run it on 圆4 hardware you'll get 64-bit Windows 8.1 install media.įollow the setup process and you'll get the option to either download an ISO containing the installation media or simply make a bootable USB flash drive for it.
The tool will create installation files that matches your license key, so if you have a Win 8.1 Pro license, you will get Win 8.1 Pro installation files. Double click the file you downloaded and you'll be prompted to enter your Windows 8.1 product key in order to continue.
In our example we'll use WindowsSetupBox.exe for Windows 8.1, but steps are similar for Win 8. Way to go Microsoft just making things complicated when they don't need to be.ĭownloading the Windows 8.1 install media This will download the file WindowsSetupBox.exe for Windows 8.1 or Windows8-Setup.exe for Windows 8.ĭo note that a Windows 8.1 key will not work with Windows 8 and vice versa, and you will get an "invalid product key" warning if you try to use them for the wrong installation, although the upgrade from 8 to 8.1 is free. Head over to this page and simply click the buttons Install Windows 8.1 if you have a Win 8.1 license key or Install Windows 8 if you have a Win 8 license. Your valid Windows 8 or 8.1 Product Key.So instead of doing that, here's a safe way to download the official Microsoft Windows 8 or 8.1 installation files. You could turn to a BitTorrent site and look for the Win 8 or 8.1 ISOs there, but that is risky as you don't know what malware those installations might contain. You might find yourself in a situation where you have a valid Windows 8/8.1 serial number but lost your original installation disk that came with it.
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