If you need to install or reinstall Windows 8.1, you can use the tools on this page to create your own installation media using either a USB flash drive or a DVD. Windows 8.1 editions below are valid for both Windows 8.1 and Windows 8.1 Professional. Select an edition from the drop down menu Windows 10 still activates with old Windows 7 and 8 product keys, if you have no activation and do have a old PC around, try the product key Step 1: Download Windows 8 Product Key Viewer. Click here, to download Windows 8 Product Key Viewer. Afterward, title and select a save location for the file. The app is lightweight and sports a If you want a clean install, use "Windows 8.1 Update 1" OEM installation media of SIMILAR EDITION as of your original Windows 8, it should accept your Windows 8 key retrieved from BIOS. If not, install using generic key for Windows 8.1 from Microsoft website, then activate later from Windows Settings (Online or By Phone). These are the 2 types of activation methods a Windows operating system uses. However, these do not define the types of product keys/digital licenses. Types of Windows Licenses/Product Keys. A Windows product key or a digital license can have different types. There are 3 primary types of licenses, and some of them also have sub-types.
We also purchased a product key at MySoftwareKeys. We entered our new product key and activated Windows on our current installation without an issue. We expect this product key will last months, maybe even a year before being deactivated and useless, but at $3.72 for a VMware copy, we're a player.
This build treated Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1 product keys as Windows 10 product keys, meaning they could be entered during installation to activate the free license, without the need to upgrade first to "activate" the hardware with Microsoft's activation servers.
No, you cannot. Windows 10 does not recognize Windows 8 product keys and Windows 8 product keys cannot be used to install or activate Windows 10. Read on for the good news, though. Q: How do I activate Windows 10 with my Windows 7 product key? To get a free Windows 10 license with a valid Windows 7 product key, you must have an activate copy of Create a bootable USB flash drive to install Windows 8. Save a file called ei.cfg in that folder with the following text: If you want to install the Pro edition, replace Core with Professional. If you want the setup to ask which edition you want install without entering the product key, leave the [EditionID] blank. FjLLRD.