What do you do, when you want to install or reinstall Windows 8.1 and you have lost your installation media or you don’t have it at all. Microsoft has come to the rescue! Microsoft now provides ...

Once the media creation tool is finished, you can use the USB flash drive or DVD (after rebooting) to install Window 8.1. Yes, you’ll need a Windows 8 license key to validate the install. [ht ...

How to install Windows 8.1 for free ... Vista, you'll need to burn the ISO to a USB thumb drive or DVD, or mount the ISO using a third-party virtual drive tool, like Magic ISO.

All the tools, gear and skills you ... Unfortunately, as Paul Thurrott over at WinSupersite mentions, you can't use the ISO to perform a clean install of Windows 8.1 with a Windows 8 product key.

How to Install Windows 8.1. If you get a new PC or tablet, it will have Microsoft's new OS pre-installed. Here's how to get the OS on an older or custom-build machine.

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The system image tool in Windows is one way to back up your system, but if you upgraded to Windows 8.1, it's not where you last saw it.

How to download and install the latest Windows 8.1 Update ... (Opens in a new window) (a free tool). If you have any important documents on your computer, you should back them up, ...