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1. #Windows 8.1 media creation tool older versions install
2. #Windows 8.1 media creation tool older versions upgrade

#Windows 8.1 media creation tool older versions install

If we had a way of skipping the product key prompt during the installation process and entering the key later, we could install Windows 8.1 fresh - luckily, we do have a way of doing that. However, Windows 8.1 will accept the Windows 8 product key if you enter it on the desktop after installing Windows 8.1 - no, we don’t know why it works this way. The Windows 8.1 installer refuses to accept the Windows 8 product key and won’t allow us to install Windows 8.1 with it. In reality, there’s a way we can get around this limitation. Only people who purchase Windows 8.1 can install it fresh, not people who origianlly purchased Windows 8.

#Windows 8.1 media creation tool older versions upgrade

Microsoft wants you to install Windows 8 normally and use the Windows 8.1 upgrade offer in the Windows Store to get Windows 8.1. RELATED: What You Need to Know About Windows 8.1 It’s a free upgrade to every single Windows 8 user, so there’s absolutely no reason to introduce a new product key system. This normally makes sense, but Windows 8.1 isn’t really a different version of Windows. You also can’t install the original version of Windows 8 with a Windows 8.1 product key. You can’t enter a Windows 8 product key into the Windows 8.1 installer, just as you can’t enter a Windows 7 product key into the Windows 8 installer. The problem is that Windows 8.1 product keys are different from Windows 8 product keys. The Problem, and How We’ll Fix It (Old Version) You can choose to put the boot media directly on a USB drive, or you can create an ISO for later use or to burn to a disc later.