![]() ![]() Yes, you'll need a Windows 8 license key to validate the install. Once the media creation tool is finished, you can use the USB flash drive or DVD (after rebooting) to install Window 8.1. What’s nice about the media creation tool is that you can use it to download Windows 8.1 and install it directly to a USB flash drive or burn it to a DVD. For Windows 8.1, you have to download the media creation tool. Head to Microsoft's installation tool webpage, connect your USB flash drive (at least 4 GB of space should be available) or insert your writeable DVD, and then click the Create media button. So if you are using a Windows 7 Home key, you’ll only be able to download Windows 7 Home. Save the ISO image to a USB drive for emergency reformatting and installations (we've all been there before) or just peace of mind. The free tool downloads and creates the installation media you need to install Window 8.1 right away, without having to first install Windows 8 and then update to Windows 8.1, a lengthy process. It could come in handy if you ever want to reinstall Windows 8.1 or install it from scratch. ![]() Make sure to set the drive letters to match your source and destination drive letters. After mounting the Windows ISO file so that it shows up as a new drive letter, run the two commands listed at the bottom of the article. ![]() Want to reinstall Windows 8.1 but don't have any installation media for it? Microsoft has released this new tool for you. So I had to use the commands from this article to copy the Windows installation files to the USB drive.
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