When launched, Windows 8.1 was made available as free update for users Windows 8, they can install that update through Windows Store. For reasons understood only by Microsoft But if users want to perform a clean installation of Windows 8.1 (using O ISO image of installation), they must necessarily use a License Code for Windows 8.1, because the valid license codes for Windows 8 will not be accepted.
As after the launch Windows 8.1 Update Microsoft announced that starting with May of this year The support for Windows 8.1 will be completed, most likely users Windows 8 they will be able to do it upgrade direct the Windows 8.1 Update (In the case of one system reinstallations, or the purchase of a Computer with Windows 8 pre -installed etc.). But if you have a handy License Code for Windows 8 And you want, for various reasons, to make a installation clean of the Windows 8.1 system (Suppose you want to have certain feature-uri Included in this one that is not found in Windows 8, but do not want, at least at the moment, to install Windows 8.1 update), follow the steps described in this article to Download setup files (ISO image) for Windows 8.1 and install the system using the Windows 8 license code.
If Don't already have an installation ISO image for Windows 8.1 (or one USB bootabil cu Windows 8.1), you can Download the image the respective (or created USB bootable drive) with the help of Windows 8 License Code using the instructions below.
- Visit the pageUpgrade Windows with only a product key, and click on the button Install Windows 8. Then run Tool for download and enter Windows 8 License Code; After the download process begins, Close the tool respectively
- Then go again on the page Upgrade Windows with only a product key and click on Install Windows 8.1; tool-ul de setup will no longer request a license code, but will start downloading Installation files for Windows 8.1 direct
- If you want to create a USB bootabil or o ISO image of the system, after downloading installation files for Windows 8.1, select the option Install by creating media
After creating USB Drive bootable (or image ISO), you will notice that if you try to Install Windows 8.1 with the license code for Windows 8, one will be displayed error message. To solve the problem, open installation files from USB Drive USING Windows Explorer (In the case of one ISO images, it must be changed before it is written on DVD) and access the folder sources. Inside this folder, create a file called no.cfg.
Then open the file created in Notepad (or other program of text editing), copy the lines below in it and save the changes.
[EditionID]
Core
[Channel]
Retail
[VL]
0
If the license code is for an edition Windows 8 Preofessional, in the above text replace Core cu Professional.
And ready. After you do these MODIFICATION, you can instala Windows 8.1 Without any problem (you will not be asked to enter License code during the installation process). After the system is the other, you can enter Windows 8 License Code and the system will accept it as being compatible. Succes!
STEALTH SETTINGS – How to install Windows 8.1 using a Windows 8 product key
