Is it possible still to upgrade from win 8 to win 8.1

aravinda42

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I have problem in my computer. I am using win 8.1. I want to clean install 8.1. I do not have win 8.1 sofware. How to go about. I have upgraded from win7 to win8 and then from win8 to win8.1.
I have my product key for win8. Can anybody suggest what can I do now.

Tks,
Menon
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba Satelite
    CPU
    Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU B960 @ 2.20GHz
    Motherboard
    ACPIx64
    Memory
    2GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel (R) HD Graphics
    Browser
    IE,Firefox,Google Chrome
Hello Menon, and welcome to Eight Forums.

If this is retail copy of Windows 8, then you are good to go and could do either option below.

OPTION ONE:

1. Clean install Windows 8. - http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/13375-clean-install-windows-8-upgrade.html

2. Update to Windows 8.1. - http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/32995-windows-8-1-update-windows-8-a.html


OPTION TWO:

1. Use Option One in the tutorial below to download a Windows 8.1 ISO file with your Windows 8 key.
2. Create a bootable USB/DVD from the ISO file.

3. Clean install Windows 8.1 with a generic key. When the installation is finished, change the product key to your Windows 8 key to activate it.


Hope this helps, :)
Shawn
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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