Sorry if this has been asked before.
Recently I have upgraded my OS from windows 7 with an upgrade license to windows 8 pro. Then I upgraded to windows 8.1.
It was a lot of work. Partly because of my own fault. I assumed I could do a clean install onto an empty SSD with the window 8 pro CD. Turns out you can only upgrade to windows 8 from a working windows 7 environment. Why doesn't it say that on the box?
Anyway my question is: if I want to do a clean reinstall of windows 8.1 in the future, for whatever reason, what would be the best way to go about it?
I have a working Microsoft account. My windows 8.1 product key is currently attached to my Microsoft account right?
Could I use the window 8 pro CD to reinstall windows 8 pro? Then login to my Microsoft account and go from there?
Or do I first need to reinstall windows 7 and then upgrade to windows 8 pro like I did now? I really don't want to use this last method because installing windows 7 and 8 back to back is a hassle and the install/upgrade process is really clunky.
Other question:
Why does Microsoft use multiple files for updates? Why not use one big file for all crucial updates? It is really annoying to use windows update, then install 10 files, then restart your pc only to find out you have to download 15 more files and install those too. Repeat that process 5 more times and only then you have a fully updated windows 7.
Recently I have upgraded my OS from windows 7 with an upgrade license to windows 8 pro. Then I upgraded to windows 8.1.
It was a lot of work. Partly because of my own fault. I assumed I could do a clean install onto an empty SSD with the window 8 pro CD. Turns out you can only upgrade to windows 8 from a working windows 7 environment. Why doesn't it say that on the box?
Anyway my question is: if I want to do a clean reinstall of windows 8.1 in the future, for whatever reason, what would be the best way to go about it?
I have a working Microsoft account. My windows 8.1 product key is currently attached to my Microsoft account right?
Could I use the window 8 pro CD to reinstall windows 8 pro? Then login to my Microsoft account and go from there?
Or do I first need to reinstall windows 7 and then upgrade to windows 8 pro like I did now? I really don't want to use this last method because installing windows 7 and 8 back to back is a hassle and the install/upgrade process is really clunky.
Other question:
Why does Microsoft use multiple files for updates? Why not use one big file for all crucial updates? It is really annoying to use windows update, then install 10 files, then restart your pc only to find out you have to download 15 more files and install those too. Repeat that process 5 more times and only then you have a fully updated windows 7.
My Computer
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- Windows 8.1