Windows 8.1 RTM (Core, Pro, Enterprise x86, x64) leaked

Wenda · Aug 31, 2013

tst said:
Wenda said:

Well, Windows 8.1 RTM 64-bit with Media Center is finally and successfully installed.

Had a few problems/issues, but got around them OK.

1/ I could only keep files with an upgrade over 8 Pro, not settings, apps or programs. A clean install here failed.

Wenda.

Click to expand...

You can't keep your settings, apps & so on, if you're using English(UK) or any other language pack version. You have to use English(US) with your Windows 8. Then you can upgrade without any problems.

Ah, OK.

Thanks for that, tst.

Got it sorted eventually, anyhow, and have taken a system image, so it should be a while before I have to do it again.

Wenda.

bassfisher6522 · Aug 31, 2013

I got it now....way better than the preview!!!!!!

axisvirus · Aug 31, 2013

Hi All,

I already upgraded to windows 8.1 rtm x64 build 9600 from my legit windows 8 but still it's not yet activated. please advise

or any thoughts on how to get this through?

TONSCHUH · Aug 31, 2013

axisvirus said:
Hi All,

I already upgraded to windows 8.1 rtm x64 build 9600 from my legit windows 8 but still it's not yet activated. please advise

or any thoughts on how to get this through?

Activate with your legit Windows-8-Pro / Core - Key. Add the WMC with your legit WMC-Key. That is how it worked for me.

axisvirus · Aug 31, 2013

i tried to activate with my legit key but it says that "that key can't be used to activate this edition of windows. please try a different key"

TONSCHUH · Aug 31, 2013

axisvirus said:
i tried to activate with my legit key but it says that "that key can't be used to activate this edition of windows. please try a different key"

You can only use a 8-Pro-Key with a 8.1-Pro-Install, as far I know. Did you mix up Pro and Core ? Tried Phone-Activation ?

axisvirus · Aug 31, 2013

yes, i did use a 8 pro key to my 8.1 pro installation. about mixing both i didnt try it yet, about the phone activation they just say that my key is just an upgrade.

uffbros · Aug 31, 2013

I am having same problem...You have to use a Retail key and we have OEM keys I would say.

Nemix · Aug 31, 2013

So I found this Torrent for Windows 8.1 build 9471 from h33t before I came across the RTM build a couple days ago which comes with some interesting registry tweaks already done to Windows on the ISO image.

Link: [LINK REMOVED BY ADMIN]

I was wondering if anyone knows how the tweaks are done manually using regedit particularly these:

- Kill apps on shutdown instantly (this was default in Windows 8 and has been changed in Windows 8.1, I really want this back)
- Kill Tasks instantly
- Make Command Prompt always run as admin (also want this really bad too I use Command quite often and it gets really old having to right click run as Admin)

Thanks in advance,

alkaufmann · Aug 31, 2013

uffbros said:
I am having same problem...You have to use a Retail key and we have OEM keys I would say.

Are you saying that anyone that started with an OEM Windows 8 or upgraded to Windows 8 from OEM Windows 7, has to move to the back of the bus?

alphanumeric · Aug 31, 2013

alkaufmann said:
uffbros said:

I am having same problem...You have to use a Retail key and we have OEM keys I would say.

Click to expand...

Are you saying that anyone that started with an OEM Windows 8 or upgraded to Windows 8 from OEM Windows 7, has to move to the back of the bus?

I do believe its just upgrade keys that won't work. If you bought the upgrade version and not a full version of 8, 8.1 won't accept the upgrade keys. An upgrade to 8.1 though the store will work but a clean install won't. On a clean install 8.1 won't accept upgrade keys.

Tepid · Aug 31, 2013

Nemix said:
- Kill apps on shutdown instantly (this was default in Windows 8 and has been changed in Windows 8.1, I really want this back)
- Kill Tasks instantly

Doing these on shutdown is actually not a good thing. When some apps don't close out properly, they can corrupt.
Second, if you are working on documents and you have not saved them and you accidentally shutdown, or the system tries to reboot for an update or other reason, you can lose all your work as you are not prompted to save it.
This is a throw back from very early XP days for a faster shutdown, and has been proven to not be a good thing.
Yet, it's a staple of Geek Squad PC speed tweaks, and again, is a bad thing, not a good thing.

On today's PC's it really is not needed.

- Make Command Prompt always run as admin (also want this really bad too I use Command quite often and it gets really old having to right click run as Admin)

You don't have to do that, you can do it the same as you did in Win7, Search, type cmd and hit CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER

However, this will add it to the right click context menu.
You can Shift+RightClick the Desktop to get the prompt as well.

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\runas]
@="Open Command Window Here (Administrator)"
"NoWorkingDirectory"=""
"Extended"=""
"Position"="Top"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\runas\command]
@="cmd.exe /s /k pushd \"%V\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\runas]
@="Open Command Window Here (Administrator)"
"NoWorkingDirectory"=""
"Extended"=""
"Position"="Top"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\runas\command]
@="cmd.exe /s /k pushd \"%V\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\shell\runas]
@="Open Command Window Here (Administrator)"
"NoWorkingDirectory"=""
"Extended"=""
"Position"="Middle"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\DesktopBackground\shell\runas\command]
@="cmd.exe /s /k pushd \"%V\""

You can also pin it to your Taskbar, Right Click it, then Right Click on Command Prompt and Properties
Then Shortcut Tab and Advanced and Check off Run as Admin

alkaufmann · Aug 31, 2013

alphanumeric said:
alkaufmann said:

uffbros said:

I am having same problem...You have to use a Retail key and we have OEM keys I would say.

Click to expand...

Are you saying that anyone that started with an OEM Windows 8 or upgraded to Windows 8 from OEM Windows 7, has to move to the back of the bus?

Click to expand...

I do believe its just upgrade keys that won't work. If you bought the upgrade version and not a full version of 8, 8.1 won't accept the upgrade keys. An upgrade to 8.1 though the store will work but a clean install won't. On a clean install 8.1 won't accept upgrade keys.

I will keep this downloaded ISO around in case I want to do a another clean install on my desktop machine. I guess if I want to do a clean install on my laptop I will need to install Windows 7 Ultimate, downgrade to Windows 8 PRO, add the Windows Media Pack and then upgrade to Windows 8.1 PRO. I wonder if they will sell a Windows Games Pack.

jimbo45 · Aug 31, 2013

Hi there
the 64 bit version (leaked) seems to work just fine -- trying it in a VM for now.

Get it from "The usual places" !!.

Note though -- as it's a Torrent always run from a VM first -- even if the torrent seems to be 100% OK -- you never know !!.

Cheers
jimbo

alphanumeric · Aug 31, 2013

jimbo45 said:
Get it from "The usual places" !!.

Note though -- as it's a Torrent always run from a VM first -- even if the torrent seems to be 100% OK -- you never know !!.

Cheers
jimbo

It's those "Bonus Extras" that will get you.

gizbug · Aug 31, 2013

Acronis True Image 2014 does not install with Windows 8.1 x64
Just put 8.1 x64 RTM on, did an UPGRADE over the preview release. Seems to be running as well as the preview release did. Nothing new from what I can see so far.

Nemix · Aug 31, 2013

@ Tepid

I think the - Kill apps on shutdown instantly (this was default in Windows 8 and has been changed in Windows 8.1, I really want this back) is not meant as in when the OS is being shutdown but the apps themselves.

In Windows 8.1 closing an apps does not kill the app off memory instantly like it did in Windows 8, instead the app stays on the memory in the case you may access it again during the same session for faster app startup; whereas in Windows 8 closing an app via top-left corner actually remove the process from the task manager almost instantly and thus unused apps are taking on idle memory usage when not being used as they do in Windows 8.1.

TONSCHUH · Aug 31, 2013

alkaufmann said:
I wonder if they will sell a Windows Games Pack.

I'm re-uploading a Windows-8-Game-Pack, which should work under Windows-8.1 as well.

Explorertml · Aug 31, 2013

jimbo45 said:
Hi there
so no leaked key for ENTERPRISE version

Cheers
jimbo

Hi Jimbo,

I got a copy of Windows 8.1 Enterprise (64-Bit)

And its working like a charm for me at this time...

Regarding Activation we will have to wait till fall of 2013 for M$ to get their Activation servers online... but its all good good good!

Regards,
ExplorerTML

gizbug · Aug 31, 2013

Most of you running 8.1 RTM, is it on a clean install,or upgrade from 8.1Preview?

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