Official Microsoft ISO/Media Creation Tool

:thumb: For those that may not know, this tool will let you download a Windows 8.1 ISO to do a clean install with. No Product Code is needed for the download. Core, Pro , N and the elusive Single Language versions are available in 32 bit and 64 bit. You can also use it to create a bootable thumb drive to install Windows with.

I downloaded 8.1 Core from this link and used it on my ASUS laptop. It read and used my laptops embedded 8.0 code. No having to install with a generic code to activate with my OEM 8.0 code. No having to even know what the OEM code was. It activated online within seconds of booting up with no issues.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
You no longer need to download the pirated version of Windows 8.1.

How to download and clean install Windows 8.1 if you have an OEM computer with UEFI firmware (BIOS) embedded Windows 8/8.1 product key? -> link
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo G580
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-3230M
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics 4000
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender, standard user account
    Other Info
    UEFI firmware (BIOS) embedded Windows 8 product key.
The bootable thumb drive I created with this tool was formatted in FAT 32 and allowed me to install in UEFI mode. No messing with diskpart or Rufus. :thumb:
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
Have anyone tested it with windows 8 upgrade version?

Do I still need:
install older version windows (for example 7, vista or XP)-> install windows 8 -> update to windows 8.1 from store.
or use generic key when installing and then workaround to activate with update key.
it would be nice to just install windows 8.1 with windows 8 update key.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 uiltimate, Windows 8.1 pro 64bit, Windows server 2008R2, Windows 10 TP
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
Have anyone tested it with windows 8 upgrade version?

I have tested it with "Windows 8 $15 Upgrade Offer" product key. The installation is easy to do.

How to download and clean install Windows 8.1 if you don't have an OEM computer that came with Windows 8/8.1 preinstalled? -> link
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo G580
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-3230M
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics 4000
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender, standard user account
    Other Info
    UEFI firmware (BIOS) embedded Windows 8 product key.
Yes OEM and Upgrade Windows 8 keys are now accepted.. You can do a clean install with a windows 8 key.. no tricks needed
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 3.1 > Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 8700
    CPU
    I7
    Memory
    24 GB
Have anyone tested it with windows 8 upgrade version?

Do I still need:
install older version windows (for example 7, vista or XP)-> install windows 8 -> update to windows 8.1 from store.
or use generic key when installing and then workaround to activate with update key.
it would be nice to just install windows 8.1 with windows 8 update key.

Nope, just download media and install with windows 8 key
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 3.1 > Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 8700
    CPU
    I7
    Memory
    24 GB
I can't download the media!
I click on "Create Media", and it downloads OK. I then run this little program and select
Language (Danish)
Edition (Windows 8.1 Pro)
Architecture (64-bit X64)

Then click NEXT

Here I can select either USB flash drive or ISO file. I select ISO-file and click NEXT

The I select where it saves the ISO-file.

And then the error come allmost instant.

"Download did not complete successfully"
The download task did not complete.
The file or the folder is not a NTFS reparse-point.

I have tried to save on HDD, on a USB-stick formatted NTFS, formatted FAT32, but the same error shows up.

What can I do about this?


EDIT: I have now tried to make the same again, but in English, so it should not be the danish language that gives the error. In English I also got this error, so I would like to get help to this :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 64bit Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 3570K @4,4Ghz
    Motherboard
    MSI Z77A GD65
    Memory
    16Gbyte DDR3 1866Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    GTX770 lightning
    Sound Card
    Auzentech X-Fi Forte 7.1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ BL2411
    Screen Resolution
    1920*1200
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 840EVO 240Gbyte, Samsung 830 256Gbyte SSD, Seagate 4TB , Western Digital black edition 1,5Tbyte
    PSU
    Zalman ZM850 HP
    Case
    Corsair Carbide 500R
    Cooling
    air
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Logitech G5
    Internet Speed
    60/60mbit fiber
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    BitDefender total security
Hi
How much space with USB-stick does this take? Thanks.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro, 64 bit
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Samsung Series 5
    Memory
    1tb
    Browser
    IE 11
    Antivirus
    Norton
save to your hard drive
it downloads temp files then creates the iso file

if you unhide your system file you will notice an ESD folder - rename it before clicking finish on the tool - now you will an iso and media

you'll need about 6.5 GB of hard drive space for download files and iso
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 3.1 > Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 8700
    CPU
    I7
    Memory
    24 GB
Do any of you know if this is 8.1 or 8.1.1 ISO. I downloaded the ISO file and saved it. At the end the only choice I had was finish.It did not burn it to a DVD. Do you have to burn it with another program.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro 64 bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Studio XPS 9100
    CPU
    intel i7 920 @ 2.67 GHz
    Motherboard
    Dell
    Memory
    24 Gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5670
    Sound Card
    Internal
    Monitor(s) Displays
    23" Flat Screen HDMI
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    Samsung EVO 850 250 GB SSD
    2 Seagate internal 1TB
    WD external 3TB USB 3
    WD external 2TB USB 3
    PSU
    550-W
    Case
    Mid
    Cooling
    Fans
    Keyboard
    US USB
    Mouse
    USB
    Internet Speed
    3.84 Mbps Download .44 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    IE11
    Antivirus
    MS Defender
    Other Info
    Liteon DVD wrighter
    Liteon BD drive
    Monoprice Tablet
it took 34 updates after install - 9600.17238.amd64fre.winblue_gdr.140723-2018 - The tool release date Oct, 28 2014
if you unhide your system file you will notice an ESD folder -"" rename it before clicking finish on the tool "" - now you will have iso and media

Double clicking the iso file appears to mount it as a virtual dvd drive (using windows 8) you should be able to right click on the iso and burn the iso to dvd (using windows 8)
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 3.1 > Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 8700
    CPU
    I7
    Memory
    24 GB
"Sarcasm on" Wow, am I dreaming? It took MS almost a year to realize that it's customers might want to do a clean install of Windows 8.1 instead of upgrading from Windows 8. That's customer service at it's best "sarcasm off".
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Update 1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    self built
    CPU
    AMD FX-8350
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD7 Rev. 3
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Zotac GTX 770 Amp 2 GB
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    GDATA Internet Security
Well this is weird, I D/Led the files, that created the ESD folder, and the contents, the program automatically created the ISO, which emptied the ESD folder.

OK so I have the ISO that it said was good, I burned it to DVD with WinISO, and it was a dud, the thing wouldn't verify, and gave me an error, OK, so did it again with Nero, this time it wouldn't verify after creating either, tried to read both DVD's in my DVD but they wouldn't read at all, it just said dvd was without media. ???

So now I can't even re make the ISO from the ESD folder since the files were removed after it made the ISO. I'm not sure what the deal is, cause if the ISO was deemed corrupt, you'd think the program would have said so.

I now have 2 DVD's that are hosed, what could be the problem?

btw both programs said the burn process had completed successfully after the burning process ???

============

edit 1

Just tried it again using yet another burning program, same thing, I can't belive 3 DVD's are bad. this time i took a couple screen shots, one shows the thing as completing, and the other shows it again as not showing up to be verified.

I'm now trying one more (4th) DVD, but I'm using my old Vista machine and an older version of Nero. I'll edit when its done and see if that works.


Burned ISO 3rd time.jpgStill not verify.jpg

================

edit 2

man OK, well unbelievably, the burned ISO I did on my old Vista machine works, now I'm not sure if the first 3 DVD's were bad, or what, cause the burner on my laptop works fine. I tested the disk to make sure it would even boot being it was made on the 32bit Vista machine, and it does.

I assume even though it shows the Windows 8 logo on the opening screen its the latest version 8.1.1 right??? I clicked next just to see what it does, and it gave me a screen to repair windows, I assume that's because I already have 8.1.1 installed, and if not it would go into the install screen.

Anyway I have this one now, one of W8 the first version, and another install DVD of the ISO I downloaded from one of the torrent sites of W8.1, back when MS was acting crazy, and the normal update of 8.1 didn't want to work, so I assume i have it pretty much covered lol. Since I make several Image backups as it is I may never really need a "clean" installer anyway, only reason I can see for it is if i buy a used machine with some OEM OS like XP or 7.

Now wonder how W10 will deal with it?
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    W8.1up1 Pro x64 w/media center
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    dv7t-6c00 HP
    CPU
    2670QM
    Motherboard
    HP
    Memory
    8g
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon 7690M XT (6770m) /Intel 3000
    Sound Card
    IDT HD Intel
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Laptop 17.3"/Samsung 26"
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 HD
    Hard Drives
    Hitichi 750g 5400 rpm Laptop
    Case
    Brushed Aluminum (steel)
    Keyboard
    external USB
    Mouse
    external USB
    Internet Speed
    DSL
    Browser
    FF, IE, Chrome
    Antivirus
    COMODO Security Suite
Actually it is rumored that windows 10 will also be a free update.. And using your old media means you will have to play tricks again, just trash the disks.. You now have a reliable install method... Yeah and it only took a year to conceive.. Because as soon as 8.1 update came out, 8 was trash and old news.. MS did not do so good on the windows 8 platform as far as sales.. windows 10 is more geared for big companies with a familiar user interface - that is their target market with 10..
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 3.1 > Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 8700
    CPU
    I7
    Memory
    24 GB
I clicked next just to see what it does, and it gave me a screen to repair windows, I assume that's because I already have 8.1.1 installed, and if not it would go into the install screen.

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/26095-repair-install-windows-8-a.html



How to Do a Clean Install

Boot the computer from your Windows 8.1 installation DVD or USB flash drive.



http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2299-clean-install-windows-8-a.html

-or-

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorial...e-firmware-interface-install-windows-8-a.html
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo G580
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-3230M
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics 4000
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender, standard user account
    Other Info
    UEFI firmware (BIOS) embedded Windows 8 product key.
Yay about time! Finally MS seen sense.

First thing I'll be doing when I get home will be downloading this
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 7
@bubblebobble,

This Windows 8.1 installation media accepts Windows 8/8.1 product keys. For example, if you are using "Windows 8 Pro $15 Upgrade Offer" product key, the activation should succeed in all Windows computers (OEM, non OEM, UEFI, non UEFI).
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo G580
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-3230M
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD Graphics 4000
    Browser
    Microsoft Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender, standard user account
    Other Info
    UEFI firmware (BIOS) embedded Windows 8 product key.
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