Solved Reformatting question?

shadow2201

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I have a laptop that I need to make a clean install on. The laptop came pre-installed with Windows 8 pro. After the 8.1 update came out, I obviously upgraded to 8.1. My question is, can I re-format the computer with 8.1 media and use the same key? Or do I have to format it with Windows 8 media for the key to be good, and then upgrade to 8.1?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7 Professional(x64)
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.
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