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    Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 ISO - Download or Create

    I was able to do this without a key or the installation media tool. I just downloaded the Windows 8.1 ISO file straight from Microsoft's website, is that okay to do instead? Or am I overlooking something? I would then proceed to use Rufus to burn to usb
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    UEFI Bootable USB Flash Drive - Create in Windows

    I have a laptop with UEFi. But Can this tutorial be followed without using UEFI so it would instead be Legacy bios? I assume I would just disable UEFI in the Bios before doing the clean install and then windows will permanently run on a Legacy BIOS basis from there on out? Also would have to...
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    Secure Boot - Enable or Disable in UEFI

    If Im trying to do process of elimination on why I'm having windows 8 boot issues, is it okay to leave secure boot disabled and switch from UEFI to Legacy mode in bios? That should have no negative impact on booting windows? "Secure boot doesn’t “lock out” operating system loaders, but is a...
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    Do My Boot Load Files Look Okay? (CMD Results)

    I'm trying to diagnose why my computer won't boot to windows. I was able to open up CMD and run the typical fix bootrec & rebuild bootload mbr commands. It seems to look okay, does anyone notice anything wrong in the results? Check Disk? The part that says, 0 Windows installations found...
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