

Your PC will have a digital entitlement stored on the Microsoft Activation Servers Since you previously had Windows 8.1 installed and activated on that PC during the installation process skip the steps which ask for a product key and select the option 'I am Reinstalling Windows 8.1 on this PC', and activation will not be an issue, _ Power to the Developer! MSI GV72 - 17.3", i7-8750H (Hex Core), 32GB DDR4, 4GB GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, 256GB NVMe M2, 2TB HDD etc.) you previously had installed to avoid Activation issues

Make sure you install the same Edition of Windows 8.1 (Home, Pro. Since you previously had Windows 8.1 installed and activated on that PC during the installation process skip the steps which ask for a product key and select the option 'I am Reinstalling Windows 8.1 on this PC', and activation will not be an issue, your PC will have a digital entitlement stored on the Microsoft Activation Servers Then, Boot your PC from the Installation Media you just created (change Boot Order in your BIOS) to begin installing Windows 8.1

Ĭlick this link to download a tool from Microsoft to create the Windows 8.1 Installation media on a DVD or USB flash Drive If Windows 8.1 was previously installed on your system and you are re-installing, you can skip the steps to enter a Product Key, if you boot from Installation media created form that ISO file.
