![]() ![]() So, how can we download Windows 8.1 with Bing? Unfortunately, this isn't straightforward. ![]() That is why the Windows 8.1 with Bing product key is incompatible with the Windows 8.1 Home ISO, and vice-versa. The real difference of Windows 8.1 with Bing is that OEM manufacturers acquire the license at a very low price, that might even be entirely free. The only difference is that Internet Explorer has Bing as the default search engine, but the system will let us change it it isn't locked in any way. We can also check the system properties on our PC, pressing the Windows Key + Pause/Break.įor the end user, Windows 8.1 with Bing is identical to Windows 8.1 Home. The reason is that many low-end and low-cost brand-name systems usually come with "Windows 8.1 with Bing", which is a separate version of Windows 8.1. Even if youĮven if you extract the Windows 8.1 product key from the BIOS/UEFI, it won't work for the installation. If you bought a cheap laptop, tablet, or brand-name desktop with preinstalled Windows 8.1, there is a good chance that the above ISOs won't work to reinstall Windows 8.1 on your PC. The procedure is identical for Linux distributions. But that would be enough time to download Windows 8.1 in any connection faster than a 56k dial-up. and we will finally get two links, to download Windows 8.1 in either the 32-bit Edition or the 64-bit Edition.įor some reason, those links will only be valid for 24 hours. Instead, we directly select the Windows 8.1 edition we want to download. This time, we won't get a prompt to download a media creation tool. We just need to visit the same page we would do through Windows. ![]() So, they have recreated the same method they use with Windows 10, for downloading Windows 8.1 on any OS. There was no official way to download Windows 8.1 on a non-Windows PC.įortunately, Microsoft has changed its ways and recognized that not everyone is running Windows on their PC all the time. In the past, Microsoft only offered the Media Creation tool to download Windows 8.1, which is a Windows application and won't run on macOS or Linux. How to download Windows 8.1 from macOS / Linux We have our own Windows 8.1 ISO, to repair or reinstall Windows. On an average ADSL, it will take half an hour to download.Īnd that's it. With an ISO, we can later create a Windows installation DVD or USB in a few minutes.ĭepending on the edition and architecture, the ISO's size is about 3.5GB. ![]() We suggest the ISO option because it's the most flexible. The Media Creation Tool can download Windows 8.1 to a USB Flash Drive or save it as an ISO file. Create a USB or Download Windows 8.1 ISO?Īfter choosing the language, edition, and architecture, we get two options. Windows 8.1 and 8.1 Pro product keys should work just fine on the N versions. This doesn't mean we can't install Windows Media Player or Skype. The apps just don't come pre-installed. For some reason, Microsoft has taken down the above page, but we will still see it through. The difference is that they don't contain Windows Media Player, Music, Video, and Skype. They are almost identical to the plain Windows 8.1 and 8.1 Pro versions. The N editions of Windows are special editions for the European Union. However, on the "edition" menu we get a couple of options that are not self-explanatory. We run it and select the language, the edition, and the architecture. ![]()
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