03-30-2016, 08:11 PM
Hi,
I have a laptop that runs Windows 8.1 Pro the hard drive is non original and has no recovery partition. I want to format the drive and re-install windows ( I have no media I would download using media creation tool) I believe I may have 2 options:
Download Windows 8.1 install and upgrade to Windows 10 after install.
OR COULD I miss this step and
Download windows 10 and Install onto a blank formatted drive using my existing key?
There seems to be many different answers to the above online, perhaps someone whom has tried/done the above could please advise?
Thanks
Craig
I have a laptop that runs Windows 8.1 Pro the hard drive is non original and has no recovery partition. I want to format the drive and re-install windows ( I have no media I would download using media creation tool) I believe I may have 2 options:
Download Windows 8.1 install and upgrade to Windows 10 after install.
OR COULD I miss this step and
Download windows 10 and Install onto a blank formatted drive using my existing key?
There seems to be many different answers to the above online, perhaps someone whom has tried/done the above could please advise?
Thanks
Craig