• Windows 8 Single Language Iso

The solution for that was. After the installation, we could enter the Windows 8 key, and Windows 8.1 would activate.It took Microsoft two years to fix that nonsense. The current ISOs are fully compatible with Windows 8 product keys. How to download Windows 8.1 from MicrosoftWe had to jump through a few hoops to since Microsoft took down the Digital River ISOs. But it is much easier to download Windows 8.1.We just need to from a Windows PC, scroll down and click on the 'Download Tool Now' button.This will download the Media Creation Tool application, which is about 1,5MB.

We run it and select the language, the edition, and the architecture.Most of it is straightforward. However, on the 'edition' menu we get a couple of options that are not self-explanatory.What is the Windows 8.1 N EditionThe N editions of Windows are special editions for the European Union.They are almost identical to the plain Windows 8.1 and 8.1 Pro versions. The difference is that. For some reason, Microsoft has taken down the above page, but we will still see it through archive.org.This doesn't mean we can't install Windows Media Player or Skype. The apps just don't come pre-installed.Windows 8.1 and 8.1 Pro product keys should work just fine on the N versions. Create a USB or Download Windows 8.1 ISO?After choosing the language, edition, and architecture, we get two options. The Media Creation Tool can download Windows 8.1 to a USB Flash Drive or save it as an ISO file.We suggest the ISO option because it's the most flexible. With an ISO, we can later in a few minutes.Depending on the edition and architecture, the ISO's size is about 3.5GB.

On an average ADSL, it will take half an hour to download.And that's it. We have our own Windows 8.1 ISO, to repair or reinstall Windows. How to download Windows 8.1 from macOS / LinuxIn 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. There was no official way to download Windows 8.1 on a non-Windows PC.Fortunately, Microsoft has changed its ways and recognized that not everyone is running Windows on their PC all the time. So, they have recreated the same method they use with Windows 10, for downloading Windows 8.1 on any OS.We just need to visit the same page we would do through Windows.This time, we won't get a prompt to download a media creation tool. Instead, we directly select the Windows 8.1 edition we want to download.then the language.and we will finally get two links, to download Windows 8.1 in either the 32-bit Edition or the 64-bit Edition.For some reason, those links will only be valid for 24 hours. But that would be enough time to download Windows 8.1 in any connection faster than a 56k dial-up.The procedure is identical for Linux distributions.

How to download Windows 8.1 with BingIf 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. Even if youEven if you, it won't work for the installation.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.We can also check the system properties on our PC, pressing the Windows Key + Pause/Break.For the end user, Windows 8.1 with Bing is identical to Windows 8.1 Home. 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.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.

That is why the Windows 8.1 with Bing product key is incompatible with the Windows 8.1 Home ISO, and vice-versa.So, how can we download Windows 8.1 with Bing? Unfortunately, this isn't straightforward.You see, there are:. Windows 8.1 with Bing.

Windows 8 Single Language Iso

Windows 8.1 with Bing Single Language. Windows 8.1 with Bing N.

Windows 8.1 with Bing ChinaEach of these versions needs a particular ISO, and one version's product key won't work for another version's ISO.Unfortunately, we have only found an image for the 'plain' Windows 8.1 with Bing, which might also work for Windows 8.1 with Bing N.If you have the Single Language or China version, we haven't found an ISO yet that you can download. You should contact the OEM manufacturer of your PC (Asus, Dell, Lenovo, etc.) to ask them how you can get an installation medium. They will probably charge you a fee to mail you a DVD.You should contact the OEM manufacturer of your PC (Asus, Dell, Lenovo, etc.) to ask them how you can get an installation medium. They will probably charge you a fee to mail you a DVD.

The solution for that was. After the installation, we could enter the Windows 8 key, and Windows 8.1 would activate.It took Microsoft two years to fix that nonsense. The current ISOs are fully compatible with Windows 8 product keys.

How to download Windows 8.1 from MicrosoftWe had to jump through a few hoops to since Microsoft took down the Digital River ISOs. But it is much easier to download Windows 8.1.We just need to from a Windows PC, scroll down and click on the 'Download Tool Now' button.This will download the Media Creation Tool application, which is about 1,5MB. We run it and select the language, the edition, and the architecture.Most of it is straightforward. However, on the 'edition' menu we get a couple of options that are not self-explanatory.What is the Windows 8.1 N EditionThe N editions of Windows are special editions for the European Union.They are almost identical to the plain Windows 8.1 and 8.1 Pro versions. The difference is that. For some reason, Microsoft has taken down the above page, but we will still see it through archive.org.This doesn't mean we can't install Windows Media Player or Skype. The apps just don't come pre-installed.Windows 8.1 and 8.1 Pro product keys should work just fine on the N versions.

Create a USB or Download Windows 8.1 ISO?After choosing the language, edition, and architecture, we get two options. The Media Creation Tool can download Windows 8.1 to a USB Flash Drive or save it as an ISO file.We suggest the ISO option because it's the most flexible. With an ISO, we can later in a few minutes.Depending on the edition and architecture, the ISO's size is about 3.5GB. On an average ADSL, it will take half an hour to download.And that's it. We have our own Windows 8.1 ISO, to repair or reinstall Windows.

How to download Windows 8.1 from macOS / LinuxIn 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. There was no official way to download Windows 8.1 on a non-Windows PC.Fortunately, Microsoft has changed its ways and recognized that not everyone is running Windows on their PC all the time. So, they have recreated the same method they use with Windows 10, for downloading Windows 8.1 on any OS.We just need to visit the same page we would do through Windows.This time, we won't get a prompt to download a media creation tool.

Instead, we directly select the Windows 8.1 edition we want to download.then the language.and we will finally get two links, to download Windows 8.1 in either the 32-bit Edition or the 64-bit Edition.For some reason, those links will only be valid for 24 hours. But that would be enough time to download Windows 8.1 in any connection faster than a 56k dial-up.The procedure is identical for Linux distributions.

How to download Windows 8.1 with BingIf 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. Even if youEven if you, it won't work for the installation.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.We can also check the system properties on our PC, pressing the Windows Key + Pause/Break.For the end user, Windows 8.1 with Bing is identical to Windows 8.1 Home.

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.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. That is why the Windows 8.1 with Bing product key is incompatible with the Windows 8.1 Home ISO, and vice-versa.So, how can we download Windows 8.1 with Bing? Unfortunately, this isn't straightforward.You see, there are:. Windows 8.1 with Bing. Windows 8.1 with Bing Single Language. Windows 8.1 with Bing N. Windows 8.1 with Bing ChinaEach of these versions needs a particular ISO, and one version's product key won't work for another version's ISO.Unfortunately, we have only found an image for the 'plain' Windows 8.1 with Bing, which might also work for Windows 8.1 with Bing N.If you have the Single Language or China version, we haven't found an ISO yet that you can download.

You should contact the OEM manufacturer of your PC (Asus, Dell, Lenovo, etc.) to ask them how you can get an installation medium. They will probably charge you a fee to mail you a DVD.You should contact the OEM manufacturer of your PC (Asus, Dell, Lenovo, etc.) to ask them how you can get an installation medium. They will probably charge you a fee to mail you a DVD.