How to obtain a stand-alone installation image of Windows 8.1

1. First download two installation Wizard programs from Microsoft website, Windows 8.1 and Windows 8 respectively.

Download two installation wizards separately

2, run the Windows 8 Installation Wizard program;

3, according to the wizard step-by-step implementation, to enter the serial number of your Windows 8 serial number, and then start downloading files;

Enter the serial number and start the download

4, when the download progress show 1%, suspend download;

Suspend download at 1% progress

5. Close Windows 8 Setup and start the Windows 8.1 installer, which displays a prompt for the incomplete success of the download on the Windows 8.1 Setup Wizard;

Win8.1 installation Wizard prompts download not fully

6. Shut down and restart the Installation wizard for Windows 8.1, at which point the download will start again. Patiently waiting for the download finished;

Start downloading files again

7. After downloading, the installation Wizard asks for the next operation, install it now, install it by creating media media or install it later from the desktop, and choose "Install Media media by creating";

Note: Depending on your environment, after downloading files on some PCs, you may be able to validate and prepare before the installation option appears.

Install media media by creating

8, the next can choose to create USB or ISO files, we need is an ISO file, the natural choice is the ISO file, followed by the selection of the location of the ISO file, so far, we need the ISO document on hand.

Select Create ISO file

9, the final Installation wizard will be prompted to burn the ISO file to the DVD, if you do not have a DVD burning device or do not need to burn into a DVD disc, you can skip this last step.

The last step of burning can be skipped

If you have a Windows 8 serial number and you want a clean Windows 8.1 installation image file, do not try the above method.