Step 5: Wait until the download completes and then you are free to install Windows 8.1 Pro, just like you would install software from a DVD or any other installation disc.

You’ll have two Windows 8.1 options to choose from: Windows 8.1 and Windows 8.1 Pro. Ensure you have a Microsoft ID. If you use a Hotmail (now Outlook.com) email address, you already have one.

Hi Anand, I just what to update you on this subject. The way I was trying to do this before was like the W 7 way of running the setup file off of the DVD, which as I said wanted a W 8.1 Pro “Key”.

This is a like-for-like update: If you’re running Windows 8 Pro, you’ll be updated to Windows 8.1 Pro. If the Media Center Pack is installed, that functionality will be maintained for Windows 8.1.

If you’ve got a Pro license of Windows 8.1 and have encrypted your PC’s drive(s), be sure you know where your copy of your Bitlocker key lives.

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