(If you are asked for a download location, do not download it to the USB drive you intend to use later as your bootable drive.) Click Download tool now to download the MediaCreationToolXXXX.exe.Using the tool to create installation media
On that page, under Create Windows installation media, click the button for Download tool now. Select the link that matches your version of Windows. You'll find further requirements and step by step instructions on the software download website. However, if you are reinstalling Windows on an older computer, you will likely find the Windows product-key printed on a label attached to the side panel of the computer. If you are reinstalling windows on a computer with the original motherboard, then you will not need your product key since it will be automatically registered by windows. The amount of time it takes will vary depending on your internet speed.Note: Since 2018, all CyberPower computers are now built with a digital key that is embedded into the motherboard which is unique to that motherboard only. Now, wait while the tool downloads the Windows 8.1 installation file. The nice thing about this utility is you don’t need to find and download an ISO image of Windows 8.1 first, as I covered in this article. Back up any important data on it and delete everything, as the tool will format the drive and delete everything on it anyway. If you use a USB flash drive, make sure to use one you can dedicate to the Windows 8.1 installation. Next, select the type of media you want to create on – either DVD or USB flash drive. Launch the Media Creation Tool and select your language and version of Windows 8.1. You can get the creation tool from this page and click the Create Media button to download it. To create the installation media, you will need either a blank DVD or USB drive with at least 4 GB of space. With the general availability of Windows 8.1, customers on Windows 8 had until January 12, 2016, to move to Windows 8.1 to remain supported. Windows 8.1 reached the end of Mainstream Support on January 9, 2018, and will reach end of Extended Support on January 10, 2023. Update: Windows 8.1 is nearing its end of support from Microsoft: Using this tool, you can easily create media to reinstall or do a clean installation of either the 32 or 64-bit version.
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