If the free space available on your system drive (Windows 8.1 drive) is not sufficient for the operation, you’ll be asked to free up required space before continuing further.Īs we mentioned earlier, when you repair your Windows 8.1 installation by following this method, you’ll be able to retain all files, installed apps from the Store, desktop programs and Windows settings. Click the Next button to let the setup scan your computer for available disk space and other requirements. Here, you need to select the first option titled Keep Windows settings, personal files and apps. Step 6: Accept the license agreement by checking the option titled I accept the license terms and clicking the Accept button. If for some reason, you can’t locate the product key, you can refer our how to recover Windows 8.1 product key from the Registry without using third-party tools guide.

Enter the 25-character product key before clicking the Next button.

Step 5: In the next screen, you’ll need to enter your Windows 8.1 product key. The setup might restart after installing updates. Step 4: When you see Get important updates screen, select the first option titled Download and install updates (recommended), and then click the Next button to check for updates and then install, if available. Step 3: Open up the Windows 8.1 install DVD, USB, or mounted ISO in This PC (My Computer), and then double-click Setup.exe file to run the installer. And if you have Windows 8.1 ISO file, browse to the file location, right-click on it, and then click Mount option to mount the ISO file.

Step 2: Insert your Windows 8.1 DVD into the optical drive or connect your bootable Windows 8.1 USB. Step 1: Turn on your PC and boot into Windows 8.1. Warning: We recommend you back up important data before following our instructions even though the procedure doesn’t delete your data. For instance, all files and shortcuts on the desktop and all files in your Documents and pictures will be retained during the repair operation. When you repair the Windows 8.1 installation by following the given below instructions, you’ll be able to retain all files, installed apps, and settings.

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