Windows 8.1 recovery usb

PAULRYAN52 · 26 Jan 2015 at 12:33

Hi my pc won't start up, stupidly I never created a recovery usb, can I create one off my other pc and use it to restore my pc

meandu229 · 26 Jan 2015 at 12:34

Do you have the product key? If so you can just download the windows 8.1 iso from Microsoft and start a fresh.

PAULRYAN52 · 26 Jan 2015 at 12:38

I have an email with it on

PAULRYAN52 · 26 Jan 2015 at 12:48

its a windows 8.0 key, do you a link sorry

ED209 · 26 Jan 2015 at 12:55

download tool here

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/create-reset-refresh-media

if your key doesn't work use one of these below and then change it to yours once installed, these are the placeholder keys

core: 334NH-RXG76-64THK-C7CKG-D3VPT
pro: XHQ8N-C3MCJ-RQXB6-WCHYG-C9WKB

PAULRYAN52 · 26 Jan 2015 at 13:06

thanks

KIA · 26 Jan 2015 at 13:15

ED209 said:
download tool here

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/create-reset-refresh-media

This. A product key isn't required.