usb flash drive - Is it possible to re-create the Windows 8.1 install image after the upgrade

08
2014-07
  • rossmcm

    I have downloaded and installed the Windows 8.1 upgrade from the Windows store. The hardware was a 64-bit Toshiba P50 laptop. I need to upgrade a second P50 and wish to do so without another 3.6Gb download (I tried the instructions here but never got the chance to create the installation media, nor was I asked for a product key).

    I saw mention on superuser of creating USB rescue media after installation and using that to clone the upgrade onto another machine.

    Is this likely to be a viable option?

    • Answers
    Know someone who can answer? Share a link to this question via email, Google+, Twitter, or Facebook.

    Related Question

    How to upgrade Windows 8 to Windows 8.1 offline?
  • Mehrdad

    How do I upgrade a Windows 8 machine without a network connection to Windows 8.1?


    • Related Answers
  • magicandre1981

    Download a Windows 8.1 ISO (when you have access to it via MSDN/Technet), mount it inside Windows, run the setup.exe and select "upgrade".

  • Pleerock

    Microsoft suggest you to use this third-party solution.