If y'all have a valid Windows product key, yous can download full legal copies of Windows vii, Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 from Microsoft and use them to reformat your reckoner or to setup a new computer.

What'southward fifty-fifty better is that you can now use a Windows 7 or Windows 8.ane product cardinal to install Windows x on a machine likewise. And then if you lot have a Windows 7 or 8.1 PC and you want to perform a clean install, you can now download the Windows x ISO image and use your current product cardinal to actuate Windows x later on information technology is installed.

The simply restriction that Microsoft is yet maintaining is that you must install Windows x on the same PC where Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 were installed. However, even with this restriction, it'south a large alter for Microsoft and great for consumers.

In this article, I'll talk about how you can download a legal ISO image from Microsoft for the latest versions of Windows and create a bootable USB flash drive so that you tin install the OS on your PC.

Download Windows 10, 8, 7 ISO Images

Previously, you used to exist able to download ISO image files for Windows from a partner company chosen DigitalRiver, but Microsoft removed that choice about a twelvemonth or and so back.

Now in society to download any of the latest operating systems, you accept to visit the software download page here:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/home

Beyond the top, you'll see Windows ten, Windows eight.1 and Windows vii. For Windows x and Windows 8.1, you tin can download the ISO images without needing a production key. Y'all have to enter that in one case you lot start the setup process.

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Download Windows 7

For Windows 7, however, you actually demand to enter a product primal earlier you can even download the ISO image file.

verify product key

One time you type in a valid product key, you'll choose the language and whether yous want to download the 32-bit or 64-bit version. Note that the version of Windows seven you get to download will depend on your product key. So if you are using a Windows 7 Home central, y'all'll only exist able to download Windows seven Habitation.

Download & Install Windows 8.1

For Windows 8.1, you lot have to download the media creation tool. What's nice about the media creation tool is that you tin can use it to download Windows 8.1 and install information technology directly to a USB wink drive or burn information technology to a DVD.

Once you download the tool and run it, y'all'll exist asked the language, edition and architecture you want to download.

windows 8 media creation

Click Next and you'll have the pick to relieve the file directly to a USB wink bulldoze or download the ISO and burn it to a DVD.

where to download

If y'all choice USB flash drive, you'll be asked to insert one before y'all can start the download. After that, the download will begin when you click Next.

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Once the download is consummate, the tool will brainstorm installing the Os onto the USB drive or downloading the ISO file.

creating flash drive

Download & Install Window 10

For Windows 10, you'll see a push button at the top called Upgrade at present, which will endeavour to upgrade your Windows vii or Windows 8.i install to Windows x. Keep scrolling downwardly and you lot'll see a Download tool now push button.

Windows 10 also comes with a media creation tool, which does the same thing every bit the Windows viii.1 tool, merely has an extra selection at the very commencement.

windows 10 media tool

First, you choose whether you want to upgrade the current PC or create installation media for another PC. In our case, we want to choose the latter choice.

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The Windows 10 media creation tool will also try to decide the best options for yous based on the current PC hardware. You can uncheck the Use the recommended options for this PC box if you desire to option something different.

usb flash or iso

You can choose from USB flash drive or ISO file using this tool. As with the Windows 8 tool, you'll accept to burn the ISO image yourself to a DVD if you option that option.

If you pick wink drive, y'all'll just need to brand certain you accept one already continued to your computer before yous click Next.

USB Cosmos Tool for Windows 7

If y'all're downloading Windows viii or Windows x every bit an ISO file, you probably want to burn them to a DVD. For Windows 7, y'all only go the option to download the ISO file (no media cosmos tool), so y'all might want to burn it to a DVD or make a bootable USB wink drive.

Luckily, Microsoft has another free tool chosen the USB/DVD Download Tool that will take the ISO and install it onto a USB flash drive or burn down it to a DVD. Note that this tool is called Windows 7 USB/DVD tool, but it works with the Windows x and Windows 8 ISO image files as well.

Once you download and install it, you'll simply go through a 4 step process. Starting time, you selection your Windows ISO image file like shown below.

windows usb tool 1

Next, you cull whether yous want to apply a USB device or a DVD for your Windows installation media.

usb or dvd

Make sure to insert your USB device or DVD and and then click the Begin copying or Begin called-for button to start the process.

insert usb device

Y'all'll become a popup message stating that the USB device must be erased in order to continue. Go ahead and click Erase USB Device. The plan will format the USB device and then begin the installation.

creating bootable usb

Once completed, you volition have a bootable Windows USB device or DVD disc. Once you take created your media, yous but need to plug it into your computer and restart.

Most computers volition endeavor to kick from DVD or USB first, and so the installation should come up automatically. However, if not, you volition have to enter the BIOS and change the boot society manually. If you have whatever questions, feel gratis to postal service a comment. Savor!