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8.1 ISO and Keys

bobo0246
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I was wondering if a particular windows 8.1 key is tied to one and only ISO. So for instance, would it be possible to use a whole bunch of keys to activate windows 8.1 with one iso, or is there only one key that will activate that iso. TIA

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no, you can use a lot of keys with 1 iso. unlimited amount of keys will work with 1 iso

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No not really. you can use any key with any ISO as long as the key is valid

 

That being said, you can use the Microsoft ISO downloading tool and you input your key there, then that key is embedded somewhere in the ISO files so that you can use that same key to activate Windows when you install it. I'm pretty sure it's an easy manual change though, you can just skip inputting a product key during installation altogether

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Thank you guys so much!

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K CPU Cooler: Corsair H55 Motherboard: ASUS Z97I-Plus Mini ITX. Video Card: GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1070 Mini ITX OC Video Card

 

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