WINDOWS KEY

[15Evan15]

no one is making sense. i want windows on my new pc build. so when and if i buy a "key" how do i use that. I cant "turn on pc and enter it" because it wont turn on without os! i have another pc that i can put a usb into and download or whatever. what do i do? i want to download it on to a brand brand new pc right after i plug in all pieces and turn it on for the first time

[pokechat8978]

no one is making sense. i want windows on my new pc build. so when and if i buy a "key" how do i use that. I cant "turn on pc and enter it" because it wont turn on without os! i have another pc that i can put a usb into and download or whatever. what do i do? i want to download it on to a brand brand new pc right after i plug in all pieces and turn it on for the first time

You gotta figure out how to put Windows OS installation on USB and then you boot into it and you put in your key when it asks.

[thecreativename]

no one is making sense. i want windows on my new pc build. so when and if i buy a "key" how do i use that. I cant "turn on pc and enter it" because it wont turn on without os! i have another pc that i can put a usb into and download or whatever. what do i do? i want to download it on to a brand brand new pc right after i plug in all pieces and turn it on for the first time

You buy a key, and then you go microsoft's website to get a media creation tool. You get a empty DVD or a USB, run the media creation tool, and it'll create a bootable DVD/USB. You plug that in your new computer, and run the setup. Then you type in the product key.

 

Any questions?

 

For windows 10:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO

 

For windows 8.1:

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

 

For windows 7:

.... why are you buying windows 7.

[Amazingasian]

You can create a bootable flash drive with Windows on it. Within the bios, you can set the computer to boot off the flash drive and install Windows. Windows will then ask for your key and you just have to enter the key.

[Tsuki]

you make a bootable usb with the .iso install. itll ask for the key during installation

 

you can get the iso's here:

Windows 10

Windows 7

windows 8

 

make sure you get the correct one, matching your key

 

EDIT: @15Evan15 dont forget to follow your topics

[15Evan15]

You buy a key, and then you go microsoft's website to get a media creation tool. You get a empty DVD or a USB, run the media creation tool, and it'll create a bootable DVD/USB. You plug that in your new computer, and run the setup. Then you type in the product key.

 

Any questions?

 

For windows 10:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO

 

For windows 8.1:

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

 

For windows 7:

.... why are you buying windows 7.

ok thank you! just to check the first 2 sentences are on the old pc, correct? also is that link for a key? like xxxxxx-xxxxxx-xxxxx.....? it says iso image, what is that?

[thecreativename]

ok thank you! just to check the first 2 sentences are on the old pc, correct? also is that link for a key? like xxxxxx-xxxxxx-xxxxx.....? it says iso image, what is that?

Yes, use the media creation tool on an old windows computer(not sure if it works on mac os linux)

 

Product key you'll have to buy somewhere else, wether its the microsft store, newegg, amazon, or some other retailer.

 

Key format shouldnt have changed, it should still be a long set of letters and numbers.

 

ISO image is for the DVD. I recommend using a USB(since its faster), but if you're using a disc, you would select the ISO option.