Reinstall Windows 8.1 64-bit without USB or DVD?
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- Sep 7, 2013
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There is no other way except by Factory Recovery, and that only applies to laptops or factory-built desktops, you run factory recovery from the hard drive.
The ISO from Microsoft is so you can make a bootable DVD or pen drive from it.
You have to boot from one or the other to install Windows.
Even if you only need to perform a repair install to an existing installation, you still have to use a DVD or pen drive (though there's no need to boot from it for a repair).
The ISO from Microsoft is so you can make a bootable DVD or pen drive from it.
You have to boot from one or the other to install Windows.
Even if you only need to perform a repair install to an existing installation, you still have to use a DVD or pen drive (though there's no need to boot from it for a repair).
Thanks for all the replies, managed to create a directory for Windows to install from using Command Prompt and the Windows 8.1 64-bit ISO, here is the link if you are interested in reading!
http://www.howtogeek.com/113047/how-to-refresh-or-reset-your-windows-8-pc-without-the-dvd/
http://www.howtogeek.com/113047/how-to-refresh-or-reset-your-windows-8-pc-without-the-dvd/
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