How to Upgrade & Activate Windows 8.1 Preview

Posted on July 24, 2014 by 123myIT

Hi All
A few people have been asking how to upgrade the version of Windows that is from the 123myIT.com website so I have added a quick video to show you how to do this.
This video will show you how to Upgrade & Activate Windows 8.1 Preview.

Cheers
Matt

24 thoughts on “How to Upgrade & Activate Windows 8.1 Preview”

James B on July 28, 2014 at 9:26 am said:

Hi,

With 8.1 preview, would this mean after it had expired you would still be able to use it forever but for only 2 hours at a time?

Thanks, James

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- 123myIT on July 28, 2014 at 11:47 pm said:
  
  HI James B
  Seems that way. Not a bad deal when you think about it 🙂
  Cheers
  Matt
  
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  - James B on July 29, 2014 at 7:14 am said:
    
    That’s quite good.
    
    Thanks, James
    
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  - Sam H on October 12, 2014 at 8:43 pm said:
    
    So I tried out the Windows 8 Preview version on VMare on my Mac Pro, but I didn’t have full access to the personalisation of windows 8, obviously because it’s a preview, but it said that i could insert a product key, is it saying if I activated a product key for the full version would it download the the full version of windows 8.
    
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    - 123myIT on October 12, 2014 at 11:02 pm said:
      
      Hi Sam
      Yeah but you have to pay for it.
      Check out the versions of Windows in the 123myIT.com store.
      https://www.123myit.com/store/
      Cheers
      Matt
      
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Chris on August 3, 2014 at 5:06 pm said:

hi

i cant acc the store

plese help

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- 123myIT on August 4, 2014 at 1:55 am said:
  
  Hi Chris
  Which part are you getting up to? Do you have internet access?
  Cheers
  Matt
  
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Collin on August 28, 2014 at 3:52 pm said:

Does this work on a Mac with bootcamp? If so, do I have to reinstall all bootcamp drivers?

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- 123myIT on August 29, 2014 at 12:11 am said:
  
  Hi Collin
  Yes it should work as the video shows and no you shouldn’t have to reinstall the boot camp drivers.
  However if you for some reason need to reinstall them you can find the drivers on the link below.
  https://www.123myit.com/boot-camp-drivers/
  Cheers
  Matt
  
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danny on August 30, 2014 at 7:19 pm said:

I have a MacBook pro. I installed windows 8.1 preview and upgraded to 8.1 pro student following your instructional videos but after the upgrade it seems like my drivers are not working and I cannot find bootcamp under system and security. do I need to reinstall the drivers in the above link? I would really appreciate some guidance. im not very computer savvy

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- 123myIT on September 2, 2014 at 12:28 am said:
  
  Hi danny
  Check out this page below should help.
  MacBook Pro boot camp drivers.
  Cheers
  Matt
  
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Kilpatrick on September 4, 2014 at 5:14 am said:

man……………kinda sucks that in a month from now i will have to “buy” a product key……………..the whole point in me subscribing and following your steps is because i thought it was free

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- 123myIT on September 4, 2014 at 11:53 pm said:
  
  HI Kilpatrick
  It is free, you don’t have to buy it after one month. You can keep using it however, it will restart your Mac every two hours if you don’t.
  
  PS. I am not a Microsoft sales person, I don’t get any money from Microsoft for this or any of my videos. I simply just trying to help people get Windows installed on their Macs and it makes the process heaps easier for people to follow if everything is at their finger tips. If you follow other videos, you would have to have a paid for copy of Windows 8.1 ready to install even before you attempt their videos.
  Cheers & Good luck,
  Matt
  
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Orlanclo on September 14, 2014 at 6:31 am said:

Will my Mac restart after 2 hours if I’m not using the windows and I’m on the Mac operating system?

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- 123myIT on September 15, 2014 at 3:21 am said:
  
  Hi Orlanclo
  No it will not restart OS X, it will only restart Windows when you are using it.
  Cheers
  Matt
  
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  - Orlanclo on September 15, 2014 at 3:22 am said:
    
    Thank you so much I’m about to try to install this now hopefully it turns out well. thank you
    
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Nals on September 29, 2014 at 2:54 pm said:

I bought a license key from Microsoft and it keeps saying that it doesn’t recognize it. Have you ever had this issue?

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- 123myIT on September 30, 2014 at 12:16 am said:
  
  Hi Nals
  The key needs to match the software you are installing.
  I suggest going back to Microsoft and getting them to mail you out a DVD.
  Cheers
  Matt
  
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  - Nals on September 30, 2014 at 2:48 am said:
    
    I was able to download files from the Microsoft store and run the installer on the existing windows partition. It’s still running. But I’ll let you know how it works.
    
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Jonah on January 1, 2015 at 12:04 am said:

Can I upgrade windows after I get the expiration warning, or is the expiration warning the only time I can upgrade

Thanks,
Jonah

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Karlo on March 26, 2015 at 5:45 pm said:

Hello Matt,

I have purchased “Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional Upgrade 32/64-bit Mac Version (English) (Student Option) – Download” through my university’s hub. It came with a 25 letter product key. Can i use that product key for this upgrade?

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- 123myIT on March 26, 2015 at 11:15 pm said:
  
  Hi Karlo
  What are you trying to upgrade too exactly?
  Cheers
  Matt
  
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Tyler Lin on April 15, 2015 at 8:27 pm said:

I have the windows 8.1 preview but the preview hasn’t expired yet but I want to upgrade it to the full version now. how do I do that?

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- 123myIT on April 16, 2015 at 5:42 am said:
  
  Hi Tyler Lin
  I think I just answered this question for you on YouTube lol.
  How to Upgrade & Activate Windows 8.1 Preview
  Cheers
  Matt
  
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