I'm considering doing a clean install of Windows Pro 8.1 on an ASUS VivoTab ME400C-C2-BK tablet to recapture the space from the restore partition. After doing some research it seems others that have done this run into conflicts if attempting to restore/repair file corruption through Windows down the road because it looks at the BIOS and finds Core version reference. Is there a way to insert 8.1 Pro key into BIOS to prevent version conflicts? If not, is there a way to avoid version conflict issues with the BIOS? (simply reinstall?) Thanks in advance for any clarity. I did search here but came up empty.
My Acer laptop has a Win8 Core key embedded in firmware. I was able to clean install Windows 8.1 (WZT) in UEFI without any issue (the installer asked me for a key, I entered a generic Core key, then activated later with my legitimate key). A Windows 8 disc however will give me conflicting product errors if I don't use a core disc (and upon using a core disc, it will automatically grab the key on its own). Not sure if that would be the case with all computers though.
for one and all future times: It is not possible to insert another key into bios expecting an activation process with windows 8 or 8.1. Someone certainly can insert any kind of data into bios if he wants to but it will not be very helpful in terms of activation
OEM makes computer -> sends data to MS -> ms returns a key -> key entered into system. The Win8/8.1 keys in systems are designed to that system. Changing a OEMM key from one system to another wouldn't work (I don't think lol maybe worth someones time, forcing a key into MSDM to try it, but not my time hehe)
Thanks for the replies even though it's not what I was hoping. Can one of you point me to the best tutorial/guide(s) on getting a full version of 8.1 installed on a tablet along with some type of hactivation?