Usually, whenever_a_new OS or OS update_release happens, Microsoft will allow users to download it from the installer or download it as ISO to install them whenever we want using DVD/USB media. When Windows 8.1 was released this week, Microsoft made it available through Windows Store. However, there are ways to download Windows 8.1 ISO from Microsoft. Neowin posted the below steps which you can follow to download the ISO and install it from USB stick. Head over to_http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w...oduct-key-only Scroll down and click_Install Windows 8_(This will trigger the installer assistant). Enter your Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro or Windows 8 Upgrade product key, confirm that you will be downloading the bits for the version you paid for. As soon as it starts downloading, close the installer assistant from the_(X)_in the top-right corner. Go back to the Microsoft Windows upgrade page, click_Install Windows 8.1, and download the newer installer assistant. Run the newer install assistant. When the download is complete, you can choose to install the OS right-then, or you can choose...

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