Before you start the installation procedure, look for the activation code (also called the product key) that is required for the whole process to start. Without it, you cannot install Windows 8. The code is distributed with your retail copy of Windows 8.
Insert the installation disc into your computer or device and boot your computer or device from it. Depending on how it is configured, you might need to edit the basic input-output system (BIOS) and change the boot order so that your system starts first from your DVD or Blu-ray drive.
Early in the installation process, you are asked to select the partition on which you want to install Windows 8. If you are installing it on a new computer or device, you’ll see your hard disk drive as one chunk of unallocated space. You must create a new partition for it. When creating the partition, keep in mind that it is best to allocate at least 25 GB for Windows 8 to make sure you have space for it and the apps that you will install while using it. If you plan to install many apps and games, allocate even more space.
When creating this partition, Windows Setup automatically creates another partition named System Reserved, about 350 MB in size. Leave this partition untouched and don’t delete it. It stores recovery tools that are necessary when encountering failures and problems.
If you have partitions, all you need to do is select the one on which you want to install Windows 8. It is best to format that partition so that there is no data on it, and Windows 8 can use all the space on it.
After the installation process is complete, start customizing your Windows 8 installation. You will be asked to select whether you want to use the express settings (the default settings) or customize things in detail.
To make sure Windows 8 will work the way you want it to, select Customize and go through a few additional steps.
Prior to the first logon, you will be asked to enter the details of your Microsoft account (email address and password). If you do not have a Microsoft account, it is best to create one on a computer or device with an Internet connection prior to the installation process.
Now, you’ll learn how to install Windows 8 from the beginning on a new computer or device.
Step 1. Insert the Windows 8 installation disc into your DVD or Blu-ray reader. Start from the disc. Depending on how your system is set up, you might need to enter your computer’s BIOS and set it to boot from the DVD or Blu-ray reader.
Press a key on your keyboard when asked to do so, to start the Windows 8 setup process.
Step 2. Select the language you want to install, the time and currency format you want to use, and the keyboard or input method. Click or tap Next. Click or tap Install now.
Step 3. You are asked to enter the product key. Type the product key for your Windows 8 installation and click or tap Next.
Step 4. You are asked to accept the license terms. Read the license terms and select I accept the license terms. Click or tap Next.
Step 5. You are asked to select the type of installation you want to perform. Select Custom: Install Windows only (advanced).
Step 6. You are asked where you want to install Windows. Select where you want to install Windows 8. Click or tap Drive options (advanced) to open a list of options for managing the available disk space.
Click or tap New and specify the size of the partition that will be created for Windows 8. Click or tap Apply. You are informed that Windows might create additional partitions for system files.. Click or tap OK.
Select the partition you just created and click or tap Format. You are informed that all the data on this partition will be lost. Click or tap OK to confirm that you want the partition to be formatted. Click or tap Next to start the installation process.
Step 7. Wait for the installation process to finish and for your system to restart. The customization process for your Windows 8 installation begins.
Step 8. Select the color you want to use for your Windows 8 installation and type the name you want set for the computer or device. Click or tap Next to start configuring other important settings. If you are installing Windows 8 on a laptop or device with a wireless network card, you are asked to select a wireless network to which to connect and introduce the appropriate connection details.
Step 9. Click or tap Customize to customize Windows 8 settings in detail.
Step 10. Select whether you want file sharing turned on. Select how you want Windows 8 to protect and update your computer or device by turning the switches On or Off. Click or tap Next.
Step 11. Select what kind of information you want to send to Microsoft while using Windows 8 and the apps you install by turning the switches On or Off. Click or tap Next.
Step 12. Select whether you want Windows 8 to check online for solutions to the problems you might encounter while using it and whether you want to let apps use your name, account picture, or location data. Turn the switches On or Off for each setting according to your preference. Click or tap Next.
Step 13. You are asked for a Microsoft account to sign in. Type the email address for your Microsoft account and click or tap Next. You are asked to enter your Microsoft account password.
If Windows 8 doesn’t detect an active Internet connection (for example, when it is installed on a laptop not yet connected to a wireless network), it will ask you to connect to the network and then use your Microsoft account to sign in. Type your password in the appropriate field and click or tap Next.
Step 14. You are asked to enter some security verification information that is used if you need to recover your account. Enter the requested details and click or tap Next. Windows 8 takes a while to finalize all the required preparations.
When you are logged on, don’t forget to eject the installation disc and store it safely. You can now use Windows 8 and all the available features. You will also receive an email or SMS message asking you to confirm this computer or device as a trusted PC. This is important because without this confirmation you can’t use all the synchronization features in Windows 8.
If you have used Windows 8 on another computer or device with the same Microsoft account you used to log on, your settings from the other device are automatically migrated to this installation. After you have installed Windows 8, don’t forget to activate it. You won’t be able to customize it fully until the activation is performed from PC Settings.
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