I'm setting up a neighbors new shiny Windows 10 system, trying to make it as close to Windows 7 (by his request) as possible. I discover that F8 doesn't get you to safemode anymore, at least without...

Hmm.. will check but I don't recall seeing an ISO for N...

UPDATE: Sure enough, theres the N version, downloaded it and problem solved...

Thanks all!!!

Dave

That says "Windows 8.1 Pro N"

I'm a retired Windows tech (started with Win311 in 1991), but since I retired, I spend 99.99% of my time on Linux, but am trying to
get familiar with the latest Windows as I'm kinda the default...

As I said previously, it says

Microsoft Windows
Version 6.3 (Build 9600)
(c) 2013 Microsoft Corp.

The ISO I downloaded was "Win10_Eng_x64.iso"

The currently running Windows 8.1 is

Version 6.3 (Build 9600)
Sez Windows 8, but the ISO I installed it from was a Win8.1 ISO, and control...

UPDATE: Just ran setup.exe again, and I don't have a "skip" checkbox, just a little keyboard-looking thing...

I must have replied at the same time you posted this.. I didn't notice any "skip" link when prompted for the product key... Will try
again and look closer...

Thanks
Dave

I thought I was clear about the fact I WAS running setup.exe from inside an activated Windows 8.1 install... The install shows it IS activated.... I'm well aware you can't do an in-place upgrade by...

I have a laptop running 8.1Pro. I downloaded the ISO, and mounted it on the laptop via the mount-iso capability. I attempted to run setup.exe from the mounted drive. All was ok until I get prompted...