I succeeded in installing Windows&nbsp;8.1 without downloading it again. Here is how I solved it. Before you start, be sure to clear/delete the $Windows.~BT folder.

Then go to \Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Downloads and locate the folder that contains the WindowsStoreSetupBox.exe file and the *.esd file. Copy it to a different location (create a folder).

Then launch an elevated command prompt and go to the location where you copied the .esd file and the WindowsStoreSetupBox.exe.

Enter this carefully and exactly:

WindowsStoreSetupBox.exe /ClassId bd02c22b-1edf-476f-ab78-a72bdada6a47 /SessionId 1 /ReportId {3AB7C5F3-D1B0-4899-8FDD-565910F4D2F7}.1


It should now work a bit and create the $Windows.~BT again and it contains now a Sources folder. Go there and you will find install.esd and setuphost.exe. Launch the latter as administrator.

If everything is fine, a Windows 8.1 window will open. Follow the instructions, and you're good to go.

Is there a way I can share the 3.42 GB download of Windows 8.1 from Windows Store?
What prepositions do I use with "take offense"?

Specifically:

"I take offense at you over your words"

Are at and over correct?
