Yoga 2 Pro Ideapad windows clean install

Dear Friends,
I have just bought an Intel I7-4510U based Yoga 2 Pro winth pre-installed Windows 8.1. I would like to have a clean system without software add-ons. Can I clean-install Windows 8.1? In other words, can I boot from an USB pendrive in order to install a standard Windows 8.1 OS? Do I need Windows 8.1 Key and where can I find it?
Many thanks in advance for your kind help
Sergio

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That said, you cannot legally flash a Windows 7 SLIC.
If you want a bloatware free Window installation, you might as well buy/acquire a legal Windows 7/8.x key. Once done, just delete all partitions and reformat the computer.
I personally used iOrbit Uninstaller in advance mode and had it remove all the BS leftover files + registry entries. Effectively, it did the same job with less effort.
Also, as long as you don't change the partition types/size, you should be able to revert back to factory install using the OKR button. However, installing a fresh copy of Windows will force you to change from EFI GTP to MBR. Once you do that, you will break the OKR system. Hence why I suggest you delete all partitions and at least recover some lost/dead space.
As I explained elsewhere:
OKR only works if no changes to the partition type and size are made. Once the partitions have been altered, the system is broken and cannot be used. Only $69 (if I am not mistaken) recovery disks can fix this issue.
It sucks and I think the price is absurd. However, shy from installing a retail version of Windows, this is your only option.
I am not sure about the legality of torrent sites in this case. After all, your BIOS stores a legal key. However, Lenovo might be selling the images not the license. If that is the case, torrenting an image of these recovery CDs might be illegal.
Regardless of the fact, you will still need to buy an external CD drive if you go the CD recovery route (unless you use another computer to make the CDs into a bootable recovery disk).

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