Will Windows 8.1 uninstall Windows 2008 server

I have a test box with windows 2008 server install. I now want to UNINSTALL windows 2008 server and INSTALL windows 8.1. Do Need to uninstall windows 2008 server first or will Windows 8.1 uninstall it for me?
thanks in advance.

Hi,
If Windows Server 2008 is considered no more useful, we may take a clean install of Windows 8.1 and choose to format the whole drive. And it is recommended to take a Windows Server 2008 backup first, just in case.
Some reference:
How to perform a clean installation of Windows
Blog:
Step-By-Step: Completing a Clean Windows 8.1 Install With a Windows 8 Key
If any further help needed, please feel free to post here.
Best regards
Michael Shao
TechNet Community Support

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