How to Do a Clean Install of Windows 10

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How to Do a Clean Install of Windows 10

bill

10:31 pm on Jul 29, 2015 (gmt 0)

http://lifehacker.com/how-to-do-a-clean-install-of-windows-10-1720775893 [lifehacker.com]

How to Do a Clean Install of Windows 10

Windows 10 is finally here, and your computer will automatically prompt you to upgrade. But if you’d rather start fresh, you can do a clean install—you just need to follow a few steps in the right order.

Doing a clean install is quite simple, as long as you make sure you have a valid license. Here’s what you need to do:

This article provides a simple step-by-step list of things you need to do to make a clean install of Windows 10.

IanCP

11:08 pm on Jul 29, 2015 (gmt 0)

Thanks Bill.

IanCP

11:23 pm on Jul 29, 2015 (gmt 0)

Downloading the ISO file now.

bill

12:45 am on Jul 30, 2015 (gmt 0)

The one step in here that's not really common sense is that you need to do the Windows 10 upgrade first, before you do the clean install of Windows 10. I guess that has to do with the licence checks. In the past you could just grab the ISO and all you needed was the product key.

IanCP

1:05 am on Jul 30, 2015 (gmt 0)

Well I already have that ISO file burnt to disc - if needed. Can't hurt.

I have no immediate plans to upgrade the Desktop PC from Windows 8.1 simply because I see no particular advantage in it for me, nor can I see any discernible improvement. The only difference between the Laptop and the PC is the Laptop has "Microsoft Edge", which I don't like at all, and OneDrive which is in hibernation.

To be fair - Windows 10 does have some very stunning splash screens on start up. If you can impress an old jaded me, then it must be real good.

bradleydrake

4:25 am on Aug 3, 2015 (gmt 0)

This is a very nice tutorial that you shared to us. I appreciated it. My 5-year old laptop might not have the capacity to install Windows 10 due to its limited storage, memory and already old. But in case I have another one that has no Windows 10 yet, this tutorial is a big help.