From Windows 7 to 10 clean Install

ttomm46

Member
I went back to 7 after the upgrade because 10 seemed slow..
would a clean install help for win 10 and how do I do it?

Tom
 

Darren

Moderator
Staff member
Yes it would help. Also I'd give it at least a week or so for you to get used to it. It's incredibly faster than W7 for me. It does have a different feel, but give it some time to get used to it before jumping ship.

When you're in Windows 10, you can search Cortana for "Reset this PC". From there's a button that says "Get Started". Then select "Remove Everything". It should handle the rest. If you want to keep any of your files you need to make a backup of your stuff to a separate hard drive or flash drive. Doing this reset will function as a clean install without having to go through making a bootable USB drive and installing it the "normal" way. I did this with my laptop and it worked flawlessly.
 

Okedokey

Well-Known Member
Either that or updgrade normally, activate. Then you can go back and use the Windows Media Creation Tool to download your Windows 10 ISO and install as a normal install. Simply skip any key requests and when you have finished it will automatically been activated. The activation requires a HAL link to MS following upgrade.
 

ttomm46

Member
I did the reset..Seems like a clean install since it removed win 7 entirely but 10 is super fast...Why doesn't Microsoft show that way..Very easy to do?
 

Darren

Moderator
Staff member
I did the reset..Seems like a clean install since it removed win 7 entirely but 10 is super fast...Why doesn't Microsoft show that way..Very easy to do?

I'm really surprised that tool isn't more widely known. It works incredibly well, is easy enough for pretty much anyone to do, and makes a massive difference in how well W10 works.
 
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