Uninstalling / Wiping and Re-Installing Windows 10

[Prawnapple]

Hi All,

I currently have a completely activated (Legal) copy of Windows 10 (not that this matters) and I was wondering if I run the Windows 10 / ISO setup file from my Windows drive (C:/) and choose the option to "delete all settings / files etc" will it keep my installation in a file / cache somewhere so the install can go ahead or should I rather keep the file on an alternative drive (D:/ - not a partition of C:/) and run it from there instead. Will any of the above even work? Looking forward to you responses!

I tried to create a USB bootable disk using Daemon Tools but it didn't want to work as my PC does not read it when choosing to boot from USB. Not sure why this is, but if the above works then I really don't mind using a bootable USB.

Kind Regards,

Kyle

 

[Ironsounds]

Hello... I can help you create a GOOD Bootable Usb stick... would that help you? B /

 

[Prawnapple]

Hello... I can help you create a GOOD Bootable Usb stick... would that help you? B /

Yes please!

 

[Ironsounds]

Hello... Any windows OS can make a USB stick "Bootable"... B )
1) plug USB stick in a working windows OS computer.
2) Computer, right click the USB drive, Format
3) file system, FAT32
4) format options, Create an MS-DOS startup disk
5) Start

You now have a Bootable Disk!!!

 

[Prawnapple]

Hello... Any windows OS can make a USB stick "Bootable"... B )
1) plug USB stick in a working windows OS computer.
2) Computer, right click the USB drive, Format
3) file system, FAT32
4) format options, Create an MS-DOS startup disk
5) Start

You now have a Bootable Disk!!!

Thanks man.

Will this allow me to install Windows 10 from scratch again?

 

[Ironsounds]

Hello... It has BOOTable information your BIO's reads and run the files from it... it is a "Bootable disk" B )

All the USB stick needs now is the Windows version ISO converted to it... How did ya do it before? MS usb/dvd tool?

 

[Prawnapple]

Hello... It has BOOTable information your BIO's reads and run the files from it... it is a "Bootable disk" B )

All the USB stick needs now is the Windows version ISO converted to it... How did ya do it before? MS usb/dvd tool?

Ah okay I see what you mean. What I had was a ISO of Windows 10 which I wrote to a USB device, then when I rebooted my PC didn't read the USB device so I think your way of doing it is better

So what you are saying is create a bootable USB and then do the ISO thing which I did? That should work?

Kind Regards,

 

[daveinhampton]

You didn't want to try the media creation tool? From Microsoft and is actually a decent tool - creates bootable installation media on any compatible device.

 

[Prawnapple]

You didn't want to try the media creation tool? From Microsoft and is actually a decent tool - creates bootable installation media on any compatible device.

Hi Dave, thanks I am willing to try that however I have an extremely slow internet connection and was looking for alternatives I'll give it all a shot though. Thanks!

 

[daveinhampton]

Here's a link to it then, good luck!

https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/software-download/windows10