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She might think about an SSD instead of an HDD, BTW.

Windows 10 S is a cripple-ware version of Windows 10. You probably want Pro instead.

No, you do not need to "clean install" Windows for each update. Unless you've made a real mess of your system, the time wasted reinstalling everything is not worth the result of near-minimal to zero performance gains. Instead, just update, then 1. do a "Disk Cleanup" then 2. optimise via...

Just an idea: Make sure that the keyboard layout is correct e.g. a UK layout will mess with your password if the password was created on a US layout. You can use the accessibility onscreen keyboard to test things out.