Clean Install

I was trying to solve an audio problem describe here and have now uncovered a more serious, potentially related issue: https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/cracking-audio-on-all-outputs-using-all-drivers.3833135/#post-23176293. In order to solve the audio problem I opened up the PC, cleaned...

After some recent laptop troubles, someone did a clean install of Windows 10 for me. Some of my issues have been solved, though others remain. Among them, I just noticed that Windows (and everything else) is installed on the secondary HDD that was supposed to be a backup instead of the SSD that...

For the past few months, i've been getting more and more blue bluescreens at very random times, sometimes when im just browsing files, or the internet, or playing a game, with many different stopcodes (SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION, IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL, SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED...

Just bought a laptop and it came with Win11 but I prefer 10. If I install Win10 on here will it unlock with the imbedded Windows license?

Hello, Earlier I did a clean install on my PC, everything worked fine, and once I get the updates complete and everything, I restart the computer and it stays on a black screen for a very long time and wont get out, so I press the reset button on my computer and it starts but gets stuck on the...

Hi, I recently baught a refurbished surface pro. The device booted with an out-of-box experience. Still just for peace of mind I created a bootable drive. I also found the Cloud Download option in settings, and used it with 'remove all files option' checked. It's complete and seems good and...

If i use the Reset option you can find in the Recovery section in the Settings of Windows 10, will it have the same effect as the Secure Erase option you can find in the BIOS, will it erase all information, format the HDD/SSD, and install a new, fresh copy of Windows, without leaving traces of...

So i have Lenovo yoga, i tried clean install it by using the recovery media that i got from like years ago and it always stuck about 80% when installing the systems (it wasn't like this before and I don't know why), now im planning just to use bootable USB that contain windows os to re-install...

Hello, What do I have to do in order to install Windows 10 Pro on my new pc build? I have a retail version of Windows 10 Pro installed on one pc. I built a new pc and want to install Windows 10 Pro on it. I followed the steps listed at MS web site to install Windows 10 on a new PC using USB...

Hi all, If I do a clean install where I delete all partitions on my drive and install windows 10 on a new partition, it should resolve all software related issues right? So essentially what I'm asking if it's redundant to do commands like: sfc scan DISM chkdsk fixmbr And any other commands to...

I recently built my first PC. I have a Samsung ssd 970 EVO 500gb as my main and only storage unit at the moment, in which i will install Windows. I am using an external HDD as a bootable USB device in which i have the Windows iso. While i can see and detect my SSD in the BIOS of my...

My System:- Ryzen 2400G, ASUS Prime A320M-K, Crucial Ballistix 2x16 GB RAM, 140GB Kinston SSD, 1 Tb WD Blue, Internet via LAN cable. I was running Windows 10 Pro Version 1909. 64-Bit. I've been having this annoying problem after recent critical update. MY biggest blunder was not setting System...

Ive had some black screens which I believe are gpu driver related so Ive decided to clean install windows 10 and start fresh in case there are some corrupted reg files. What is the best practice after the clean install to manually install the gpu drivers? Is it bad to install /update the chipset...

so I have all my files backed up on an external HDD, and I have my USB boot drive. do I now have to wipe all the memory from my SSD and HDD?

Hello, i just switched my i5 6600k + z170 viii ranger with a 10400f + z490 msi a pro. i made a USB stick with windows on it in order to clean install windows on C. I connected everything from my old motherboard to the right places and didn't add anything new. I left plugged in only C drive which...

So I have ASUS FX503VD, and I bought Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500GB. Next to ssd, there is 1TB HDD. Of course I want to do a clean install to SSD, but I have some problem. When I install Windows 10 to SSD, it goes properly in the beginning, and the system reboot the laptop. After this, it doesn't...

I just bought an SSD for my PC and I was wondering if it's possible to do a clean windows install instead of copying it on the new drive without losing data (mostly apps/games). I'm asking this because a few weeks ago I realized that my Win10 was completely [mess up] (can't update, Bluetooth...

Ok so i added a new m.2 ssd in my pc (not nvme). I use a usb key to perform a new clean install on that drive. Everything is going well but when it restarts it’s putting me again at the beginning of the installation setup and if i unplug the usb key when it’s saying rebooting in 5...4..., etc...

Hi there! My girlfriend has an Acer Nitro 5 laptop (model: AN515-53-52FA) and I got her an internal SSD for Christmas to help speed things up. The SSD I got her is a 250gb Crucial NVMe M.2 SSD, which I checked and is compatible with this laptop model. I installed it and, after a little trial...

So I recently bought a 500gb nvme m.2 ssd, the Samsung 970 evo and I'm trying to clean install Windows 10 onto it with a USB stick. But after I go through the download process and it reboots, instead of going to cortana, it brings back the install screen. I don't think this counts as a boot loop...

I just got myself a computer assembled for Office purposes (the Motherboard being a Zebronics H61), but when I downloaded an official Copy of Windows 10 from the official website to a bootable USB using the Media Creation Tool, the Computer doesn't initiate the setup from the BIOS providing...

Hello everyone So, I want to re-install the latest Nvidia driver and do it with a clean install, but I thought that it might be dangerous to do so if the clean install feature does not erase teh current version of the softwar. I wanted to know if performing a clean install only removes the...

so my ssd failed in which my OS was installed, hence i wasn't able to boot up with the error 'restart and select proper boot device' i still have an hdd so i decided to clean install windows 10 from usb, made a bootable usb but when i boot with it, it flashes the windows logo and shows me...

OK, apologies if this gets long and confusing but I'm sure someone here knows 10000% more than I do, I'm not an expert but I have searched as well as I could for solutions and am still coming up with nothing. Here is my story, figured its easier to scan past non important parts than type in a...

Recently my laptop is facing a lot of problems. So I decided to clean install Windows 10 but I don't have any external hard drive on which I can backup my data. so I have to keep all my data on my computer and install Windows 10. I have three more local drives besides the local drive C. So if I...

Hello, I need to perform a clean install on my Acer aspire e15. I have a Windows bootable usb plugged in. I've selected custom install. I've backed up my documents View: https://m.imgur.com/a/sigAI3E There's the screen I'm at. I don't know what to delete from here Thanks

Hey I'm going to help a friend upgrading his Motherboard , CPU and Ram. We are going to do a clean install, but he doensn't have internet at his new place so he wants to keep a lot of games. Would A clean install of windows 10 with connecting his old SSD afterwards with all his games work...

Hey everyone, A few days ago my PC refused to boot. It POSTed and then black screened, no Windows logo, just black. I performed a clean install of Windows 10 on my HDD, which worked for about 5 minutes. The resolution was locked at 600x800 iirc. When I opened edge, the screen turned to black...

Hey guys, I could really use some advice on how to go about resolving this issue with my new AMD build. So I'm trying to clean install Windows 10 via USB on three different drives, two of which are brand new, and each time the installation fails at "gathering files %" with a BSOD, followed by...

So, I have a dual boot Win 7/Ubuntu 19.04 machine. However, the Ubuntu went to hell and I’m about to format & clean install 18.04 (leaving Windows intact). I already have the boot USB, but I’m wondering whether I should format the old Ubuntu partition beforehand and will the installer know to...

I have a dell inspiron 530 stock from the store I have not added anything to it. I did a clean install of windows 7 32-bit installed all drivers, and did a disk fragment and the computer is still running super slow, the thinking light on the tower stays not and does not turn off. Doesnt blink...

Hiyo, Tom's Hardware folks. Been a long time. I'm looking for some assistance after having installed a new MOBO (Asus TUF Z390-PRO) and CPU (i9-9900k) onto a system. After rummaging with the system as it was for a day, I decided to make the decision to do a fresh Windows install (while buying...

Hi, I just replaced my Asus k53SD 's HDD with an out of box SSD and it shows up in BIOS but i can not boot Win7 Installation from DVD drive, nor from USB pen drive. Bootable usb pen drive and dvd work fine on my other pc, and they had previously worked on this laptop too. but not since...

Hi guys, so I just bought a new SSD and want to to move Windows over from my HDD to the SSD but also perform a clean install at the same time. Would this be possible by simply 'resetting the PC', wiping the files and selecting a Custom Install of Windows 10 and selecting the SSD. I'm not really...

Hi all, I have installed Windows 10 on multiple computers before using a usb drive made with the Ms software, but this is a first time I experience something like this. I had a computer built if you think it is relevant I can post the configurations. It has 2 disks an ssd and a hdd. I changed...

Hi, all. So I recently upgraded my main work/game PC from the i7-8700K to the i9-9900K. The PC acknowledged the CPU but it keeps freezing every single time I’m on Windows. Okay, so I might have to reinstall Windows then, right? I then proceeded to do so but here’s the thing, my PC freezes even...

Hi, I posted about my faulty pc here a while ago and really appreciated the feedback. Alas, I have another three questions. 1. Can a faulty motherboard cause corrupt system files on a clean install of Windows 10 with USB? Not only that, but I also received a DPC Watchdog Violation BSOD as...

I'm about to swap out CPU+Mobo from Intel to AMD so I thought I'd ask around and some people suggest doing as the the title says to stop and hiccups before they happen. Thing is I'm not exactly sure how to do this with Windows 10 in a clean manner so I would like you guys to guide me through...

Hello dear members. I have the next configuration: Intel i7 4790k, Asrock Pro4, Kingston 8GB RAM, SSD 120GB, R9 380 GPU. What should I know before installing Windows 10 on this configuration? Any of you have the same configuration and Windows 10 installed already? What should I check or do...

Hey guys, I've got a pc with Windows 10 on it. The OS was installed a year ago by someone and the license expired after six months. This is not a problem because I got a key for the same version of Windows (Windows 10 Pro) and I'm planning to perform a clean install. My OS is currently on an...