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how to clean install windows 10

Forum discussion tagged with how to clean install windows 10.
  1. rockii

    [SOLVED] Can't install windows 10; no device drivers were found

    Just got a computer from a friend yesterday, Everything was working normally until I brought it back home and tried to install windows 10 via the windows 10 media creation tool from a usb flash drive. After clicking the correct language settings and region, I click install but this error...
  2. clsrunner03

    [SOLVED] Can't download Windows 10 onto SSD for boot drive, just reboots and makes me go through it agian in a loop

    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...
  3. E

    [SOLVED] Please help to set up some bios options related secure boot before clean installing windows 10

    hi, my cpu i5-4670k, gpu - zotac 1050ti mini, mobo- gigabyte z87x-ud3h, bios version F10b, psu corsair cs650m , ram 4x4gb @1600 mhz, MX 500 500gb ssd, WD 1TB sata internal hdd, AHCI,windows10, i bought that ssd 2 days ago and i'm plaining to clean install my windos 10 on that, i'm gonna use...
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    [SOLVED] when and how should i install my chipset drivers and sata drivers during clean installing windows 10 on my new ssd?

    hi, my cpu i5-4670k, gpu - zotac 1050ti mini, mobo- gigabyte z87x-ud3h, bios version F10b, psu corsair cs650m , ram 4x4gb @1600 mhz, MX 500 500gb ssd, WD 1TB sata internal hdd, AHCI,windows10, that's ssd is brand new and i wanna clean install my windows 10 on that ssd. My pendrive has windows 10...
  5. S

    Question [Windows 10 clean install] Booting from USB freezes on black screen w/dots

    I recently built a computer (see parts list below) and I am attempting to install Windows 10 via a USB on a new SSD (NOTE: This is a brand new install, I don't have an existing harddrive with Windows on it). I have downloaded the Windows Media tool and formatted the USB correctly with an active...