[SOLVED] Reinstall win10

[D1Philly]

Hi,

I've already found useful tips and help on the forum, even the (partial) solution to my problem but I feel I need some extra info before doing this:

I just finished building my pc (been a while since I did a build, working on laptop last 10 years) and installed windows 10 on it. My system has a SSD and a HDD, the OS was installed on the SSD. Because I already connected everything, I ended up with a partition on the HDD. I didn't know win10 did this, but found that out after searching the forum here.
Now I want to restart and do a clean install, this time disconnecting the HDD. But do I format/delete the partition from the HDD before, or can I just disconnect it as it is now (with the win partition), install win10, reconnect and THEN remove the partition on the HDD?
Appreciate the help.

 

[Wolfshadw]

Disconnect the HDD
Format and install the OS onto the SSD.
Reconnect the HDD and format it.

-Wolf sends

 

[D1Philly]

That's crystal clear, and much appreciated.
Thanks for the fast reply!

 

[USAFRet]

And in depth...

How To - Windows 10 clean install tutorial

If you are looking for the Windows 11 Clean install tutorial, you can find that here: Windows 11 Clean install tutorial (Click here) Otherwise, welcome to the Windows 10 Clean install tutorial This tutorial is intended to help you, step by step, to perform a clean install of Windows...

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[D1Philly]

Yes, that's what I found when I was researching the issue. Just wanted to know for sure if it was ok to disconnect after I already installed the OS and format afterwards. Got my answer ;-)
Thank you!