Upgrading from a Corrupt Windows 8.1

[jmartin2017]

Hey everyone,

I'm currently running a PC on Windows 8.1. Of the course of it's use, I've had numerous problems with installing drivers and other software and have tried multiple times to clean install the OS from the disk. I've gotten to the point where I can't install most software I download for some reason and I can't get Windows updates (I have no idea why). Any type of sfc, dism /RestoreHealth, or other commands of the like always return unfixable errors. Would my problems be fixed by choosing the "clean install" option on the upgrade or would lingering system files cause me trouble down the road? If the latter is true, is there a way to use my upgrade on a new SSD I plan to buy?

Thanks

 

[Samat]

If you are planning to get a new SSD your best plan of action (taking into account your current situation) would propably be to do a fresh install of Windows 8.1 to the new SSD. And then upgrade to Windows 10, hopefully the clean install of Windows 8.1 will fix the problems. If you are having problems installing software and other problems now you would propably have problems upgrading to Windows 10 aswell. Have you checked your system with anti-virus software or CCleaner or something like that to see if there is some malware etc that is causing problems?