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Question

Clean reinstallation of Windows 10?

Jul 8, 2017 10:49AM PDT

So I am experiencing some driver issues that seem unfixable, so i want to cleanly reinstall windows 10 and essentially start over. I have the OS installed on my 250 GB SSD, and have the installer on a usb drive. How can get a fresh start?

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Re: clean reinstallation
Jul 8, 2017 11:36AM PDT

Is that USB with the installer bootable? It is if you made it with the Media Creation Tool or as a recovery drive. Then boot from it.
If it isn't bootable, run setup.exe from that stick.

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Nod to the Microsoft Media Creation Kit.
Jul 8, 2017 11:40AM PDT