Factory Restoration

[Milesgaming]

Hey guys, Miles here,

 

So as said in the title, I am looking to factory reset because well,  I feel like doing so, I love the feeling of it all being fresh and just installing the stuff I need, I have too much random crap scattered across my drives I know how to easily format my storage drive, but how do I in the easiest way reinstall windows on my Boot drive? I'm using a USB flash drive to install Windows 7 Home Premium. I am using a custom built PC.

 

Miles

[Semper]

Make the USB drive bootable, select boot options from the post screen and select the drive, format the drive, and go from there?

I'm not entirely sure if I know what you're asking.

[Norwegiantweaker]

Hey guys, Miles here,

 

So as said in the title, I am looking to factory reset because well,  I feel like doing so, I love the feeling of it all being fresh and just installing the stuff I need, I have too much random crap scattered across my drives I know how to easily format my storage drive, but how do I in the easiest way reinstall windows on my Boot drive? I'm using a USB flash drive to install Windows 7 Home Premium. I am using a custom built PC.

 

Miles

 

 

Make the USB drive bootable, select boot options from the post screen and select the drive, format the drive, and go from there?

I'm not entirely sure if I know what you're asking.

im pretty sure you nailed the answer since theres only one way to do it.. the right way.

[Norwegiantweaker]

for the record i believe its called a clean install 

[Milesgaming]

Make the USB drive bootable, select boot options from the post screen and select the drive, format the drive, and go from there?

I'm not entirely sure if I know what you're asking.

Yeah, I'll try that. Thanks for the reply.

[Milesgaming]

for the record i believe its called a clean install 

Same s**t lol

[Norwegiantweaker]

Same s**t lol

no not really... factory isn't something that's an option on a custom built computer 

[Le Lion de Barreras]

What Windows are you looking to install? Semper hit the nail on the head but if it's Windows 8 you can download it directly from Microsoft. All you'd need to do is renter your key.

[LogicalDrm]

Factory reset and clean install are bit different. And both can be done with Windows. Factory resetting windows means that all settings/updates and maybe software are put the way they are right after fresh install. The action is called system restore. On clean install, you format drive windows is being installed on and loose everything on it.