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Microsoft finally clarifies some doubts about clean/resetting Windows 10 install after taking the free upgrade

AlexGoesHigh
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Do you lose everything you had installed?

I assume so.

not when you use Windows update, it keeps everything even the regitry entries and old drivers that get update post upgrade, it leaves a shit ton of junk, this is why i want to do a clean install to upgrade, i don't want the junk that i have on 7 to come over

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not when you use Windows update, it keeps everything even the regitry entries and old drivers that get update post upgrade, it leaves a shit ton of junk, this is why i want to do a clean install to upgrade, i don't want the junk that i have on 7 to come over

 

So upgrading to windows 10 from 8.1 using windows update, I will not lose any data and all file structures will be retained? (Very important for modded Skyrim :P)

 

Also, are you sure it leaves a ton of junk when you do this, and what "junk" is it leaving, exactly? If all you have installed are the correct drivers for all your current hardware, then it should be fine, no?

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My laptop needs a true clean install due to currently having a misaligned image on the SSD, so... I guess I'll have to take a risk and hope that the key they give will work with a clean install. I hope that I don't end up having to waste a DreamSpark install. I think that key can be used twice, but still, I want to upgrade to Skylake Refresh next year for an i7.

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A guess a bigger question would be if it'll allow for a non-destructive reinstall/upgrade, so that you maintain all the installed programs and documents but the OS is the only thing that gets "upgraded".

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A guess a bigger question would be if it'll allow for a non-destructive reinstall/upgrade, so that you maintain all the installed programs and documents but the OS is the only thing that gets "upgraded".

That would be the upgrade through Windows Update.

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