Windows 10 Clean Install?

[Kevguy]

To make a long story short, I need to do a clean Win10 install.

 

I upgraded from Win8.1 to Win10 using the free Microsoft Upgrade. 

 

Do I have to do 8.1 then 10 again or can I just install 10 straight up?  Do I need a key?   I just want to d/l the win 10 iso and make a bootable USB from there. 

[techguru]

To make a long story short, I need to do a clean Win10 install.

 

I upgraded from Win8.1 to Win10 using the free Microsoft Upgrade. 

 

Do I have to do 8.1 then 10 again or can I just install 10 straight up?  Do I need a key?   I just want to d/l the win 10 iso and make a bootable USB from there. 

if windows 10 is now activated

then all you need to do it boot off the usb stick 

and delete all paritions

remake 1 or 2 and do the install

skip any times it asks for a key

it will auto activate once in windows

[zzenigmaxzz]

as long as you validated your install it should auto detect when you install windows 10 so you shouldnt need to do win 8 first

[JuztBe]

if windows 10 is now activated

then all you need to do it boot off the usb stick 

and delete all paritions

remake 1 or 2 and do the install

skip any times it asks for a key

it will auto activate once in windows

Cool, did not knew that.

Or download belarc. Look at your key and activate it while installing.

[Kevguy]

if windows 10 is now activated

then all you need to do it boot off the usb stick 

and delete all paritions

remake 1 or 2 and do the install

skip any times it asks for a key

it will auto activate once in windows

 

Thanks for the help.

 

What do you mean "remake 1 or 2 and do the install?"

[techguru]

Thanks for the help.

 

What do you mean "remake 1 or 2 and do the install?"

remake the partition after you delete the old ones

if the hdd is bigger then 1tb...you should split it into atleast 2 partitions

[Kevguy]

remake the partition after you delete the old ones

if the hdd is bigger then 1tb...you should split it into atleast 2 partitions

It's a 250 GB Samsung EVO SSD as my primary boot drive.

I have 2x1TB Seagate barracuda's that I want to put in RAID1.

[mstef]

... Look at your key and activate it while installing.

 

If you upgraded from 7/8.1 to 10 (and activated)  there's no need to look for your key. In fact keys for upgraded systems are generic, I can show you at least 50 computers that has same key.