reinstalling windows 64bit

[tommy3010]

hi all i have windows on one drive and all my software on a different one when i reinstall windows will i have to reinstall all my 3rd party software again 

 

thank u   

[GoodBytes]

3 hours ago, tommy3010 said:

hi all i have windows on one drive and all my software on a different one when i reinstall windows will i have to reinstall all my 3rd party software again 

 

thank u   

Some to most of your software will still work, and will not need to be re-installed. That said, expect:

• The program have no shortcut in your Start menu (or desktop if you want it there), and you'll need to re-create them
• No entry will be found in Program & Feature panel to uninstall it (as it isn't actually installed)
• Program settings will be lost as those are store in the registry or under C:\Users\<user account>\AppData sub folder somewhere inside.

As for the rest, they won't operate properly or run at all, and will need to be deleted, and installed properly.