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Easiest and best way is to use Windows Media Creation tool to create a bootable environment for Windows setup on a USB flash drive with at least 8GB. The USB drive will be formatted, so transfer any data to a backup beforehand.

 

Make sure you have important data on your main system volume backed up, as the following will irrevocably destroy your data on your main OS partition. Data on other non-system drives will not be affected.

 

After having done this, you would set the USB flash drive as a priority in your boot order in BIOS. Boot via the USB and run setup. During setup there will be a screen showing current partitions on your drives. Select your main OS partition (usually volume 0) and delete it. Create a new partition on the same drive then continue on with setup and install Windows as normal. 

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hi guys, how can i do a clean install on my windows 10? currently i have windows 10 pro just want a fresh install, and i want a fresh OS because im changing pc components such cpu,motherboard,ram,gpu, ssd and hdd will stay remain, what should i do?

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Easiest and best way is to use Windows Media Creation tool to create a bootable environment for Windows setup on a USB flash drive with at least 8GB. The USB drive will be formatted, so transfer any data to a backup beforehand.

 

Make sure you have important data on your main system volume backed up, as the following will irrevocably destroy your data on your main OS partition. Data on other non-system drives will not be affected.

 

After having done this, you would set the USB flash drive as a priority in your boot order in BIOS. Boot via the USB and run setup. During setup there will be a screen showing current partitions on your drives. Select your main OS partition (usually volume 0) and delete it. Create a new partition on the same drive then continue on with setup and install Windows as normal. 

New Build (The Compromise): CPU - i7 9700K @ 5.1Ghz | Mobo - ASRock Z390 Taichi | RAM - 16GB G.SKILL TridentZ RGB 3200CL14 @ 3466 14-14-14-30 1T | GPU - ASUS Strix GTX 1080 TI | Cooler - Corsair h100i Pro | SSDs - 500 GB 960 EVO + 500 GB 850 EVO + 1TB MX300 | Case - Coolermaster H500 | PSU - EVGA 850 P2 | Monitor - LG 32GK850G-B 144hz 1440p | OS - Windows 10 Pro. 

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Windows Media Creation tool.

 

Or.

 

Rufus if you already have a Windows .ISO file.

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6 hours ago, Phentos said:

Easiest and best way is to use Windows Media Creation tool to create a bootable environment for Windows setup on a USB flash drive with at least 8GB. The USB drive will be formatted, so transfer any data to a backup beforehand.

 

Make sure you have important data on your main system volume backed up, as the following will irrevocably destroy your data on your main OS partition. Data on other non-system drives will not be affected.

 

After having done this, you would set the USB flash drive as a priority in your boot order in BIOS. Boot via the USB and run setup. During setup there will be a screen showing current partitions on your drives. Select your main OS partition (usually volume 0) and delete it. Create a new partition on the same drive then continue on with setup and install Windows as normal. 

can i still use the WMC even i already have installed OS? i just want a clean install on my windows 10

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11 minutes ago, Aljonis said:

can i still use the WMC even i already have installed OS? i just want a clean install on my windows 10

Yup. The WMC writes to whatever drive you specify and will run regardless of whether you have Windows installed or not.

New Build (The Compromise): CPU - i7 9700K @ 5.1Ghz | Mobo - ASRock Z390 Taichi | RAM - 16GB G.SKILL TridentZ RGB 3200CL14 @ 3466 14-14-14-30 1T | GPU - ASUS Strix GTX 1080 TI | Cooler - Corsair h100i Pro | SSDs - 500 GB 960 EVO + 500 GB 850 EVO + 1TB MX300 | Case - Coolermaster H500 | PSU - EVGA 850 P2 | Monitor - LG 32GK850G-B 144hz 1440p | OS - Windows 10 Pro. 

Peripherals - Corsair K70 Lux RGB | Corsair Scimitar RGB | Audio-technica ATH M50X + Antlion Modmic 5 |

CPU/GPU history: Athlon 6000+/HD4850 > i7 2600k/GTX 580, R9 390, R9 Fury > i7 7700K/R9 Fury, 1080TI > Ryzen 1700/1080TI > i7 9700K/1080TI.

Other tech: Surface Pro 4 (i5/128GB), Lenovo Ideapad Y510P w/ Kali, OnePlus 6T (8G/128G), PS4 Slim.

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You might also want to follow this guide if you really want a full wipe and re-install:

 

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/1950-clean-install-windows-10-a.html

 

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GPU: TNT2 M64 / Radeon 9000 / MX 440-SE / 7300GT / Radeon 4670 / GTS 250 / Radeon 7950 / 660 Ti

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