Windows 10: Will a clean install from Windows 10 Installation Media USB Drive reinstall the WindowsApps...

I have already tried a System Restore, and then a PC Reset. After resetting, the WindowsApps folder reappeared, but was empty. Even the Microsoft Store app and Clock app did not exist anywhere on my laptop. I need to know if a clean install will reinstall all the standard files in the WindowsApps folder which I deleted because I'm stupid.


Also, will it restore all the default settings? For some reason, some of the default settings seem to have changed after I reset my PC without me requesting so. For example, the Windows drive protection has been turned off without me doing so, meaning it is currently not creating restore points.


Any help is very very appreciated - I amutterly desperate.

And yes I have learnt my lesson:Never tamper with the WindowsApps folder permissions.

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Clean installation of Windows 10 using installation media

Greetings. I am attempting to do a clean install of Windows 10 using the instructions found at https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4000735/windows-10-reinstall .
I was able to successfully create the installation media on a USB thumb drive. However, when I performed the steps for the actual installation I got up to the Use a device screen but my thumb drive does not appear on the list. The two options that do appear
are: Onboard NIC (IPV4) and Onboard NIC (IPV6). Suggestions? Thanks.

 

Is it time for Windows 10 already?

Here's a good step by step guide on doing a fresh install.

How to clean install Windows 10 from a USB drive - Software - Feature - HEXUS.net

 

Windows 10 USB boot

Hi there, am not a windows 10 expert. I have a pc in the bedroom on windows 10, I messed up the bootloader trying to fix the xp on that system.

System wont boot, trying to repair via win 10 usb installer.

Downloaded the media creation tool to install windows 10 installer on usb stick. Not compatible with a host of usb sticks I have. Tried the usb sticks that others use, but I think they use rufus; as the media creation tool by win 10 does not detect the usb stick.

So quick question, the win10 machine i am trying to repair the bootloader is a win7 upgraded to win10.
If i were to use the usb win10 installer to "repair installation" does the version of the iso downloaded via the media creation tool matter?

There is three options:
Windows 10
Windows 10 Home
Windows 10 N

Also is there a step by step instead of using rufus as I want to try an alternative method of creating a usb win 10 installer. Preferably with more compatibility.

System is a asus sabertooth 990 (r2?) with AMD phenom X 6.

Also is there any other software I can load onto the usb that can repair the bootloader easily?
That would be the ideal alternative. Thanks