Windows 10: Best, easiest and safest way to start over

Discus and support Best, easiest and safest way to start over in Windows 10 Backup and Restore to solve the problem; It may be worth waiting a week until the new spring update is out as ISO so you install the latest version thus saving massive update Discussion in 'Windows 10 Backup and Restore' started by Samuria, Apr 5, 2018.

  1. SAMURIA
    Samuria Win User

    Best, easiest and safest way to start over


    It may be worth waiting a week until the new spring update is out as ISO so you install the latest version thus saving massive update
     
    Samuria, Apr 5, 2018
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  2. BREADEDCHICKEN
    BreadedChicken Win User

    Hello friends.
    About a month ago, I got some insidious malware on my laptop.
    I thought I got rid of it with several antivirus and antimalware products.
    However I must not have eliminated completely, because today it got back (showing me ads, running strange processes, etc).
    So I was wondering if any kind soul can tell me the easiest (from a computer illiterate perspective) way to start over with windows 11.
    Do I download an iso from Microsoft ? Do I use windows refresh option? Something else?
    I don't have any programs or documents that I'd regret loosing.

    :)
     
    BreadedChicken, Apr 8, 2018
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  3. FIGURE_SE7EN
    figure_se7en Win User
    Safest and Easiest way to update nokia xm 5800 to latest firmware

    When I used my pc, the update size was 130mb or so.. when I used phone, it was only 17 mb... so yeah, going for OTA seems to be better!
     
    figure_se7en, Apr 8, 2018
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  4. FENDER77---01
    Fender77---01 Win User

    Best, easiest and safest way to start over

    Safest and Easiest way to update nokia xm 5800 to latest firmware

    i would always go for OTA over pc as the pc often intends to be the problem when updates goes bad.



    I always make sure that my pc is running fine - no driverissues and all updates are installed. - I have never had any trouble updating with XP prof, Vista 32 and 64 bit and now W7 64 bit.
     
    Fender77---01, Apr 8, 2018
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  5. COUNTMIKE
    CountMike New Member
    Security wise, it would be best to erase disk totally with something like this: Download Dariks Boot and Nuke - MajorGeeks one pass should be quite enough in such case.
    Next one to use a partition manager on a live CD/USB like: Download GParted Live - MajorGeeks to delete all the partitions.
    Easiest would be to download windows using MCT (Media Creation Tool) Create Bootable USB Flash Drive to Install Windows 10 Windows 10 Tutorials boot from it and during setup/installation delete all partitions and let windows make what's necessary.
    Any other data holding devices like removable USB sticks and disks should also be sanitized because they may also be infected.
     
    CountMike, Apr 8, 2018
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