Windows 10: Clean install Windows 10 after upgraded from win 7 to 10

Discus and support Clean install Windows 10 after upgraded from win 7 to 10 in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; My Dad said he wanted a fresh install of windows 10, he previously has upgraded from win 7 to 10. I have already prepared an installation media with... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by sgtsixpack, Mar 31, 2020.

  1. SGTSIXPACK
    sgtsixpack Win User

    Clean install Windows 10 after upgraded from win 7 to 10


    My Dad said he wanted a fresh install of windows 10, he previously has upgraded from win 7 to 10. I have already prepared an installation media with the media creation tool but it was done on my old pc and I selected to upgrade for another pc / ISO creation rather than inplace upgrade.

    So my Dad can keep his windows 7 key through the install process do I need to do an inplace upgrade or upgrade from ISO then use windows 7 key? If its the former I will need to reinstall windows 7 and then window 10 for a fresh install all on his laptop which I'm not familiar with and will probably be quite painful, although it does have raid 0 SSDs. Its a vpcz21v9e Sony (and he told me they don't make laptops anymore).

    :)
     
    sgtsixpack, Mar 31, 2020
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  2. THELOSTSWEDE
    TheLostSwede Win User

    Installing Windows 10 using Windows 7 key

    Nope, you need to install Windows 10 first and make sure the Windows 7 key is transferred to your Windows account after you've installed Windows 10 (not quite sure how that works). I missed the last step and I could not activate Windows 10 after a re-install... Microsoft seem to have done everything they can to make it a PITA. Also, it's technically too late to do this now anyhow, as the upgrade offer has expired. But KMSPico works quite well...

    As for getting rid of Windows, delete the Windows folder.
     
    TheLostSwede, Mar 31, 2020
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  3. STATIC~CHARGE
    Static~Charge Win User
    Win 10 clean install question

    This is what I would do:
    • Shrink the hard drive partition until it's small enough to fit on the SSD.
    • Clone the Windows 8.1 setup to the SSD.
    • Boot off the SSD and make sure that Windows 8.1 is happy (i.e., no complaints about activation).
    • Upgrade to Windows 10 on the SSD.
    This way, you know that Windows 8.1 has a valid setup on the SSD before doing anything else. Plus, the Windows 10 upgrade will be processed much faster on the SSD. Finally, you still have the hard drive setup to fall back to if anything goes wrong.
     
    Static~Charge, Mar 31, 2020
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  4. JEROENBEUNCKENS
    JeroenBeunckens Win User

    Clean install Windows 10 after upgraded from win 7 to 10

    Clean Windows 10 (?PRO?) install

    I have bought a legit "Windows 10 Pro" key of a key website. It is legit since i'm currently using it for over a year now. I currently have Windows 10 Pro installed on my PC and I want to do a clean install. I just can't find the windows 10 Pro download in the tool. But if i could use a windows 10 pro key with a normal windows 10 install, I'll be good to go.
     
    JeroenBeunckens, Mar 31, 2020
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