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    How to: Clean Install Windows 10 Directly without having to Upgrade First

    How to Directly Clean Install Windows 10 without having to Upgrade First

    Clean Install Windows 10 Directly without having to Upgrade First [​IMG]
    Information By default to get the clean install Windows 10 on the PC anytime, and have Windows 10 automatically activated.

    This tutorial will show you how to directly clean install Windows 10 on your activated Window 7 or Windows 8.1 PC without having to upgrade first, and have Windows 10 legally activated afterwards.

    You must be signed in as an administrator to be able to do the steps in this tutorial.

    Clean Install Windows 10 Directly without having to Upgrade First [​IMG]
    Note Windows 10 Upgrade Paths

    This will help show you what edition of Windows 10 USB or ISO you need based on what edition your current Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1 PC is.

    Windows 7
    [table][tr][td]From Edition[/td] [td]To Edition[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Windows 7 Starter[/td] [td]Windows 10 Home[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Windows 7 Home Basic[/td] [td]Windows 10 Home[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Windows 7 Home Premium[/td] [td]Windows 10 Home[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Windows 7 Professional[/td] [td]Windows 10 Pro[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Windows 7 Ultimate[/td] [td]Windows 10 Pro[/td] [/tr] [/table]

    Windows 8/8.1
    [table][tr][td]From Edition[/td] [td]To Edition[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Windows 8/8.1[/td] [td]Windows 10 Home[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Windows 8.1 with Bing[/td] [td]Windows 10 Home[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Windows 8/8.1 Single Language[/td] [td]Windows 10 Home Single Language[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Windows 8 Single Language with Bing[/td] [td]Windows 10 Home Single Language[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Windows 8.1 Pro[/td] [td]Windows 10 Pro[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Windows 8/8.1 Pro with Media Center[/td] [td]Windows 10 Pro[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Windows 8.1 Pro for Students[/td] [td]Windows 10 Pro[/td] [/tr] [/table]

    Clean Install Windows 10 Directly without having to Upgrade First [​IMG]
    Tip Starting in Windows 10 build 10565 and build 10568:

    Device activation improvements: Microsoft has received a lot of feedback from Insiders on making it easier to Change Product Key[/b].

    If you haven’t clean installation, you’ll need to enter a qualifying product key for Windows 7, Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 or buy a license in order to activate Windows 10.

    Starting with Activation troubleshooter if you make a hardware change later, such as replacing the motherboard.


    Here's How:

    1. Do step 2 (USB) or step 3 (ISO) below for what type of Windows 10 installation media you want to use.

    2. step 4 below.

    3. step 4 below.

    4. Open the sources folder in the opened USB or mounted ISO, and copy the gatherosstate.exe file to your desktop. (see screenshot below)

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    Warning You must copy the gatherosstate.exe file to your desktop.

    If you do step 5 below directly from the sources folder location instead of from your desktop, it will not work.

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    5. Right click or press and hold on the gatherosstate.exe file on your desktop, and click/tap on Run as administrator. This will create a GenuineTicket.xml file on your desktop.

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    Note The Windows you are currently running must be activated to be able to create a GenuineTicket.xml file.


    6. Copy the GenuineTicket.xml file to a USB or another drive than your Windows drive as a backup. You will need this GenuineTicket.xml file later to activate Windows 10 with.

    7. Do a clean install of Windows 10 on your Windows 7/8.1 PC to replace the Windows 7/8.1 with Windows 10. Be sure to click/tap on Skip when asked to enter a product key during Windows Setup. (see screenshot below)

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    8. When Windows 10 is finished installing, open File Explorer, copy and paste the folder path below into the address bar, and press Enter to open the GenuineTicket folder.
    *Arrow %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\ClipSVC\GenuineTicket


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    9. Copy the GenuineTicket.xml file from your backup from step 6 above into the GenuineTicket folder. (see screenshot below)

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    Note The GenuineTicket.xml file can only be used on the PC it was originally created on.

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    10. Click/tap on Continue to approve. (see screenshot below)

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    11. Restart the computer to apply.

    12. When you check the activation status of Windows 10, Windows 10 should now be activated. If not, restart the computer one more time. (see screenshot below)

    Clean Install Windows 10 Directly without having to Upgrade First [​IMG]



    That's it,
    Shawn


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    Night Hawk, Sep 22, 2015
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  2. Chapa :) Win User

    Getting Windows 10 after replacing my hard drive

    If you have already upgraded to Windows 10 (during the free upgrade period), you can directly re-install windows 10 (clean installation) after the november update. (on the same computer - without motherboard change)
     
    Chapa :), Sep 22, 2015
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  3. Valdity of windows 7 product key for windows 10

    Hi

    I could not upgrade to windows 10 from windows7 after several attempts.so decided to clean install directly without upgrading.

    Will my existing product key of window7 32bit still valid for windows 10 64bit clean install?
     
    SumanBargav, Sep 22, 2015
    #3
  4. AddRAM Win User

    Clean Install Windows 10 Directly without having to Upgrade First

    Simply amazing Shawn *Party
     
    AddRAM, Sep 24, 2015
    #4
  5. Shawn always does a great job on the guides! *Smile I still have that other 7 Pro case to look at there where this will be a time saver from a second drive's temp install or clone and the upgrade only to be followed by the clean install to come afterwards.
     
    Night Hawk, Sep 24, 2015
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  6. OldMike65 Win User
    Would this method also work on a system already running windows 10 Pro, that was upgraded from windows 10 home?? Just wondering if I could use this method to do a clean install of Win 10 Pro. This computer came with Windows 8 home edition, then by the original owner was upgraded to win 10 home. Then I upgraded this computer to Windows 10 Pro, with a bought key. Its never really had a clean install.
     
    OldMike65, Sep 24, 2015
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  7. Brink
    Brink New Member
    Hello Mike, *Smile

    Since you have a product key for Windows 10 Pro, you should be able to do a normal clean install, and enter the Pro key during Windows setup.

    If it doesn't activate for some reason, you could activate by phone instead.
     
    Brink, Sep 24, 2015
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  8. bayustev Win User

    Clean Install Windows 10 Directly without having to Upgrade First

    hi,
    nice option, i like it...
    just one question..maybe two..

    Clean Install Windows 10 Directly without having to Upgrade First [​IMG]

    -fresh install, does it's meant ok to change partition. (red is system reserves for windows 8 pro) <-can i delete this
    -(blue is 10 pro system reserves) <- can i delete this one too
    - and delete the whole partition and make new one, just for 10 pro. and activated with genuine ticket?

    ps- my curently activated windows 10 pro doesn't have genuine ticket in %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Windows\ClipSVC\ folder (just checked)
    but i can make one with gatherosstate.exe...
    thanks in advance!
     
    bayustev, Sep 24, 2015
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  9. Brink
    Brink New Member
    Hello bayustev, *Smile

    Yes, you can use this method as well to clean install. It's mostly for those that would prefer to clean install to the free Windows 10 offer first instead of having to upgrade to the free Windows 10 though.

    However, since you have already upgraded to Windows 10 Pro on the activated Windows 8 Pro PC, you will be able to clean install normally on the PC and have Windows 10 Pro activated afterwards. Just be sure to "skip" entering a product key during Windows Setup.

    https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/1...n-install.html
     
    Brink, Sep 24, 2015
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  10. bayustev Win User
    thank you , sir brink


    Clean Install Windows 10 Directly without having to Upgrade First [​IMG]


    just finished do a clean install with this method


    Clean Install Windows 10 Directly without having to Upgrade First [​IMG]



    Clean Install Windows 10 Directly without having to Upgrade First [​IMG]


    and succesfully activated online using genuine.xml.
    -more fast than installing from previous windows first
    -and really clean without any trace from previous driver.

    thanks again.
     
    bayustev, Sep 24, 2015
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  11. Brink
    Brink New Member
    You're most welcome. *Smile
     
    Brink, Sep 24, 2015
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  12. Mohave PC Win User
    Shawn,
    I would like to note that it may require 2 or 3 reboots before Windows Ten Shows activated. I had this issue on a Gateway using this method. For some reason even though the machine was connected to the Internet the Activation Service kept asking me to connect to a network. After the 3rd reboot as I was contemplating reinstalling 7 and starting the project over again it activated.

    Thank you again for your great work.

    Herb
     
    Mohave PC, Sep 25, 2015
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  13. Brink
    Brink New Member

    Clean Install Windows 10 Directly without having to Upgrade First

    Thank you Herb. *Smile
     
    Brink, Sep 25, 2015
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  14. Sometimes there's a gap when seeing 10 activate even now since the initial bog down of the servers has lightened up tremendously. Suddenly you go to check and things are all set to go. The first clean install on the second desktop is a good example there of not having this option available for that one until the upgrade over the original 7 install took place and the clean install subsequently was found to be activated the next day.
     
    Night Hawk, Sep 25, 2015
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  15. lvgandhi Win User
    Thanks Brink.
    May be 25 or 30 times I tried to upgrade my Dell Venue 8 Pro to windows 10 via more permutation and combination of various methods. I failed always. With this method, I could clean install and activate it.
     
    lvgandhi, Sep 25, 2015
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