Windows 10: Dell computers: will a Clean-Install of Windows 11 effect the "BIOS Recovery Tool"?

I'm about to Clean-Install Windows 11 onto my laptop. I'd like to know whether this will effect the BIOS Recovery Tool currently installed on my laptop—mine uses the "BIOS Recovery 3" version in that link there. I actually just spoke with Dell about this over the phone and they did actually tell me that it would NOT effect it; though their English wasn't very good so I came away not overly-assured by them. So I came here just to see if anyone else has any insight into this. I'm confident now that it does not effect it, but some elaboration on the matter would help a bit, if possible.

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Help with Cyanogemod 11

Yeah I think I got some pieces of the puzzle. First, installing recovery tools doesn't equal root. 2nd there are two ways to put Cyanogenmod 11 for my phone. The first way is to install Clockwork recovery tool and manually choose the ZIP files from the Sdcard as well as manually cleaning all the user data. Second way is to use MaClaw's ALL-IN-ONE first time users combo: MaClaw's recovery tool+CM11 in one file that installs both through Odin 3.07. I am not sure which one is better. The latter one is the easier by all means. However there is no direct comparison between the MaClaw's tools and Clockwork tools. Which one has more expanded capabilities for future installs using recovery tools? I am thinking about the Clockworks's tools though- not that they are necessarily better, but there are more detailed tutorials which I can follow step by step. I will think for a bit and proceed with the flash later this afternoon.

 

Clean Install Workaround for Vista

You may remember this news story on techPowerUp! a couple of days ago relating to the lack of clean installs when using the Upgrade Editions of Vista, which required an old OS to be installed. However, Paul Thurrott has managed to find a workaround for this issue, which ironically lets users do a clean install Vista without any previous version of Windows, albeit a little tedious. Here are the steps:

• Boot from the Windows Vista Upgrade DVD as normal
• When prompted for a product code, leave this blank
• Select the version of Vista you have purchased and let Vista install
• When you boot to your desktop for the first time, run the Vista setup from Windows
• This time enter your product key
• When asked whether you want to do an Upgrade of Custom install, select custom and choose a clean install
• Windows will now install for a second time and you should be able to activate it

Remember, these steps are only advised for use in order to achieve a clean install of Vista, it is only legal to use the upgrade editions if you have previously purchased the appropriate version of Windows.

Source: DailyTech

 

Unable to install Windows device recovery tool on pc

Hi,

Thank you for posting your question in the Microsoft Community.

I understand that you are unable to install the Windows device recovery tool on the pc.

Please answer these questions to get more clarity on this issue:

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  Did you make any changes to the pc prior to this issue?
  
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  Is the issue specific to this Windows device recovery tool?
  
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  Have you installed all pending updates on the pc?
  
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  Have you logged in as admin on the pc?
  

I suggest you to follow these steps to check if that helps.

Sign out from the current user account, restart the pc and login to the Admin account or the MSA to test if that helps with this issue.

Also suggest you to install any pending Windows updates on the pc to check if that helps.
Updates are additions to software that can help prevent or fix problems, improve how your computer works, or enhance your computing experience.

Further you may also boot the computer in a clean boot state and check the tool installation status. When you start Microsoft Windows, typically there are several programs that start automatically and run in the background that may interfere
with the system. These programs may include antivirus and system utility programs. When you perform a clean startup procedure, you prevent these programs from starting automatically.

How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows: (Applies to Windows 10)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135

Note: After you have finished troubleshooting, follow the steps under “How to reset the computer to start as usual after troubleshooting with clean boot” in the article to boot to normal startup.

Download the latest tool here: Restart, reset, or recover HoloLens 1 | Microsoft Learn

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