Windows 10: Do i need to erase the HDD before installing Windows 10?

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  1. VAL SO
    Val So Win User

    Do i need to erase the HDD before installing Windows 10?


    Hello. Is it necessary to run DBAN to erase the information from the disk, before I install Windows 10, so it can be guaranteed there won't be information from the previous OS, which could lead to malfunction and software conflicts when the old information is mixed with the new information of Windows 10, or is Windows 10 able to delete everything and format the storage device before it installs itself?

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    Val So, Jul 9, 2022
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    exodusprime1337 Win User

    windows xp installation and dual core am

    could someone please list the steps they follow to install windows with a dual core processor and windows xp service pack to. I'm reletively new to amd dual core and i feel i'm missing a step. All help will be appreciated. thanx
     
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    Do i need to erase the HDD before installing Windows 10?

    Installing Windows 10 on New PC?

    I'm going to be building a new PC on Christmas and want to install Windows 10 on it. I have Windows 10 on my current PC, which I installed upgrading from 8.1 with the files on a USB. How do I go about installing a clean copy of Windows 10 on this new PC? I think I recall something about installing it once makes Microsoft recognize your hardware, but since this will be a PC I'm not sure what steps I need to take. Do I need to go 8.1 -> 10 or is there a method of going directly to 10?
     
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