Windows 10: Does fully fresh installing windows from a boot USB change hardware serials/ids?

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  1. Does fully fresh installing windows from a boot USB change hardware serials/ids?


    I’m looking to change all my serial numbers/guids/ids in my pc.Would fully reinstalling windows from fresh by wiping the drives and then Installing using a boot drive reset/change all ids? Such as, cpu, motherboard, gpu etc.Thanks

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    Bradley __, Dec 12, 2023
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    I am trying to install a fresh copy (reformatted the hard disk) of windows 10 using a USB

    • Created an installation media on a USB flash drive (Win 10 pro) from this page https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
    • Changed the boot order on the other PC so that it boots using USB
    • Selected custom install
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    deepakkaushik, Dec 12, 2023
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  3. thraxed Win User
    Installing windows off of a USB stick

    Step By Step from vista:
    From admin cmd prompt

    1. diskpart
    1a. list disk
    2. select disk 1 (replace 1 with your usb drive)
    3. clean
    4. create partition primary
    5. select partition 1 (replace 1 with your usb drive)
    6. active
    7. format fs=fat32
    8. assign
    9. exit

    Copy Windows Vista's DVD ROM content to the Flash Drive

    xcopy d:\*.* /s/e/f e:\ (d being your vista cd and e being your usb stick)

    And that's it, boot off your usb disk
     
    thraxed, Dec 12, 2023
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  4. Does fully fresh installing windows from a boot USB change hardware serials/ids?

    windows problems with usb mic

    Hi Dave,

    Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

    I suggest you to run the Hardware Troubleshooter by following the steps provided below and check if the issue persists.

    Method 1:


    • Type “Troubleshooting” on the search bar.

    • Click on troubleshooting, then click on “Hardware and sound”.

    • Under Hardware and sound, click on “hardware and devices”.

    • A pop-up will appear, click on the “Next” button and your hardware troubleshooting will start.
    Method 2: Disable and re-enable all the
    Universal Serial Bus controllers (USB) controllers.

    The USB controllers represent the USB ports in Device Manager.

    To disable and re-enable the USB controllers, follow these steps:


    • Press Windows key + X, Click on
      Device Manager
      .

    • Expand Universal Serial Bus controllers.

    • Right-click the first USB controller under Universal Serial Bus controllers, and then click
      Uninstall to remove it.

    • Repeat the above step for each USB controller that is listed under Universal Serial Bus controllers.

    • Restart the computer. After the computer starts, Windows will automatically scan for hardware changes and reinstall all the USB controllers that you uninstalled.
    Regards.
     
    SujataMoktan, Dec 12, 2023
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