Windows 10: Installing Windows to Boot From A USB

Hi Guys, I want to reinstall Windows to get rid of any nasty stuff that might be lurking in the registry as I've recently picked up a long list of malware. If I use the Windows download tool to create a reinstall file, will it create a pure, original Windows file, or will it copy everything, hidden registry rubbish as well. So if I reload the OS from that USB, will the new install be corrupted? Hope that made sense. Thanks.

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Windows 10 on safe mode doesn't accept my password

You have to do what I did. My HP recovery drive would not install Windows 10 either from the hard drive or from the recovery image on a USB drive. Down load Window 10 install ISO from MS. Use a computer with Windows 7, use the Microsoft tool, ISO to USB,
(download from MS). Write the install image to the USB drive using the tool. Boot the computer you want to install Windows 10 back on from the USB drive. I had to hold down the Escape key when booting to get to the boot menu. Select the USB drive from the
boot menu.

 

I am trying to boot from a usb .

I am on windows 10 and I want to back to windows 8.1

I created usb bootable and it gave this message while I am booting " your pc ran into a problem bla bla bla bla"...

I need help . );

 

When running the install from the created usb tell it to format the hard drive and all be gone .apps and personal data , so make sure to backup your personal file ,like documents and pictures and music ect ect

 

Thanks Caperkack. that's excellent. Using it now, I can see it's downloading a completely fresh W10 installation file. For some reason I thought it would create the file from my existing registry.

 

If you do a clean install, and delete all partitions, all your malware should be gone. Backup any files you don't want to lose to external media first though. https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/1...n-install.html

 

None of my partitions are on C drive. They're on other drives. Just the OS is on C. A reinstall too may even find my DVD drives again. For some reason they're not showing in Windows explorer anywhere. They've just vanished.

 

I keep my Data on a separate drive or partition. My userfolders, Documents, Pictures etc. On a clean install I do the custom option and delete all partitions except my Data drive. Then I just install to the unallocated space. I don't even bother creating a partition, Windows will create the ones it needs and format them automatically. Once you log in for the first time, give it a little while to run Windows update and update drivers. You'll see it happen. Or run Windows update manually a couple of times. Once it says all up to date, then look for hardware that isn't working. Just check device manager for a yellow ! or a red X.

 

Cheers, thanks for that. I'll then turn off all the "spying" stuff that lives deep within windows.

 

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