Windows 10: New Laptop, I asked for clean install but 10 year old OneDrive backup keeps appearing...

Hi,I just bought a new laptop. I have been trying and trying and trying to get a fresh, new, clean PC. No matter how many times I do a full factory reset and say "DELETE EVERYTHING", files, settings, everything.... it just keeps doing the same thing. It reinstalls Windows 11, then it makes me do the full laptop set up again, then there they are: OneDrive files/folders/applications. Not just OneDrive stuff, but really really old outdated OneDrive stuff from about 10 years ago. It's maddening. It doesn't even match my current computer but I did not want it to in the first place, I wanted a fr

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Backup old system like new clean installation

Its a title englishzzz never good ;p

What I am asking for is, is there a program that can backup my current system which is obviously bloated.. *Frown

The program should backup only the necessary data akin to a new or semi clean installation.

I doubt this is possible but doesn't hurt to ask *Stick Out Tongue (maybe different settings?)

I took the free upgrade from win7 to win10 you see *Oops! (hence my question)

 

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

 

Using An Old Laptop For Backup

Hi,

I'm looking for suggestions on the best way to re-purpose an old laptop as an external backup medium.

Here is the current situation:

1. We have 4 Windows 10 laptops at home

2. I have an old (about 8 years) Windows 7 laptop

What are the options to use the old laptop for backup?

Thanks!