Windows 10: Perform a clean install on a disk that has a data partition?

Discus and support Perform a clean install on a disk that has a data partition? in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I've been considering shrinking my one disk (disk 0) to create another volume, a data partition, but I'm still not clear what happens in the event that... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Whatrymes, Aug 19, 2015.

  1. WHATRYMES
    Whatrymes Win User

    Perform a clean install on a disk that has a data partition?


    I've been considering shrinking my one disk (disk 0) to create another volume, a data partition, but I'm still not clear what happens in the event that I want to refresh, reset or clean install Windows 10 in the future. Would the data partition remain or, as I thought I read, Windows will format the entire disk?

    Thanks,
    Ed

    :)
     
    Whatrymes, Aug 19, 2015
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  2. NO NOT
    No Not Win User

    Is there a way to perform a clean install of Windows 10 Pro on a computer that originally shipped with Windows 10 Home?

    I am confused. At the start of this thread you wrote that you purchased an upgrade to pro. Did you not receive a product key with that purchase?
     
    No Not, Aug 19, 2015
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  3. LINDABCC
    LindaBCC Win User
    Is there a way to perform a clean install of Windows 10 Pro on a computer that originally shipped with Windows 10 Home?

    My problem would continue to be that I don't have a valid Windows 10 Pro product key. The upgrade was tied directly to the hardware id, hence "Windows 10 on this device is activated with a digital entitlement."

    I too wish Microsoft support wasn't technically accurate and utterly useless.
     
    LindaBCC, Aug 19, 2015
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  4. HARPERT
    Harpert Win User

    Perform a clean install on a disk that has a data partition?

    As far as I can tell, you can decide to format the entire disk, but you can also use a partition
     
    Harpert, Aug 19, 2015
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