Windows 10: Refresh/reinstall Win 10 from USB and keep programs

Am interested in performing a reinstall, or "refresh" of Win10 Home x64 20H2 from a bootable USB while preserving my installed programs.

As I drown in information, some conflicting, I'd love confirmation that if I make a bootable USB with an .ISO file via the Media Creation Tool, will I be presented with the 'save your personal files and applictions' option, or not?

I'll try to have a more complicated question next time.

TIA

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Refresh/reinstall Win 10 from USB and keep programs

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Refresh/reinstall Win 10 from USB and keep programs

What problems are you having with Windows that you want to refresh or reinstall Windows?

If the problem is failure to upgrade there are general and specific troubleshooting steps.

There are multiple methods to reinstall Windows using a bootable windows 10 iso:

These all require the reinstallation of drivers and applications:

a) Windows refresh
b) clean install
c) custom install
d) reset save files
e) reset remove files

In place upgrade repairs can be performed to fix many windows problems.
These are the only options to maintain drivers and applications.
Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade


https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...covery-options

Refresh Windows 10
Clean Install Windows 10
Custom Install Windows 10
How to Restore Files from Windows.old Folder in Windows 10
Reset Windows 10

 

Refresh/reinstall Win 10 from USB and keep programs

Am interested in performing a reinstall, or "refresh" of Win10 Home x64 20H2 from a bootable USB while preserving my installed programs.

As I drown in information, some conflicting, I'd love confirmation that if I make a bootable USB with an .ISO file via the Media Creation Tool, will I be presented with the 'save your personal files and applictions' option, or not?

I'll try to have a more complicated question next time.

TIA