Windows 10: Reinstalling Windows 10 after wiping pc clean

I have a custom built gaming PC and my issue is that the games i am playing keep crashing. Everything is up to date. i went through every drive and updated them. i am thinking of resetting the pc and wiping everything off and starting fresh to clear out what i might have missed plus i am getting an engine error everything i turn it on. my question is the harddrive i have had windows 8 i think installed and updated to windows 10 when it first came out. Will i need a recovery disc or usb to reinstall windows or will it reinstall on its own after i do the rest and delete all files.

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Reinstalling Windows 10 to sell a PC - is the 'Remove everything' option enough?

Restore factory settings do list Removes your personal files, apps and settings, and reinstalls the version of Windows that came on this PC.

So if this isn't true well than just erase the drive and install a clean Windows 10 with all the drivers u need but why should it be true
@FordGT90Concept ? *Laugh :laugh:

 

Windows 10 wiped my pc clean and reinstalled Win 7

Hello Andrew,

We appreciate your time and effort for getting back to us and I apologize for the delay in responding.

It would be grateful if you can reply to this question in order to assist you further:

• When you say Wiped PC Clean, do you mean you have performed clean installation of Windows 10?
• What do you mean when you say cannot load from disc or backup?
• Are you able to boot to your system?
• Is Windows 10 installed on your system?

Reply with the necessary information to help you troubleshoot the issue. I will be glad to assist you.

Thank you.

 

Most painless way to reinstall windows 10?

It depends on the junk accumulated honestly, but there are various methods. You can always remove programs, delete download folder, media locations, etc. As some have suggested, keeping some items on a separate internal storage drive is an option as well. Depends on what you have, what your budget is and how you want to handle your system and data.

The method @RejZoR suggests is sound and a method I've used dozens if not hundreds of time with great success in the field. In many cases though the goal is to keep user data intact, and to repair the OS. In place upgrade as it is called is also only doable in that method if you can boot to desktop, if you can't, it is time for some more advanced options or a format & reinstall.

With Windows 8 and 10 there are refresh and reset options that can be leveraged as well. Hold Shift and click Restart to reboot your system, this will get you into the advanced boot menu, which you'll need to choose advanced options (I forget ATM what it is called) and choose one of a couple items, refresh or reset.

Refresh is essentially In Place Upgrade but a little more aggressive as it wipes the Windows Apps and you may need to reinstall programs. Reset is like an OS reinstall, wipes user data, wipes profiles, registry, performs a install from the system image. Often times I'll do this and bypass using a USB key on a system. Though there are instances where these options will not work if a system has a level of corruption that has not been repaired/resolved. Check the OS Repair link in my sig for more info if ya need.

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