Windows 10: Retrieving files after Windows 10 install?

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  1. JAKEK86
    JakeK86 Win User

    Retrieving files after Windows 10 install?


    Hi, I’ve been working with someone who recently had to reinstall Windows 10 from a USB drive after it was unable to boot properly, and we’ve been having some difficulty retrieving her old files.Right now she’s on a new user profile with none of the old data on it. However, there is a folder on the C drive of the computer called Windows.old, which appears to have all of the old data ~400 GB. Her data was also being backed up through Carbonite before, which shows an amount of ~350 GB. I’d assume that the 50 GB or so that wasn’t backed up are Windows 10 OS files but I’m not sure. I'd prefer n

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    JakeK86, Mar 14, 2022
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  2. CK011885
    CK011885 Win User

    Installing Windows 10 on New PC?

    I'm going to be building a new PC on Christmas and want to install Windows 10 on it. I have Windows 10 on my current PC, which I installed upgrading from 8.1 with the files on a USB. How do I go about installing a clean copy of Windows 10 on this new PC? I think I recall something about installing it once makes Microsoft recognize your hardware, but since this will be a PC I'm not sure what steps I need to take. Do I need to go 8.1 -> 10 or is there a method of going directly to 10?
     
    CK011885, Mar 14, 2022
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  3. AHHZZ
    Ahhzz Win User
    Windows 10 Tweaks

    Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

    Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

    • Open a new Explorer window.
    • Click View in the ribbon.
    • Click Options.
    • Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
    • Click OK


    credit to Lifehacker.
     
    Ahhzz, Mar 14, 2022
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    exodusprime1337 Win User

    Retrieving files after Windows 10 install?

    windows xp installation and dual core am

    could someone please list the steps they follow to install windows with a dual core processor and windows xp service pack to. I'm reletively new to amd dual core and i feel i'm missing a step. All help will be appreciated. thanx
     
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