Windows 10: Unable to do a clean installation using tool provided by microsoft wevsite

Dear support,I was facing some problems with my windows pc,first of all lost audio, did everything from going to device manager, disabling and reenabling audio driver, rolling back, update etc. Nothing worked. when troubleshooting it said, couldn't find audio device.Then upon further inquiry I found that my windows defender was missing. This kind of made me nervous, so I wanted to do a clean install of windows. So i went to microsoft support website, downloaded the tool needed to do clean install, but when I ran it, it said that it couldn't finish the install, that something went wrong with

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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

 

Unable to install Windows device recovery tool on pc

Hi,

Thank you for posting your question in the Microsoft Community.

I understand that you are unable to install the Windows device recovery tool on the pc.

Please answer these questions to get more clarity on this issue:

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  Did you make any changes to the pc prior to this issue?
  
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  Is the issue specific to this Windows device recovery tool?
  
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  Have you installed all pending updates on the pc?
  
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  Have you logged in as admin on the pc?
  

I suggest you to follow these steps to check if that helps.

Sign out from the current user account, restart the pc and login to the Admin account or the MSA to test if that helps with this issue.

Also suggest you to install any pending Windows updates on the pc to check if that helps.
Updates are additions to software that can help prevent or fix problems, improve how your computer works, or enhance your computing experience.

Further you may also boot the computer in a clean boot state and check the tool installation status. When you start Microsoft Windows, typically there are several programs that start automatically and run in the background that may interfere
with the system. These programs may include antivirus and system utility programs. When you perform a clean startup procedure, you prevent these programs from starting automatically.

How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows: (Applies to Windows 10)
How to perform a clean boot in Windows

Note: After you have finished troubleshooting, follow the steps under “How to reset the computer to start as usual after troubleshooting with clean boot” in the article to boot to normal startup.

Download the latest tool here: Windows Device Recovery Tool: FAQ

Keep us informed to help you further.

 

Windows 10 infinite restart black screen


The tutorials provided are just a list of troubleshooting steps. Use only the steps which apply to you.

Since none of the troubleshooting steps here worked, I'd suggest you do a Clean install.

John