Windows 10: Unable to do Windows 11 Clean Installation because I don't have 8GB available on C drive

I'm following along with the Windows 11 Clean Installation guide. I've downloaded the installer onto my D drive, which has tons of space, and I've inserted a blank USB flash drive. Installer runs fine, but I get to Step 4.5 "Select the bootable USB flash drive..." and I'm not given the option to select any drive.I click Next and I'm told that C drive doesn't have 8GB of free space. Which is why I want a clean install on it. Lots of old stuff.How can I install a bootable install of Windows on a USB drive if I don't get the option to install it on a USB drive?

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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

 

clean install of windows 11 on a laptop!

Hello Paul,

It depends on if you wanted to "Reset" or "Clean install" Windows 11. Both will result in a fresh install of Windows 11.

The tutorials below can give you step by step details on how to do either.

Reset Windows 11 PC Tutorial

Clean Install Windows 11 Tutorial

 

clean installation of windows 11 via USB flash drive error

When performing a clean install:

1) make sure that all important files are backed up to another disk drive or the cloud

2) boot to the Windows 11 Media Creation Tool (Windows 11 iso)

3) Delete all partitions making an unallocated disk drive

4) Install Windows 11 following the steps in this tutorial:

Clean Install Windows 11 Tutorial

5) Install drivers displayed on the computer, motherboard, and / or component manufacturer websites

6) Install applications