Windows 10: What do you reccommend factory reset, Clean install or do nothing

Discus and support What do you reccommend factory reset, Clean install or do nothing in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; i upgraded to windows 10 and have been having been having some problems my pc freezes mostly when im playing games so i orriginally i thought it was... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by Epicfin, Jun 9, 2016.

  1. EPICFIN
    Epicfin Win User

    What do you reccommend factory reset, Clean install or do nothing


    i upgraded to windows 10 and have been having been having some problems my pc freezes mostly when im playing games so i orriginally i thought it was just my gfx card (its a crappy one getting a new one soon tho) so i wasn't really bothered but just before my pc crashed and it said sending data to microsoft or something and this was whilst i was just watching a youtube video. So i just wanted to know should i do anything like factory reset or clean install?. Also generally speaking is it adviced to factory reset or clean install when upgrading for windows 7 to windows 10.

    edit: forgot to mention when my computer crashes it either stutters for a bit then restarts my pc or my monitor just turns of but my pc is still on and i can hear the sound from my headphone.

    :)
     
    Epicfin, Jun 9, 2016
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  2. JACK COOK - AKA HELP_LINE
    Jack Cook - aka Help_Line Win User

    Error Message Received After Restarting a Treo with Windows Mobile 5

    There has to be some program that is having an issue with a system api. If it continues, I might reccommend doing a hard reset to bring everything back to factory defaults.
     
    Jack Cook - aka Help_Line, Jun 9, 2016
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  3. TORNHECKR
    TornHeckr Win User
    Windows 10 stuck at boot screen.

    1. It was a clean install. There was no windows on it before that as i only ran Linux.

    2. When pressing F9 It does nothing.
     
    TornHeckr, Jun 9, 2016
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  4. NAVYLCDR
    NavyLCDR New Member

    What do you reccommend factory reset, Clean install or do nothing

    NavyLCDR, Jun 9, 2016
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  5. EPICFIN
    Epicfin Win User
    just to be clear i read the page but want to double check with someone when it says "If you have the free Windows 10 offer, then you can enter the Windows 7 or Windows 8 product key that you upgraded from to Windows 10." is that the product key in system settings?
     
    Epicfin, Jun 9, 2016
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  6. NAVYLCDR
    NavyLCDR New Member
    Since you've done the upgrade once, you won't have to enter any product key to install the same Windows 10 that was upgraded to before. Click "I don't have a product key", "skip" or "do this later" when asked for a product key. As long as you install the same version of Windows 10 you had before, it will activate by retrieving the digital entitlement from Microsoft once connected to the internet.
     
    NavyLCDR, Jun 9, 2016
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  7. EPICFIN
    Epicfin Win User
    Thank You Just Clean Installed
     
    Epicfin, Apr 4, 2018
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