Windows 10: Will we be able to clean install Windows 10 post release?

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  1. SILVERTELPERION
    SilverTelperion Win User

    Will we be able to clean install Windows 10 post release?


    Microsoft has been marketing the free upgrade like crazy. But will there be an official ISO to allow us to clean install?

    :)
     
    SilverTelperion, Jun 1, 2015
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  2. ALASTAIR ABELA
    Alastair Abela Win User

    Will we be able to clean install Windows 10 when the upgrade becomes available?

    Microsoft has been marketing the free upgrade like crazy. But will there be an official ISO to allow us to clean install?
     
    Alastair Abela, Jun 1, 2015
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  3. PREETI PATEL
    Preeti Patel Win User
    Will we be able to clean install Windows 10 when the upgrade becomes available?

    Hi Alastair,



    Welcome to Microsoft community.

    I apologies for your inconvenience. I will surely help you with this issue.



    I appreciate your interest on windows 10.

    The Free Upgrade is applicable for computers with Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1 Update.

    An official ISO of windows 10 will allow you to clean install or not windows 10 version will be update you shortly.

    Since the release of Windows 10 Technical Preview, Microsoft has introduced a new feature called Preview Builds which is a delta that upgrades Windows 10 to a brand build without affecting applications, personal data and settings.
    This in itself could be a reflection of things to come (speculation) heading towards the final release.





    I hope this information will help.

    Thanks.
     
    Preeti Patel, Jun 1, 2015
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  4. BANGER
    banger Win User

    Will we be able to clean install Windows 10 post release?

    I am wondering too as I only have a 20GB disk for Win 8.1 which might not be enough for the upgrade.
     
    banger, Jun 1, 2015
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  5. THUNDERCLAP
    thunderclap Win User
    I asked the same question a few weeks back. As I was told: "Yes it has been promised that clean install will be allowed with trading in a legal window key."
     
    thunderclap, Jun 2, 2015
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  6. SILVERTELPERION
    SilverTelperion Win User
    Also asked it on the Microsoft Community forums, and it seems that yes, it will be possible.
     
    SilverTelperion, Jun 2, 2015
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  7. MARK PHELPS
    Mark Phelps Win User
    Sorry, but if you're asking about using an ISO to do a clean install to upgrade a win7/8/8/1 machine -- which has not yet been upgraded to Win10 -- no one has the official answer from MS yet about this.

    ALL the stuff linked in various posts and threads talks about doing a clean-install of a PC that has ALREADY been upgraded. If you actually read the details of the MS answers, you will see that they clearly state the "same device". While this does no mean you can not use that ISO to update a different device, it also does not mean that you CAN.

    The answer in the MS community forum was from an MS MVP -- a forum moderator -- NOT from Microsoft, itself. And, his answers were not really for the question asked -- read through the details of his response to confirm that. Even his link to Paul's article, in there Paul says that he has not (yet) confirmed that ISOs will be made available for Win10 install in the same manner that they have been made available for Win8.1.

    We're all just guessing, here.
     
    Mark Phelps, Apr 4, 2018
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