Windows 10: Will Windows 10 installation wipe my whole hard drive?

Discus and support Will Windows 10 installation wipe my whole hard drive? in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I want to install windows 10 on my hard drive which contains has various ntfs and ext4 partitions. I have created a separate ntfs partition for... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by abe1242, Jul 26, 2020.

  1. abe1242 Win User

    Will Windows 10 installation wipe my whole hard drive?


    I want to install windows 10 on my hard drive which contains has various ntfs and ext4 partitions. I have created a separate ntfs partition for installing windows. But I'm concerned that installing windows might format my other partitions.

    Thanks in advance.

    :)
     
    abe1242, Jul 26, 2020
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  2. dalchina Win User

    Windows 10 recovery doesnt wipe my hard-disk

    Hi, to clean install Windows you need to create a bootable flash drive or other medium from which to boot your PC. That's covered at Step 1 of the tutorial shown below (Clean Install..)

    Windows 10 Tutorial Index
    - searchable list of tutorials - search that page for
    clean install
    and you will see this as 2nd link found
    Clean Install Windows 10

    At step 13/14 you have the option presented to you where you can delete existing partitions.

    Note: some suggest- as you have a desktop- physically disconnecting other drives just to ensure Windows is installed exclusively on the one drive.
     
    dalchina, Jul 26, 2020
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  3. Monk.e83 Win User
    Unlocked Realtek HD Audio Drivers Windows 7 & 8 (With Dolby Digital Live and DTS Interactive)

    DTS supported natively by Windows 8/8.1 and it should work on windows 10 too just DDL require to unlock your driver .
     
    Monk.e83, Jul 26, 2020
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    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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