Windows 10: Windows 10 download - can I delete and re-download?

This should be an easy question.

To avoid potential conflicts, I need to upgrade a few hardware items before the Windows 10 install due to driver issues, including my graphics card. Not a problem, was looking for an excuse anyway, and may even make a few other changes. Just trying to minimize problems before they occur. I will probably not be ready for dealing with Windows 10 for a few weeks, so not in a hurry.

I just received the Windows 10 download. So, while Windows 10 is ready to install, I know there is an expected significant update in the next few days/weeks. Would prefer to install Windows 10 once the Service Pack is available.

Can I delete this download and then replace it with an updated copy before installing, or must I install this copy first and go through the update process? If I can delete and redownload an updated copy, what is the process?

Interestingly, have several optional downloads to Windows 7 on my computer available this morning. Good to know Windows 7 is still working well.

Thx

:)

 

How can I delete Windows 10 entirely and re-install Windows 7 from the original installation disk?

Since Windows 10 will not recognize the DVD drive on the Inspiron 537s desktop, I cannot reload Windows 7 from my re-installation disk. I also have a Dell laptop Studio 15 Notebook running Windows 7. Is it possible for me to connect the laptop to the
desktop via USB and use the laptop DVD drive to read the desktop installation disk?

 

How can I delete Windows 10 entirely and re-install Windows 7 from the original installation disk?

Hello,

Thank you for contacting Microsoft Community.

We're sorry to hear the inconvenience you have experienced. You can follow the below mentioned steps to install Windows 7 on your PC.

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  Put the Windows 7 installation disc in the disc drive, and then start the computer.
  
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  Press a key when the message
  Press any key to boot from CD or DVD appears.
  
  If your PC does not detect the media automatically
  
  • 
    During the restart process, read the screen for any instructions that explain how to interrupt normal startup and enter the basic input/output system (BIOS) setup utility. Most PCs use the F2, F10, ESC, or
    DEL key to begin the BIOS Setup.
    
  • 
    Look for a tab in the BIOS Setup Utility that is labeled
    Boot Order, Boot Options, or Boot. Following the directions on the screen, use the arrow keys to go to the
    Boot Order, then press Enter.
    
  • 
    Locate the CD, DVD, or USB flash drive (this might be called Removable Device) in the Boot list. Following the directions on the screen, use the arrow keys to move the drive up so that it appears first in
    the Boot list. Press Enter. The boot order sequence is now changed to boot from the CD, DVD, or USB flash drive.
    
  • 
    Press F10 to save your changes and to exit the BIOS Setup Utility. Select Yes in the confirmation window. The PC will restart. Allow the PC to restart normally. The scan will take a few minutes and remove
    any malware that may be infecting your computer.
    
• On the Install Windows page, click Install now.
  
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  On the Please read the license terms page, if you accept the license terms, click
  I accept the license terms, and then click Next.
  
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  On the Which type of installation do you want? page, click
  Custom.
  
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  Choose the partition containing Windows 10 (this is often the computer's
  C drive), and then click Next. (Do not select your external USB hard drive.)
  
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  You will receive the following warning: The partition you selected might contain files from a previous Windows Installation. If it does, these files and folders will be moved to a folder named Windows.old. You will be able to access the information in
  Windows.old, but you will be able to use your previous version of Windows.
  
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  So even doing a custom install, your personal files are still preserved. It is still recommended you do a manual backup, because you might explicitly format the drive during setup which will delete all information on the drive. Click
  OK
  
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  Setup will now start the installation. During the installation, your machine will be restarted several times.
  
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  Follow the instructions to finish installing Windows 7, which include naming your computer and setting up an initial user account. You can use the same names that you used in Windows Vista, or choose new ones.
  

Once you done with installation, ensure to check for Windows Updates. Also install all drivers for your device from Manufacturer website to make your PC up and running.

Keep us posted if you require further assistance.

 

You have to let it upgrade your computer. The Service pack is more of a rollup and unlike the Insider upgrades will not contain the entire OS.

 

Thx! I may end up doing a clean install after downloading everything, but that is a question for another day.

 

No need to delete it. Just let it sit there unused while you go about upgrading your PC.

By the time you want to upgrade to Windows 10 it will probably have changed itself.
If it hasn't it will download and install the new updates at the same time as you upgrade.

The upgrade will be a one time thing... at least till the next fixes and downloads come along.
You won't be installing Windows 10 and then installing updates.
The upgrade will be one (long) process.

Actually, this is what happens now. The upgrade process checks for any updates and downloads them to use during your upgrade.