Windows 10, the latest free operating system from Microsoft, is all you want. So we will guide you to simply upgrade or perform a clean install of windows 10. And if you are not aware of the “features” that you will get from a version of windows 10, kindly have a check-up on our article: Windows 10 Review, All the things you need to know !
If you are a windows 7 or windows 8 user, Microsoft is offering a provision for you to upgrade freely to windows 10. We recommend you not to miss this offer. We already made a simple tutorial on How to upgrade to windows 10 from windows 7 or 8.
Anyway if you’ve decided to proceed with the clean installation of windows 10 the first thing you need to know is, a valid license key (Windows 10 product key) is needed for the process. If you don’t have a Windows 10 product key,you need to install the free upgrade first. It is the only way to get a free license. Once you’ve done so, you won’t need a key—Windows can identify your computer from then on, even if you erase the drive. (Only this method is available yet to get the Windows 10 ISO or Image file to a DVD or a USB drive). If you know any other method, please let us know in the comments.
Before proceeding to the tutorial, we strongly recommend you to back up all your data from the drive you’re heading up to install windows 10. Because a format is needed to perform a clean install, be prepared.
Step-by-step tutorial to install windows 10 from a DVD or an external drive:
- As we mentioned above, Back up all your data!
- Once you have either got your license key or installed the free Windows 10 upgrade, download Microsoft’s Media Creation Tool from this page .
- Launch the tool after finishing the download. And select the option saying “Create installation media for another PC” and click Next.
- Choose your language and edition of Windows. If you upgraded from Windows 7 or 8, you can check which version you have under Control Panel > System and Security > System.
- Choose what kind of media you want to create (USB flash drive is a preferable option).
- Then the Tool will start downloading windows 10 and burn the installation files for you (It might take more than one hour depending on the speed of your internet connectivity). So please be patient throughout the process.
- When it’s done, restart your computer, keeping your USB flash drive plugged in.
- Boot from your flash drive. You can usually do this by pressing F12 (or a similar key) at startup, then choosing your flash drive from the list that appears.
- Now you should be greeted with the Windows 10 installer. Follow the initial prompts and, when given the option, choose “Custom: Install Windows Only”.
- Select the hard drive you want to install Windows 10 on. We recommend you to double check on the drive you selected is the same that you intended to.
- Click the “Format” button. (If the Format button is not highlighted, click “Delete”, then click “New”.) Press Next to install Windows on that drive.
- From now on, the installation wizard will guide you through the rest of the process.
After all this procedures completed, you will start experiencing the brand new Windows 10. We wish you a good luck with your windows 10.
Disclaimer Note: We’ve created this tutorial for educational purposes, neither the admin or techinn is not responsible for anything that may occur as you never expected (Even if there is not a chance to).
Having doubts ?
We made a lot effort to make this tutorial as simple as possible. Still you are having any doubts on installing windows 10, feel free to ask us through comments. We are happy to help you. Please don’t hesitate to share this article, if it seems interesting and respect our efforts. Cheers!
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