Upgrade vs Clean Install

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  1. Posts : 29,078
    Windows 10 21H1 Build 19043.1023
       #81

    Winuser said:
    I agree with Jeff. MS is not going to make upgrading to Windows 10 that hard. I would imagine it will work something like this. If doing a upgrade from your qualifying OS Windows 10 will install and be activated. If done right you should keep all your installed programs. If doing a clean install Windows 10 will search for a valid key and install and be activated. If a key is not found you will get a screen where you will be able to install your valid key. If you don't have a valid key to install you might get to run it just long enough to try it before it stops booting. This is not from MS, This is how I think it will work.
    Sounds good to me, Winuser. Not complicated at all. :)
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  2. Posts : 5,286
    Win 10 Pro x64
       #82

    Winuser said:
    So far with Windows 10 I've been very lucky doing the upgrade option. The only time anything messed up and I had to start over was when I was playing around with system restore and I lost my start menu and search. I might bite the bullet and do a clean install. Luckily I still have time to decide. :)

    Forgot to add. What ever direction I go a Macrium Reflect image will be the first thing I do.

    Yup. Before you mess around with a clean installed OS, install your progs, set it up, and image it. I do the exact same thing. I only keep 2 versions of images for each of my PCs. One fully set up clean image and one current version which gets replaced at least every 3 months or so. And oh, +1 for Macrium.
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  3. Posts : 438
    Win 10 pro 1803
       #83

    didnt noted any difference between upgrade (10074-> 10122 -> 10125) vs clean install (10125) - experience based roughly on 15hours usage on later and 4-5days on upgrade way
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  4. Posts : 46
    64-bit 10240 10 Pro
       #84

    Winuser said:
    I agree with Jeff. MS is not going to make upgrading to Windows 10 that hard. I would imagine it will work something like this. If doing a upgrade from your qualifying OS Windows 10 will install and be activated. If done right you should keep all your installed programs. If doing a clean install Windows 10 will search for a valid key and install and be activated. If a key is not found you will get a screen where you will be able to install your valid key. If you don't have a valid key to install you might get to run it just long enough to try it before it stops booting. This is not from MS, This is how I think it will work.
    I know but if you are doing a clean install on bare metal how is MS going to find the Key. I don't believe MS will make it hard either as they are betting their future on Windows 10.
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  5. Posts : 15,024
    Windows 10 IoT
       #85

    Gary said:
    I know but if you are doing a clean install on bare metal how is MS going to find the Key. I don't believe MS will make it hard either as they are betting their future on Windows 10.
    If your doing a clean install just enter they Windows 10 product code that came with the install media your using.
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  6. Posts : 438
    Win 10 pro 1803
       #86

    deployment choices for W10 (been doing the certificates already, lol)
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  7. Posts : 46
    64-bit 10240 10 Pro
       #87

    alphanumeric said:
    If your doing a clean install just enter they Windows 10 product code that came with the install media your using.
    Well that is easy , thanks for the info.
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  8. Posts : 24
    Windows 10 / Windows 10 Mobile
       #88

    alphanumeric said:
    If your doing a clean install just enter they Windows 10 product code that came with the install media your using.
    Where do you enter the key? I wasnt asked for a key when I installed.
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  9. Posts : 29,078
    Windows 10 21H1 Build 19043.1023
       #89

    mccririck said:
    Where do you enter the key? I wasnt asked for a key when I installed.
    Alpha was talking about when Windows 10 RTMs; that's when we'll have to enter our product/license keys. During the beta, we don't have to do that.
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  10. Posts : 24
    Windows 10 / Windows 10 Mobile
       #90

    Is there a newer iso than build 10074?
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