How can I get Windows 10 again?

Hi! I put Ubuntu on my laptop computer, when I experimentally used reset function that removed everything to start out fresh. I was forced to use the Ubuntu 20.10 installation disk I'd created some time back - in order to avoid being forced to logon to Microsoft site, as I always have an extremely difficult time with them, as they (and no one else) never fails to ignore any passwords I've tried to set up on their site. But now, I'm stuck with Ubuntu, and don't know that much about programming. I've tried out online methods for getting windows 10 installed in spite of Ubuntu being on there - but none worked. Probably because advice for some computers don't work for other computers (not all computers). If you can think of any easy way out of this situation, please let me know or give me ideas of what might help me get through this problem ok.

I have several laptop computers. But this is the one I use most often. And our grandkids like this one the best. It's a Dell Latutude laptop computer.

I have a Windows 10 pro installation disk I bought through Ebay, some time back. But I don't know how to get it run on my computer, as with Ubuntu on the computer, I get error messages on the computer, if I try to do it. Such as "that there is no such file."


Thanks!

Hi, do you wish to have only Win 10 on that PC?
Assuming you have a Windows PC, the easiest way (as per the tutorial) is to use the MS media creation tool (Google) and have it create a bootable USB drive directly.

Then have your laptop boot from that to start the clean install procedure.
Tutorial available - click Tutorials here at the top.

DebbyJ said:

I have several laptop computers. But this is the one I use most often. And our grandkids like this one the best. It's a Dell Latutude laptop computer.

A clean install as dalchina suggests is the easiest way. As you have previously had Windows 10 running on this PC (and presumably activated) then you can skip entering a key if asked. As long as you install the same edition as you had before (Home or Pro) then as soon as it can connect to the internet it will activate from this PC's existing digital license.

I like the Dell Latitude range as well, I have several and agree with your grandkids

In a case like this I'd boot the Linux LiveDVD and GPARTED to wipe the internal drive or use the Linux .iso file as the Source and the USB Image Writer to create a bootable Linux Thumb drive and boot to it to use GPARTED to wipe the internal drive. Or download the GPARTED LiveCD .iso file to create the bootable CD to wipe the drive. After that I install Windows.

There is no need to wipe your drive to install Windows. As stated, do a Clean Install of Windows 10 by downloading the Windows 10 ISO image and burning it to a USB Flash drive with the Media Creation Tool on the same page. Boot off of the Flash drive following the instructions in the link provided. In Where to Install Windows Delete ALL Partitions, so the drive is all Unallocated Space, then press Next and Windows will create partitions and format them during the install.

The reason I need for wiping a Linux-format drive is the partitions are formatted such that Windows can have issues with installing, a clean drive [as-shipped from the factory] helps assure a good install.

Who is forcing you to log into Microsoft ?

The reason I need for wiping a Linux-format drive is the partitions are formatted such that Windows can have issues with installing, a clean drive [as-shipped from the factory] helps assure a good install.

This is a good step, but not necessary if you are deleting all the partitions in the Windows installer removing all Linux format partitions. Then End Result is still the same.