reinstall windows 10 after I was hacked


  1. vahighlands
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    windows 10
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    reinstall windows 10 after I was hacked


    I will not go into details but I have reason to believe my PCs running windows 10 were hacked.
    I want to reinstall windows 10 thinking that would be the safest way back toward security again.
    I got windows 10 via the free windows 7 to windows 10 upgrade opportunity.
    Thus, I have no DVD to stick in and reload windows 10 from since Win 10 was downloaded during the free upgrade.
    Two of my PCs are tainted, I want to do this on both.
    Will Microsoft let me start over again for free?
    If so how do I get a free win10 for reinstall on each computer?
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  3. dalchina
    Posts : 42,943
    Win 10 Pro (22H2) (2nd PC is 22H2)
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    Windows 10 ISO Download - Windows 10 Forums
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    Win 10 will activate automatically.
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  4. Winuser
    Posts : 7,128
    Windows 10 Pro Insider
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    When you install if asked for a key select I don't have one. With the digital entitlement your computers should activate automatically.
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