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Fresh Install Questions
Hey there, so recently I built my first gaming PC. I was having issues with it not displaying anything so I took it to a PC repair shop. The guy fixed it, and also installed Windows 10 as well as all the drivers. This was great, however, I now have a irrational fear that the repair guy may have left malicious software on the drives. I have an SSD which Windows is installed on, as well as a HDD.
I was planning on doing a fresh install, booting from a USB. I was watching a tutorial that said I could use shift+F10 to clean a drive. However, I was also reading that you should only install Windows with the drive you plan on installing it to, connected. So my questions are: Why must I disconnect the HDD that I'm not installing on? Also, if I want to completely clean the drives, would using shift+F10 be sufficient? Lastly, is all this just irrational fear or do you think these are logical steps I should take?
Thanks!