2 questions regarding MediaCreationTool21H1: I need clarity.

Before you do a clean install, you can follow these 2 steps:

1. Use the DISKPART tool to remove all partitions from the physical device.
2. Use the DISKPART tool to create a single large partition on there. If you do that, you can select this same partition in Windows Setup next, and, it won't create an additional partition during the clean installation procedure, so you won't need MiniTool.

pintree3 said:

Sometimes the brain reads words or sentences as to what the brain wants them to mean. In re-reading your posts I realized a word that hadn't registered as such: "upgrade". To me upgrade means going from one version of Windows to another version of it. This is NOT my case. I am not upgrading I have the latest version of W10 Pro and want to reinstall the latest version. No upgrade. Anyhow here goes nothing. I just unplugged all of my extra HDDs and am in the process or reinstalling it (even though it is not an upgrade).

Hello, not sure if you figured out your solution yet but it's not really like a upgrade. It fixes Windows, and it's like a upgrade too. I know the wording isn't like that but it's tehs same concept.

thanks, problem and all else answered and solved thank you all