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New build - How perform a clean Windows 10
To all,
I just received all of the parts for my new PC. I had planned on installing Windows 7 Professional that I bought for my previous PC that I also built. After doing some research I have decided to go ahead and use Windows 10 based on it's support for newer hardware. That decision led to to research how to perform a clean install on the new PC. I think I'm more confused about the process now than before I started.
I think that I could go ahead and install my Windows 7 Pro and then do an upgrade to Windows 10 Pro followed by a clean install. The issue I see is that I have read that Windows 7 does not support the Samsung 950 Pro as a boot drive without preloading a driver. I would like to avoid that whole mess and just install Windows 10. I have read that you can possibly download the Microsoft Media Creation Tool to install with an Windows 10 ISO using the Windows 7 Key. I guess I could always buy a copy of Windows 10 Professional for $110.
I plan on researching more tomorrow morning as I wait for the second shipment with the case and RAM. Any help you can offer would be much appreciated. I have been lurking on these forums since early in the sevenforums days and always found the users very knowledgeable and helpful.
TIA,
Paul