Clean Install Windows 10  

Hello @Snugglebugs,

Snugglebugs said:

So what is the mechanism that finds all the drivers that were originally installed when the machine was first switched on and Win 10 installed?

I have NOT gone back and read all the posts, so this is just for information purposes.

If you had a Factory Recovery Partition, and wanted to perform a Factory Reset, then all the drivers would be in Factory Recovery Partition, and would therefore get installed automatically. I know that doesn't help unless you want to do that.

If you wanted to keep ALL the existing Drivers that are present on the ONLINE OS, you could use this . . .

> How to Backup and Restore Device Drivers in Windows 10

I hope this helps.

dogfonos said:

Shawn,

A big THANK YOU from me for your excellent, detailed tutorial. So many online guides and tutorials don't present all the options (typically, they fail to present the option I want!) but this tutorial is very thorough and covers all bases. Kudos.

I've just clean installed W10 Pro 64bit to replace an erratic W10 Pro 32bit installation guided by this tutorial and the PC is working just fine. In all my time with W10, alterations I've made have never been straightforward yet this upgrade worked first time - couldn't believe it. Your efforts are very much appreciated.

UserZZ said:

I recently reinstalled Windows 10 Home (20H2) on my computer and found that it was possible to set up a local account despite having connected to the Internet (e.g. WLAN users).
(Sorry if this method has been posted before)
1. At the screen prompting you to enter an e-mail, press Shift+F10 to open cmd.
2. Type devmgmt.msc to open Device Manager, then disable the network adapter with the Internet connection.
3. Return to the set up screen and click the back button at the upper-left corner.
4. If done correctly, you can set up a local account normally.
5. Once everything is done, enable the network adapter disabled in step 2.

With this method, you can enter your WLAN password while setting up but end up having a local account.

P.S. Please correct me if I’m wrong.

Hello UserZZ, and welcome to Ten Forums.

You could do that, or skip setting up the wireless network at step 21.

Hello @Brink ,

There was a question on another thread about when to Remove the Installation Media, either DVD or USB. Do you think it would be a good addition to add this stage to the Tutorial?

After the Installing Windows Updates process has Finished and when the Restarting message appears, just open the DVD Tray [ or Remove the USB - Extra option just in case ]. This will prevent starting the whole Install process again loop.