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Reset Windows 10 on new computer to remove bloatware

If I get a new Win10 computer, filled with bloatware, can I reset the factory installed Windows and create the equivalent of a clean install, getting rid of all the flotsam and jetsam?
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Clean install of Win10 on homebuilt computer

I hope my post is in the right SE section, please let me know if my post shouldn't rely on SU. Abstract I recently bought my computer (homebuilt), and I now try to install Win10 on it. I have a single problem that I don't manage to get through: when…
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Would "Keep Nothing" option during installation delete folders other than "windows"?

During Windows installation there's an option to "Choose what to keep" If I select "Nothing", would it delete only the usual Windows folders, such as "Windows", "Users", "Program Files", etc. or would it also delete any custom folders I might have…
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How do I cleanly re-install samba after deleting some folders?

I had samba installed on my fedora server and when it didn't work I tried to fix it by deleting the samba folder in /etc and reinstalling samba. Now after I install samba I can never get the service to start. The folder is never created in /etc.…
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Why is a clean install of Windows recommended after hardware changes?

I haven't clean installed Windows 10 since I installed it about three years ago, and since then I've upgraded every component apart from my SSD. While I think I've done a good job of keeping it clean, in a few games (GTA V, Warzone) I've noticed…
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How does a PC know what initial boot loading image to display when it starts up?

I have clean installed two laptops now, with Windows 10: An Asus laptop and a Lenovo laptop. However, for both installs — I noticed that the PC’s still display the Asus loading image when booting and the Lenovo loading image when booting…
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Windows 10 Clean install odd behaviour

I had on my PC an insider version of Windows 10, I tried to install the latest one to date (October 2020 version), I was only offered to do a clean install so I copied the folders I need to an external storage (these folders are on the root of the…
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Upgrading to SSD, but keeping all programs etc. intact and usable on the current local disk

I want to add a 1 TB SSD to my computer as the new local disk and do a clean Windows 10 install on it while leaving a bunch of the software, games and files on the current HDDs. I'd then delete the previous Windows files from the HDD. Would all the…
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Windows 10 keeps giving me automatic repair loop even after the clean install?

in the first windows was working perfectly ….. then I got some kind of green screen of death saying some sort of unknown error … then it got into automatic repair loop I tried every single fix out there on the internet but all failed …. I tried…
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Remove Raid-0 and reinstall windows 10

I have recently bought this laptop: Here. Unfortunately, it comes with two 256 GB SSD's in Raid 0. I do not want this, so I will break the raid configuration. HOWEVER, because Windows is installed on this configuration, it will break as well. How…
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Windows 10 clean install stuck on white spinning dots

I chose to do a complete reset of my Windows 10 PC where it completely wipes your hard drives. It went through the 0-100% just fine, but is now sitting at a black screen with white spinning dots. I've left this up for ~6 hours now and still nothing…
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Clean install Win10 on ext. HDD, sys image to internal HDD

Did upgrade to Win10 but want to do clean install. I need the pc going so I want to clean install on an external hdd and then install all programs and settings. Once all that is good, can I do a system image of the external hdd and restore onto…
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PC Refuses to boot up with 2nd internal hard drive

I have a 120GB SSD for my OS and a 1TB 3.5" HDD for extra space. One day, I woke up and started my computer. After I booted it up, it was extremely slow. I tried restarting and it did restart but it was so slow and very unresponsive. On my third…
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Standard re-installation of Windows 11 - not selectable "keep personal files and apps" - What's the Reg Edit fix?

What's the Reg Edit navigation to change these options? Bit embarrassed I need to ask, I'm a computer enthusiast and just have a 15 year habit of installing clean windows on separate partition and re-install anytime I want for that new computer…
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Installing Windows 11 on Gigabyte Aorus Elite B550M

For the 1st time in decades; I'm struggling to install Windows on my Computer. I've recently moved to a new Motherboard (Gigabyte Aorus Elite B550M). I need to perform a Windows 11 Clean Install from USB Pen Drive. Windows 11 currently is running on…
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