Windows 11 - Clean install process from USB on SSD (Official)

Hello , everyone .

In this video .

We're gonna look at the steps to perform a clean installation of Windows 11 , a clean installation .

It's just a process that deletes everything on the hard drive to install a fresh copy of Windows 11 .

This will not only help to avoid upgrade problems , but you will be starting with a new installation which can improve system performance and fix existing problems .

If you're gonna use this option , it is always recommended to create a full backup .

Before proceeding .

You can check the video description below to find out the link to the video for the steps to do a full backup .

So here is how to do a clean installation of Windows 11 .

1st , you want to download and install the PC health check to determine if your computer is compatible with Windows 11 .

So to do that , you need to open the Windows 11 official website and then at the bottom of the page , just click the download PC health , check up link and save that file to your computer .

Then double click the installer , check this option and click the install button when the installation is complete , just click the finish button and make sure that this option is checked here .

Just click the checkout button to confirm if your computer is compatible .

You can see all the results here .

And if something's not compatible , when you open the full report , you will get links to information on how to fix a problem in order to upgrade your computer .

So now that you know that your computer is compatible with Windows 11 , you can proceed with the upgrade to begin the process .

You need to open the official Windows 11 , download page and then you scroll down to the Create Windows 11 installation media section and then click the download now button .

Say the file , open the folder and launch the media creation tool .

In the past .

The migration tool was a tool that you could use to do an in place upgrade or to create an installation media starting with Windows 11 , the media creation tool .

It's just for that to create a up media or to download the ISO file and you can no longer use it to do an in place upgrade .

So that's why it's been simplified and you're not going to see the option to to upgrade neither .

You're going to see the option to to the 32 bit version because Windows 11 only comes on 64 bit .

If you need to change the language , just clear this option and select the language right here .

And as you can see the edition , you can only download Windows 11 , then click next because we are creating a affordable media , select the USB flash drive option and make sure to connect a USB drive that has at least eight gigabytes with space .

Then select that USB from the list .

And if it is not listed , make sure to click the refresh option .

Remember that anything on the drive that you select will be erased .

So make sure you select the right one , then click next .

And now the Windows 11 installation files is going to download the computer and the set up will create a USB media that you can use to boot your computer and install the new version of Windows .

Once the USB has been created , click the finish button , keep the media connected .

And for your computer also make sure that your PC can boot from USB usually to boot your computer from USB , you need to change the device settings which is pretty much different on every device .

So make sure to check your device manufacturer for more details .

Typically , you can access these settings by pressing one of the functions , key , delete or escape key during boot .

After restarting the computer with the viral media in the uh windows set up , click the next button and now click the install now button .

If this is a new installation , you will need to provide a product key .

But if you are doing a clean installation on a computer that already had a properly activated version of Windows 10 or Windows 8.1 and sometimes like even Windows seven , you won't have to provide a product key for the purpose of this video .

I'm just going to click that I don't have a product key option to continue .

Then if you get this option , make sure to select the addition of Windows that your product key activates in this case , Windows 11 pro and then click next , check this option to accept the terms and then click next , then click the custom option to perform a clean installation of Windows 11 .

And here , if you had a previous version of windows installed , you , what you want to do is to select each of the partitions where you on the drive that you want to install windows 11 and then click the delete button .

You don't need to delete the partitions on secondary drives that you are not going to be installing windows 11 , then select the unallocated space for the main hard drive and then click next to begin the clean installation of windows 11 .

Ok .

And here we are in the new auto experience to finish the installation of Windows 11 .

1st , you need to select your region and then click , yes , then select the keyboard layout and click .

Yes .

If you need a second key or layout , select it here , otherwise click the skip button .

One of the new options on this updated version of the auto Boxx experience is the ability to set the computer name before completing the setup of Windows 11 .

You can skip this option , but it's recommended that you use it .

When you click the next button , the computer will restart , but it will pick up where you left off in here .

We're just going to select the set up for personal use .

If you're using Windows 10 home , this option will not be available and then click next .

So here is the option to create a Windows 11 account .

If you like to use a offline account or local account , click the sign in options link and continue with the offline account steps .

But we're going to be using a Microsoft account and then click next .

Then I'm just going to authenticate with my phone and now we're going to create a P so we don't have to use a password .

If you don't wanna use a pen , just click the cancel button right here .

This is another feature on Windows 11 and it is the ability to restore some of the settings and applications from a previous backup from another computer .

If you have different computers running Windows , you can also click this option to restore from other devices .

But most of the time you just want to set up the installation as a new device and then click next .

Now you need to choose your privacy settings .

All the oceans are turned on by default , but you can turn them off the ones that you don't like and then click the set button .

So in here , you can select how are you going to be using the computer .

So Windows 11 will be able to provide tips and advertisement based on what you select right here .

But you can always skip this option .

In here .

We get the option to set up a back up of your files to one drive .

But for the purpose of this video , I'm just going to select the dome back up my files option and then click next Windows 11 also gives you an option to install the office apps and to get a Microsoft 3 65 subscription , but you can always keep it .

And most of the time that's what you wanna do and that's it .

We just completed a clean installation of Windows 11 on a computer that meets the minimum requirements .

The last thing you want to do it also open the Microsoft Store and then open the main menu and go to downloads and updates and check for updates .

So you get all the apps including the new micros store app that might take a while to download all the apps that are installed on your computer .

Also , you want to open the settings tab and go to Windows update and make sure to download any available updates .

If there are any missing drivers , you can check on device manager and if you find that anything is missing , make sure to check your manufacturer support website to download the drivers and install them using their instructions and that's it .

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And I just hope this video was informative for you .