How to reinstall Windows 10 on a pc that already has Windows 10

There may be several reasons that you'll want to reinstall Windows 10 on a computer that already has Windows 10 installed in this tutorial .

I'm going to show you how to reinstall windows 10 using the built in utility from beginning to end .

So stick around .

Sometimes the built in utility doesn't work and you may be forced to use a boot CD DVD or a USB .

I've got a video that shows you exactly how to do that , that I made a few years back .

I'll have linked below and above here .

So let's have a look at my computer and I'll show you exactly how to do this .

We're inside Windows 10 .

We're going to click the start button and go to settings , scroll down to the bottom under update and security .

And then here we've got the recovery on the left side .

We've got two options here .

One is resetting this PC and you would hit , get started .

The other is , uh , the advanced startup which allows you to do a few other things , um , which you might want to consider for troubleshooting before , uh , doing a reset .

But , uh , we're not gonna do that in this video that will be for another video if you're interested , let me know in the comments below and I can show you some of the advanced troubleshooting .

We're going to get started .

And from here , we've got two options .

One of them is to keep your files , which is very convenient .

So you don't have to worry about backing up and restoring the files afterwards , but it does wipe out all the programs and apps and settings .

So you will have to reinstall all your programs .

So if you're using this for your own personal use , you can do this .

It's convenient .

Take a backup anyway , or if you're going to be wiping this to give it away to someone else , then I strongly recommend removing everything .

We're gonna go to remove everything .

And now you've got a couple more options .

You could do the cloud download which will download and reinstall Windows using the latest version or the local install , which will use the software for reinstalling based on what's on the device .

Currently , this is a lot faster .

The cloud download would be more up to date , but it does take some space and it will take time depending on the speed of your internet connection for the purpose of this video .

We're going to assume that you have the latest version of Windows uh or the latest version of Windows 10 specifically .

And so it's just going to install that version of Windows 10 .

So we'll go to the local reinstall and it confirms what it's going to be doing .

The current setting is to remove the apps and files but not to clean the drive and then reinstall windows .

Let's have a look at the change settings .

This has changed from previous versions .

Uh You have to go into change settings to see this information where you can clean the data .

And as I mentioned earlier , one of the reasons you might be doing this is because you're giving it away to someone else .

So you would definitely want to turn this on in that case .

So it makes it a little more difficult for anyone to do a data recovery and get your data back even though you wiped it .

And then you have an option again , they're asking you to download windows to reinstall windows from this device or turn it on and it will download the copy .

So even though we were prompted earlier , it's prompting us one more time just to make sure that we are sure of our options .

So we're gonna leave that and let it clean the drive and we'll hit confirm .

So it tells us here what it's going to do including cleaning the drive .

So that's great .

We'll go ahead and hit next .

So it starts preparing to remove it and it confirms what it's going to be doing .

We'll hit reset and it now starts preparing to do the actual reset .

Oh , yeah .

Now we've gotten to a point in the installation where it's asking us to select some options .

So let's go through them first .

It's asking about the region .

So I'm in Canada .

So I am going to scroll up select Canada and hit .

Yes .

And then it asks about the keyboard if it's right .

Usually it's correct .

It's us , even though you're , if you're in Canada , it's still us .

Uh you may find um other options that may apply to you , but it's not the language , it's the keyboard .

So you have to look at what type of keyboard do you have .

If it's a US English keyboard , you would select us and that's usually what it is .

So we would hit .

Yes .

And uh we're not adding a second keyboard layout , so we'll skip that next .

It asks us for a license agreement that we have to accept .

They expect you to scroll through and read the agreement and assuming you've read that and you agree , you accept , you don't have much choice if you want to continue .

Now , you can choose how you're setting it up .

If it's for personal use , which is usually the case or if it's for an organization , then uh you would be doing that through your company and there'll be other access through there .

But for the most part , you're setting it up for personal use , which would be through a Microsoft account the way you sign in versus a company where you're signing into a server in a domain network environment .

Next , you'll be able to sign in .

So if you wanna sign in with your Microsoft account , you put in your email address and then go through and add your password .

But um if you don't have a Microsoft account , you want to sign in with one , you can create one straight from here .

But if you want to be offline , which means you can still have internet access on the computer .

You're just not signing into Microsoft as you sign into the computer , you're just gonna have a local user name and password .

So that information is stored locally on the computer only .

So we would choose offline account in that case .

And then here it's asking us to sign in to enjoy a full range of Microsoft options and services .

So they're really encouraging you to hit next and say , OK , I changed my mind .

I'll sign in with Microsoft account .

No , I want the limited experience .

Now , I can put in my name and hit next and I can put in a super secret password and let's try not putting in a password just in case you wanted to do that .

And it does allow us to go without a password .

But I strongly recommend that you do have a password .

Now , there's going to be a series of questions here asking yes and no or basically a question on the top and a question on the bottom .

And I would say , if you don't understand what any of this means , then after you read it and if you really don't know , then you would just choose the second option here .

Uh which is basically the more private option .

The top option here gives you these benefits , but it is um less privacy .

So it's totally up to you .

But as far as them using your location , you're gonna have these benefits .

But obviously , no , I don't want anyone to know my location and finding your device .

It's great if you lost it .

But uh they have to track you in order to know that .

So if you don't want tracking , say no .

And again , the top option for diagnostic information will send everything or just the required diagnostic data .

Hm , inking and typing .

So this is uh other services you don't need to have any of these things .

You can say no to everything .

Advertising and now it asks about Cortana .

A lot of people I find are not enjoying that .

So we would say not now .

Oh , and now we're back in the windows and we've completely done a fresh install of windows .

If you chose the first option of keeping your data , then your data would simply reappear .

You would see it there on your desktop and then your documents .

But if you chose to wipe it , including wiping the data , then it will be fresh and clean just like this .

You'll be prompted with edge which they've been doing for the last few versions .

Um If you say maybe later it's gonna keep bugging you , but you can say get started .

It takes a moment preparing and they want to encourage you to sign in , but you don't have to , again , you can be offline .

So we hit complete the setup and here it is sign in to sync the data if you want to synchronize between your various devices or continue without signing in .

And now we have our edge browser set up and a fresh copy of windows .

So that's it for this quick tutorial .

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