Warning: This will erase all data on your hard drive. Be sure to back up your computer before you reformat your computer.
Alternatively, if you don’t want to erase all data on your computer, click Keep my files instead. This will reinstall Windows without deleting all your files.
If you decide you do not want to reinstall Windows, click the Back or Cancel button.
If you decide you do not want to reinstall Windows, click the Back or Cancel button.
Go to one of the following download websites: Windows 10: https://www. microsoft. com/en-us/software-download/windows10 Windows 11: https://www. microsoft. com/en-us/software-download/windows11 Click “Download tool now’ below “Create Windows 10/11 Installation Media. " Open the MediaCreateTool. exe file in your web browser or Downloads folder. Click Yes. Click Accept. Insert a USB drive into a USB port. Click the radio option next to “Create installation media” and click Next. Select your language. Select which Windows edition you want to install. Select which architecture your computer has (32-bit or 64-bit). Click Next. Click the radio option next to “USB flash drive” and click Next. Click your USB drive and click Next.
Some computers enter the boot menu automatically when a USB boot disk is inserted. On some computers, you will need to boot into the BIOS menu and then change the boot order so that it boots from the USB drive first. The way you do this is different on each computer make and model.
If you do not have an activation, key, click I don’t have a product key at the bottom. This allows you to skip this step for now, but you will need to purchase an activation key once you finish installing Windows.
Warning: This will erase all data on your hard drive. Be sure to back up your computer before you reformat your computer. Alternatively, if you want to try to keep all your files, you can select the option to “Upgrade: Install Windows and keep files, settings, and applications. "
If you have a drive that has multiple partitions, you can delete the partitions. To do so, click a portion and then click Delete Warning: Any data on the drive before it was deleted will be erased and cannot be recovered. If your computer keeps booting into the boot menu after Windows is installed, remove the USB drive so that it boots into Windows. [2] X Research source
If you have a drive that has multiple partitions, you can delete the partitions. To do so, click a portion and then click Delete Warning: Any data on the drive before it was deleted will be erased and cannot be recovered. If your computer keeps booting into the boot menu after Windows is installed, remove the USB drive so that it boots into Windows. [2] X Research source
