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Mini tools partition wizard 9 full how to#
It's a better install than any amount of money could buy and a great learning experience that will make you the master of your PC because you will learn everything that works best and how to apply it with your own hands. You will get and keep the best possible install to the exact extent you stick with the steps, tools and methods in the linked tutorial. On second screen choose Install Now, then Custom Install, then at the drive selection screen delete all partitions down to Unallocated Space to get it cleanest, click Next to let it create needed partitions and start install - this makes it foolproof. If the media won't boot you may need to enter BIOS/UEFI Setup (pressing key given in chart in link above) to turn off Fast Boot or Fast Startup first.Ĭhoose the boot device as a UEFI device if offered, skip the Product Key screen and choose your licensed version only if offered. Insert media, boot it by powering up PC while pressing the BIOS Boot Menu Key here. Uncheck the box for Recommended Settings to choose the exact version and bit rate for the target PC only.
To create Windows 10 Installation Media (if necessary on another PC) install the Media Creation Tool and follow the directions here. Make sure to unplug all other drives before trying to start a clone or image, or installing Windows to the new drive. If that isn't what you want then do the gold-standard Clean Install following the illustrated steps in this link which include everything that works best in Windows 10. PW is a great tool we use a lot, but it's not for imaging which requires a specialized imaging or cloning tool like this one which is one of the best: I'm Greg, an installation specialist and 9 year Windows MVP here to help you.