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Stephane kouko

Tutor: Alan Maloney

How To Clean Install Windows 8

Plan Your Windows 8 Clean Install

A Windows 8 clean install involves removing the existing operating system installed on a partition (a previous Windows 8 installation, Windows XP, Linux, Windows 7... it doesn't matter) and then installing Windows 8 from scratch on that same drive. A clean install is also sometimes referred to as a "custom install

To start the Windows 8 clean install process, you'll need to boot your computer from whatever installation source you happen to be using: either a DVD disc or a flash drive.

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• Wait for the Windows 8 Installation Files to Load

• You'll know that the Windows 8 setup process is starting properly if you see the Windows 8 splash screen as shown.

Choose the Language to install, the Time and currency format, and the Keyboard or input method.

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Click or touch the Install now button in the middle of the screen, right under the Windows 8 logo.

The Windows 8 setup process is now beginning.

nextHere is where you enter your product key, the 25-digit code you received when you purchased Windows 8 You do not need to enter the dashes that are probably shown as part of your product key.

The next screen you encounter will be the Microsoft Software License Agreement page, which is essentially a giant text box containing the license terms for the edition of Windows 8 you're installing.

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• The next screen presents you with an important question: Which type of installation do you want?. You have two options: Upgrade and Custom.

On the Where do you want to install Windows? screen you'll see a list of all the partitions that Windows 8 sees on the computer.

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After choosing to delete the partition, Windows 8 Setup will prompt you to confirm that you really do want to

delete the partition.

Now that you have access to the full range of partition management options, you can delete any partitions from your hard drive that are used by the currently installed operating system

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If there are other partitions that you need to delete, like recovery partitions in use by the previously installed operating system,

Just like you did a few steps back, Windows 8 Setup will prompt you to confirm the removal of this other partition.

nextAs you can now see, all the space on my hard drive is listed as Unallocated Space. In other words, I have no partitions setup and my soon-to-begin installation of Windows 8 will be "clean" and "from scratch" on this empty drive.

Windows 8 Setup will now begin installing Windows 8 onto the partition it created from the free space you selected in the last step. All you have to do here is wait.

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As the bulk of the Windows 8 installation process ends, your computer will reboot automatically.

Now that your computer has restarted, Windows 8 can continue installing.There's nothing to do here. Windows 8 Setup has a few important things it still needs to do before it's done but none of them require user intervention

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As you're waiting for the Windows 8 clean install to finish up, you'll notice a Getting devices ready indicator that works its way up to 100% in several fits and starts.In the background, Windows 8 is identifying all of the hardware that makes up your computer and installing the appropriate drivers for those devices, if available.

After Windows 8 Setup finishes installing hardware, you'll see a Getting ready message at the bottom of the screen.During this short stage, Windows 8 Setup is finishing up the last few tasks, like finalizing registry and other settings.

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This screen only shows up for a second, maybe less, so you may not even see it, but as you can see in the screenshot , Windows 8 setup says Restarting your PC and then promptly does just that. This is the second, and final, restart required during a Windows 8 clean install

Once again, you're waiting on Windows 8 to start up. This should only take a minute or two.You're almost done waiting through boring black screens, I promise!

nextyou see is an introduction to a wizard you're about to complete that helps customize Windows 8 to your preferences.Four sections are shown, including Personalize, Wireless, Settings, and Sign in.This screen only appears for a few seconds before automatically progressing to Personalize.

Two pretty simple options are presented on the Personalizescreen: one for color you likeand another for PC name.

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On the Settings screen, you have the option of accepting Microsoft's recommended default settings for Windows 8, which are detailed on screen, or customizing them to your

preferences.

If you already have an email associated with a major Microsoft service then you can use that here. If you don't, that's OK, enter any email address and Microsoft will create an account for you based on that email address.

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SkyDrive is Microsoft's online storage service and is integrated into Windows 8, making it easy to keep your settings and saved files like documents, photos, and music, securely backed up and available from other devices.Touch or click Next to accept the default SkyDrive settings.

Even though you may have chosen to create, or use your current, Microsoft account, there is still a local account created to help facilitate that.

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Just wait during this short phase.

Your Windows 8 clean install is almost done... just a few more steps.

Depending on the version of Windows 8 you're installing, you may sit through a long series of screens, the first several of which explain how to work with the Windows 8 interface

Final step

This completes the final step of your clean install of Windows 8!

Thank you for your time,

Any questions you are more than welcome to ask.