When using a computer with Windows 10, it may sometimes be necessary to re-install this operating system on top of the previous version. This refers to the installation of updates and to the full reinstalling OS. As part of this article, we will consider in detail this procedure.
Installing Windows 10 on top of the old
Today, Windows 10 can be installed on top of the previous version in several ways that allow you to fully replace the old version of the system to a new one with full deleting files and save most of the user information.
Step 2: Update
In the event that you prefer to use Windows 10 with all relevant updates, select "Download and Install", followed by clicking "Next".
The time required on the installation directly depends on the internet connection. We told in more detail about this in another article.
Read more: Update Windows 10 to the latest version
Step 3: Installation
- After refusing or installing updates, you will find yourself on the page "Finish to Installation". Click on the "Change selected to save components" link.
- Here you can mark one of three options, depending on your requirements:
- "Save files and applications" - files, parameters and applications will be saved;
- "Save only private files" - files will remain, but applications and settings are deleted;
- "Do not save anything" - there will be a complete removal by analogy with the clean installation of the OS.
- Deciding with one of the options, click "Next" to return to the previous page. To start installing Windows, use the "Install" button.
The progress of reinstallation will be displayed in the center of the screen. There should be no attention to the spontaneous reboot of the PC.
- When the installation tool finishes work, you will be prompted to set up.
We will not consider the setting step, since it is largely identical to the installation of the OS from scratch with the exception of several nuances.
Method 3: Installing the second system
In addition to the complete reinstall of Windows 10, the new version can be installed next to the previous one. Ways to implement this we considered in detail in the relevant article on our site, you can familiarize yourself with the link below.
Read more: Set multiple Windows to one computer
Method 4: Recovery Tool
In previous sections of the article, we reviewed possible methods for installing Windows 10, but this time will pay attention to the recovery procedure. This directly belongs to the topic under consideration, since the Windows OS, starting from the eight, can be restored by reinstalling without the original image and connecting to Microsoft servers.
Read more:
How to reset Windows 10 to factory settings
How to restore Windows 10 to the original state
Conclusion
We tried to consider the reinstalling and updating of this operating system in the most detail. In case, if you do not understand something or there is something to supplement the instructions, contact us in the comments under the article.