Windows Help & Advice – May 2019

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Rebootformedia
If you’rerunningWindows7, or
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theWindowsinstallprocessstarts.

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Tweakbootoptions

If youbootbackintoWindows,

restartyourPCagain,butthistimepress

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Windows 8.1/10

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Settings in Windows and navigate to

‘Update & recovery’ > Recovery, then click

‘Restart now’ under ‘Advanced start-up’.

When the boot options appear, choose

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flash drive. Check the step-by-step
guide on page 71 for some pointers.
The reinstall process doesn’t differ
much across Windows 7, 8.1 or 10.
You’ll be asked to verify your language,
location and keyboard are set correctly,
then it’s a case of clicking Install Now. If
prompted, enter your product key or
click Skip if you’re running Windows 10
on a PC you upgraded during the free
period. When asked what type of
installation you wish to perform,
choose the Custom option.
Next comes the trickiest part of the
process. A list of drives and partitions
will appear – you need to select the one
Windows is currently installed on. By
default, it should be detected and
selected, but verify it’s correct before
clicking Format (click the advanced
Drive Options button if it’s not visible).
Click ‘OK’, then once formatted, verify
the drive is still selected and click Next.
You’ll see a checklist of tasks to be
performed – sit back and wait. When
Windowsreboots,youmaya ‘pressany

key’prompttobootfromCDorDVD.
Ignoreandlettheinstallercontinue.

SETUP POST-INSTALL
Thepost-setuppromptbeginswith
Windows7 usersbeingpromptedfor
theirproductkey,thenit’sa caseof
settingupa useraccount.Windows8.1
userswillgetanExpressSettings
prompt– clicktheoptiontocustomise
theseandgothroughthemcarefully.
Post-CreatorsUpdate,Windows 10 no
longergivesyouanExpressSettings

option.Fornow,confirmyourlocation

andkeyboard,setupyournetworkif

requiredandchoose‘personaluse’

whenprompted.Youcaneithersignin

withyourMicrosoftaccountorclick

‘Offlineaccount’>‘Maybelater’if you

plantostickwiththeold-styleWindows

7 localuseraccount.If youoptforthe

Microsoftaccountoptionnowisa good

timetosetupa PINtospeedupfuture

logins(note:thePINistiedspecifically

tothisPC,andyoucanalwaysbypassit

usingyourregularaccountpassword

shouldyouforgetit atanypoint).You’ll

thenbeaskedtosetupCortana– thisis

whereWindows10’snotoriousprivacy

settingscomeintoplay,soreviewallof

theoptionscarefully,flickingtheslider

toOffforanyyoudon’tneedoruse.

That’stheendofthesetupprocess

• Windowswillconfigureitselfbasedon
  yourchoicesandyou’llseea seriesof
  messagesappearon-screen.Whenallis
  ready,you’llfindyourselfbackatthe
  familiarWindowsdesktopscreenofa
  fresher,faster,smoother-runningPC.

Start the install process

“Next comes potentially the trickiest part of the process.

A list of drives and partitions will appear – you need to

select the one Windows is currently installed on”

Make sure you’ve got network and graphics drivers sourced.