Clean Install Windows 7
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1649-clean-install-windows-7-a.html
Clean Install Windows 8 or 8.1
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2299-clean-install-windows-8-a.html
Clean Install Windows 10
http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/1950-windows-10-clean-install.html
Clean Install Windows 10 no Upgrade
http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/23354-clean-install-windows-10-directly-without-having-upgrade-first.html
System Reserved Partitions
Windows 7 = 100MB
Windows 8 or 8.1 = 350MB
Windows 10 = 500MB
Microsoft kb2272294
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2272294
This is example of how to install Windows 10 with a cluster size of 8192.
On my computer I have 3 physical hard drives.
1. OS.
2. Data.
3. Partition Images. (ie. Backups of the OS and Data)
Step 1 Create a backup of all the Partitions on the OS drive.
Step 2 Create a backup of all the Partitions on the Data drive.
Step 3 Power down the Computer and remove the power cables to the Data and Partition Image Hard drives.
Step 4 Power up the computer.
Boot from Windows installation media.
Press Shift+F10 at the first setup screen to open a command prompt.
Run the following commands to create the partitions:
diskpart
list disk [should only see disk 0]
select disk 0
clean all [erase hard disk (slow process)]
create partition primary size=500 [This will set the size of the System Reserved partition to 500MB (Windows10)]
active
format fs=ntfs label=”System Reserved” quick [This performs a quick format of the System Reserved Partition and sets the cluster size to 4096]
create partition primary
format fs=ntfs label="OS" quick unit=8192 [This performs a quick format of the OS Partition and sets the cluster size to 8192]
assign
exit
exit
Install OS
After the install of the OS is complete.
Step 1 Power down the Computer and reconnect the power cables to the Data and Partition Image Hard drives.
Step 2 Power up the computer.
Done.
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