Before you begin Review the following important notes: Using this tool will remove all apps that do not come standard with Windows, including other Microsoft apps such as Office. You will not be able to recover removed apps and will need to reinstall them manually later if you want to keep them. By using the tool, you may lose your digital licences, digital content associated with applications or other digital entitlements for applications, which may affect your ability to use apps or app-related content that you paid for.
Please make sure you have the following: An internet connection to download the tool and the Windows 10 image. Internet service provider fees may apply. Sufficient available data storage on the computer you are clean installing.
Note that the download and image is over 3 GB. Check these things on the PC on which you want to clean install Windows Make sure you meet the system requirements. Learn more at Windows 10 Specifications. If you just purchased a new device that includes Office , please see Download and install Office Home, Personal or University on your PC for information about reinstalling Office after the clean installation of Windows.
If you have Office or earlier, you will need to locate your Office product key. For tips on locating your product key, check Find your Office product key or Enter the product key for your Office program. Download tool now Privacy. Using the tool Follow these instructions to install a clean version of Windows Warning Back up anything you want to keep before you begin.
Launch the tool. Review and Accept the Licence Terms. Declining the Licence Terms will exit the tool. Choose what you want to keep. If you want to keep your personal files, choose the Keep personal files only option. Microsoft has clearly attempted to make sure that all bases are covered as far as installation options are concerned. Although the company started initiating pre-downloads of the operating system to registered PCs approximately hours before the official launch in late July of , it does appear to recognize that some consumers would require an official ISO image of the Windows 10 platform whenever the need to manually install or reinstall the OS on a formatted machine arises.
Just about anyone can download it officially from Microsoft as long as they have an Internet connection. Though it is important to note that genuine Windows product key will be required for activation purposes during or after installation.
Step 2: When you are on that download page, select your desired edition, as can be seen in the screenshot below:. Step 3: Once you have selected the edition, select your desired language, this too should look familiar to what can be seen in the screenshot below:.
Step 4: Once done, you will get two options, to download in either bit or bit. Select the preferred option and then simply download it. Update x1: The above mentioned method now works with the latest release of Windows 10 as well, which is Windows 10 Anniversary Update. Update x2: We have tested and can confirm that the above method of downloading ISO files now works for the latest Windows 10 Creators Update as well.
