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How long does it take to do a full reinstall nowadays? Still hours?

by spiderfarmer 10y ago

oblio 10y ago
Not really. Windows 7/10 should be up and running in under half an hour in most circumstances.
- rcarmo 10y ago
  I installed Windows 10 on an SSD, plus Office 365 from the Internet, in around 30 minutes last week, so yes.
Maarten88 10y ago
Clean Windows 10 install from usb key is under 30 mins nowadays.
- mynameisvlad 10y ago
  Don't even have to clean install from a USB Key as of the Windows 10 Anniversary update from a few months ago. Microsoft now has a tool that downloads the image and installs it for you automatically. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10startfresh https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10s...
  - ylk 10y ago
    Iirc they introduced that with Win8
    - mynameisvlad 10y ago
      Not quite. This tool takes it a step further. The Win8 Refresh/Reset was based on an image preloaded by the OEM, or installed as part of a Win8 install. If you reset your computer, you'd get all the bloatware back unless you clean installed (which replaces the image). Win10 Refresh/Reset doesn't have such an image, and just reconstructs a fresh state as part of the process, but then runs a package that the OEM preloads on the computer after resetting. This tool basically deletes that package so that when you reset, you get a fresh copy without any of that bloatware reinstalled.
      - ylk 10y ago
        Ahh I see. I didn't have Win8 preinstalled on my PC back then, so when I used that feature it only ever gave me the clean install. Thanks!
      - temac 10y ago
        They might have been able to "capture" a good amount of drivers with their new update strategy. This might help to be able to do that... and this is a good news!
        mynameisvlad 10y ago
        I haven't really needed extra drivers in either my Surfaces (duh) and also my Lenovo laptops. My custom-built gaming tower did need some but mainly just to enable some gaming features.
nightski 10y ago
For the OS only (not including any app installs you might need) I can install Windows 10 in about 10 minutes on an SSD using the standard consumer windows setup GUI method (no fancy imaging techniques or whatnot).

How long does it take to do a full reinstall nowadays? Still hours?

oblio 10y ago

Not really. Windows 7/10 should be up and running in under half an hour in most circumstances.

rcarmo 10y ago
I installed Windows 10 on an SSD, plus Office 365 from the Internet, in around 30 minutes last week, so yes.

Maarten88 10y ago

Clean Windows 10 install from usb key is under 30 mins nowadays.

mynameisvlad 10y ago
Don't even have to clean install from a USB Key as of the Windows 10 Anniversary update from a few months ago. Microsoft now has a tool that downloads the image and installs it for you automatically. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10startfresh https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10s...
- ylk 10y ago
  Iirc they introduced that with Win8
  - mynameisvlad 10y ago
    Not quite. This tool takes it a step further. The Win8 Refresh/Reset was based on an image preloaded by the OEM, or installed as part of a Win8 install. If you reset your computer, you'd get all the bloatware back unless you clean installed (which replaces the image). Win10 Refresh/Reset doesn't have such an image, and just reconstructs a fresh state as part of the process, but then runs a package that the OEM preloads on the computer after resetting. This tool basically deletes that package so that when you reset, you get a fresh copy without any of that bloatware reinstalled.
    - ylk 10y ago
      Ahh I see. I didn't have Win8 preinstalled on my PC back then, so when I used that feature it only ever gave me the clean install. Thanks!
    - temac 10y ago
      They might have been able to "capture" a good amount of drivers with their new update strategy. This might help to be able to do that... and this is a good news!
      - mynameisvlad 10y ago
        I haven't really needed extra drivers in either my Surfaces (duh) and also my Lenovo laptops. My custom-built gaming tower did need some but mainly just to enable some gaming features.

nightski 10y ago

For the OS only (not including any app installs you might need) I can install Windows 10 in about 10 minutes on an SSD using the standard consumer windows setup GUI method (no fancy imaging techniques or whatnot).