我们都感谢它不再是您似乎必须每六个月重新安装一次Windows的日子。(Windows)然而，仍有一些时候，我们必须采取最后的手段。有时，您只需将其全部废弃并重新开始。
我应该何时重新安装 Windows？
您可以做几件事来修复次要和主要的Windows问题。Check Disk ( CHKDSK ) 实用程序非常适合修复由于硬盘驱动器上的坏扇区而导致的文件系统问题。我们可以向您展示如何使用 CHKDSK 修复 Windows 中的文件系统错误(fix file system errors in Windows with CHKDSK)。
系统文件检查器(System File Checker)( SFC ) 和部署映像服务(Deployment Image Servicing)和管理(Management)( DISM ) 命令行工具可以查找和修复大量Windows问题。
SFC非常适合在Windows中查找和修复系统文件，而DISM可以使用 Microsoft 的Windows Update服务中的资源进行更彻底的检查和修复Windows 。我们有一整篇关于如何使用 SFC 和 DISM(how to use SFC and DISM)的文章。先试试这些。
如果这样做还不行，并且您确定问题不是硬件问题，那么可能是时候重新开始了。警告：我们正在谈论擦除所有文件和程序并重新开始。确保将文件备份到外部驱动器或云存储服务。
彻底重新安装(Clean Reinstall)Windows的三种方法
您可以通过三种方式彻底重新安装
Windows。我们将专注于Windows 10。如果您使用的是Windows 8.1或更早版本，则前两个适合您。
- 从Windows 设置(Windows Settings)执行重置(Reset)。
- 通过使用DVD(DVD)或可启动USB驱动器等安装介质重新启动来重新安装。
- 使用安装介质从Windows内部重新安装。(Windows)
重置此 PC 以进行全新安装
当您尝试完全擦除计算机并重新安装Windows 10(Windows 10)时，这应该是您的首选。它很简单，不需要
DVD或USB驱动器，甚至不需要您输入Windows许可证密钥。
在“在此处键入以搜索(Type here to search )”栏中，开始键入“设置”。(Settings.)当显示设置(Settings)实用程序时，单击它以启动它。
在“设置”(Settings)窗口中，向下滚动并单击“更新和安全”(Update & Security)。
在左侧的更新(Update)和设置窗口中，单击(Settings)恢复(Recovery)。进入“恢复(Recovery)”窗口后，单击“开始(Get Started)”按钮。
要擦除计算机上的所有内容，请单击“删除所有内容(Remove everything )”选项。
准备好东西可能需要几分钟。然后，它会告诉您当前设置是删除您的文件。这更快但不太安全(Just remove your files. This is quicker but less secure)。我们要彻底擦拭，所以这还不够。单击(Click)更改(Change settings)设置。
在此窗口中，单击关闭(Off )按钮以进入数据擦除选项。点击(Click) 确认(Confirm)。
几秒钟后，您将看到准备重置此 PC(Ready to reset this PC)窗口。如果您确定要执行此操作，请单击重置(Reset)。
它将准备进行重置。这部分可能需要几分钟。在我们的测试中，大约需要 15 分钟。然后计算机重新启动。
当计算机重新启动时，您将看到Windows徽标和Please wait。然后屏幕可能会变黑几分钟。耐心点。
Windows徽标将重新出现，并在其下方显示正在重置此 PC(Resetting this PC)。它将开始计算完成百分比。这可能需要几分钟到一个小时或更长时间，具体取决于您的 PC。完成后，您可以再次开始您的 Windows 设置。
从DVD或可启动 USB 驱动器(Bootable USB Drive)重新安装Windows
您需要拥有计算机随附的或您自己购买的Windows DVD ，或带有(Windows DVD)Windows的可启动(Windows)USB驱动器。许多笔记本电脑和计算机制造商都在其Windows(Windows)安装中内置了实用程序，以帮助您创建这些恢复驱动器。
如果您在获得计算机时没有制作一个，那么现在是时候这样做了。使用制造商的官方Windows安装是最好的方法，因为它将具有特定于您的计算机品牌和型号的所有硬件驱动程序。
如果这不是一个选项，您可以使用Windows Media Creation Tool或仅使用 Web 浏览器下载 Windows 10 的官方 ISO 。(download an official ISO of Windows 10)我们还可以向您展示从何处获取Windows 8.1 或 7 ISO(Windows 8.1 or 7 ISOs)。您需要找到您的 Windows 产品密钥(find your Windows Product Key)。
Windows Media Creation工具将指导您创建可启动的USB驱动(USB)器或DVD。这非常简单，但可能需要一段时间。
接下来，您需要从DVD或USB驱动器启动计算机。您可能需要访问计算机的 BIOS 并更改引导顺序(to access your computer’s BIOS and change the boot order)。它可能会首先从您的硬盘驱动器启动。重新启动您的 PC 并按照以下步骤操作。
当您的计算机启动时，您将看到Windows安装向导，它将引导您完成整个过程。
要以擦除驱动器的方式执行此操作，请一直到您被问到，您想要哪种类型的安装？(Which type of installation do you want?)此时选择自定义：仅安装 Windows（高级）(Custom: Install Windows only (advanced))。
系统可能会询问您要将Windows安装在哪里。通常，它将是主(Primary)驱动器。选择它并单击Next。
安装将继续。首先(First)，您会在几分钟内看到如下图所示的屏幕。然后您的计算机将重新启动，您将看到带有蓝色Windows图标的黑屏。它将经历几个阶段，不需要您的任何输入。
最终，您会看到带有旋转圆圈的蓝色安装屏幕，并显示“请稍等……(Just a moment…)您快到了”。这将需要几分钟并通过更多文本。
现在，您将处于Windows设置阶段。继续(Continue)执行此操作以设置Windows，然后您就可以开始了。
从Windows内部(Inside)从您的安装媒体(Install Media)重新安装Windows
这种方法是最后的手段。重置此 PC(Reset this PC)方法
更简单快捷。这可能不是您的选择，所以让我们来看看如何从您当前的Windows安装中重新安装Windows
。此方法的一个优点是您不必输入Windows产品密钥即可工作。
插入(Insert)您的Windows安装媒体。在文件资源管理器(File Explorer)中导航到它并打开它。然后查找您的Windows安装介质。打开它并查找设置(setup)应用程序并双击它。
用户帐户控制(User Account Control)( UAC ) 窗口将打开，询问您是否希望所有此应用程序对此设备进行更改。单击(Click) 是(Yes)。
将打开一个小窗口，显示Windows徽标，并继续说它正在准备中。它将计算准备就绪的百分比。
接下来，将打开Windows 10 设置(Windows 10 Setup)窗口。上面写着安装 Windows 10(Install Windows 10)，它将联机获取更新。如果需要，可以单击更改 Windows 安装程序下载更新的方式(Change how Windows Setup downloads updates)。出于我们的目的，请单击“下一步”(Next)按钮。
它可能会快速通过几个屏幕，例如获取更新(Getting updates)、重新启动 Windows 10 设置(Restarting Windows 10 Setup)、检查您的 PC(Checking your PC)、我们正在准备一些东西( We’re getting a few things ready)，然后在适用通知和许可条款(Applicable notices and license terms )屏幕上停止。随意(Feel)阅读并点击接受(Accept)。
它可能会很快通过几个屏幕，例如选择要保留(Choose what to keep)的内容、确保您已准备好安装(Making sure you’re ready to install)，然后它将停留在获取更新(Getting updates)几分钟，计算完成的百分比。这可能需要一段时间。
然后它将开始确保您的 PC 有足够的空间(Making sure your PC has enough space)，然后到达准备安装(Ready to install)屏幕。它可能会说它将保留个人文件和应用程序(Keep personal files and apps)。只需单击更改要保留(Change what to keep)的内容。
将有三个选择：保留(Keep)个人文件和应用程序、仅保留(Keep)个人文件和无(Nothing)。如果你想要一个干净的擦拭，点击Nothing然后点击Next。
然后它会像以前一样快速浏览一些屏幕，然后你会看到蓝色的安装 Windows 10(Installing Windows 10)大屏幕。它警告您的 PC 将重新启动几次，并且需要一段时间。一段时间后，您的计算机将重新启动。
您将看到您的登录屏幕和消息正在准备好 Windows。不要关闭你的电脑(Getting Windows ready. Don’t turn off your computer)。这将持续几分钟。您的屏幕可能会变黑。耐心点。
最终，您将看到一个完整的蓝屏阅读Installing Windows 0% Don’t turn off your PC. This will take a while。您的 PC 将重新启动几次(Your PC will restart several times)。是的，确实需要一段时间。我们的测试运行花了一个多小时。
最后，计算机将重新启动，您应该再次进入登录窗口。登录(Log)并继续设置Windows。
欢迎使用全新的Windows 安装(Windows Install)
这些是您安装Windows的三种方式，可以完全清除计算机上的所有内容。这是一个新的开始。请(Just)记住，如果您想访问任何旧文件，最好将它们备份到云服务或外部硬盘驱动器上。享受全新安装的Windows。
3 Ways to Wipe & Reinstall Windows 10
We’re all thankful that it’s no longer the days where it
seemed like you had to re-install Windows every six months. There are still
times, though, where we must gо to the last reѕort. Sometimes, you just have to
scrap it all and start all over again.
When Should I Re-install Windows?
There are several things you can do to fix minor and major Windows problems. The Check Disk (CHKDSK) utility is great for fixing issues with the file system due to bad sectors on hard drives. We can show you how to fix file system errors in Windows with CHKDSK.
The System File Checker (SFC) and Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) command line tools can find and fix a host of Windows issues.
SFC is great for finding and repairing system files in Windows, whereas DISM can do a more thorough check and repair Windows using resources from Microsoft’s Windows Update service. We have a whole article on how to use SFC and DISM. Try these things first.
If that doesn’t do it, and you’re certain that the issue
isn’t a hardware issue, then it might be time to start again. WARNING: we’re
talking about wiping away all your files and programs and starting again. Make
sure to back up your files to an external drive or to a cloud storage service.
Three Ways to Do a Clean Reinstall of Windows
There are three ways you can do a clean reinstall of
Windows. We’ll be focusing on Windows 10. If you’re using Windows 8.1 or
earlier, the first two are for you.
- Perform a Reset from Windows Settings.
- Reinstall by rebooting with installation media
like a DVD or bootable USB drive.
- Reinstall from inside of Windows with
installation media.
Reset this PC for a Clean Install
This should be your first option when trying to completely
wipe your computer and re-install Windows 10. It’s simple, doesn’t require a
DVD or USB drive, and doesn’t even require you to enter your Windows license
key.
In the Type here to search bar, start typing Settings. When the Settings utility is shown, click on that to start it.
In the Settings window, scroll down and click on Update & Security.
In the Update & Settings window, on the left-side, click on Recovery. Once it’s in the Recovery window, click on the Get Started button.
To wipe everything from your computer, click on the Remove everything option.
It may take a few minutes to get things ready. Then, it will tell you that the current setting is to Just remove your files. This is quicker but less secure. We’re going for a complete wipe, so this isn’t enough. Click on Change settings.
In this window, click on the Off button to get to the data erasure option. Click Confirm.
After a few seconds, you’ll see the Ready to reset this PC window. If you’re certain you want to do this, click on Reset.
It will prepare to do the reset. This part can take several minutes. During our test, it took about 15 minutes. Then the computer restarts.
When the computer restarts, you’ll see the Windows logo and Please wait. Then the screen may go black for a few minutes. Be patient.
The Windows logo will come back and under it will read Resetting this PC. It will start to count in percentage of completion. This can take several minutes to an hour or more depending on your PC. When it is complete, you can begin your Windows set up again.
Reinstall Windows from DVD or Bootable USB Drive
You’ll need to have either the Windows DVD that came with your computer or you bought on its own, or a bootable USB drive with Windows on it. Many laptop and computer makers have utilities built into their Windows installs to help you create these recovery drives.
If you didn’t make one when you got your computer, now’s the time to do that. Using the manufacturer’s official Windows installation is the best way to go, as it will have all the hardware drivers specific to the make and model of your computer.
If that’s not an option, you can download an official ISO of Windows 10 using the Windows Media Creation Tool or just your web browser. We can also show you where to get Windows 8.1 or 7 ISOs. You’ll need to find your Windows Product Key.
The Windows Media Creation tool will guide you through the
creation of a bootable USB drive or DVD. It’s surprisingly simple, but it can
take a while.
Next, you’ll need to boot your computer from the DVD or USB drive. You may need to access your computer’s BIOS and change the boot order. It’s likely set to boot from your hard drive first. Reboot your PC and follow the steps below.
When your computer starts, you’ll be presented with the Windows installation wizard, which will walk you through the process.
To do this in a way that wipes the drive, go until you get to the point where you’ll be asked, Which type of installation do you want? At this point choose Custom: Install Windows only (advanced).
You may be asked where you would like to install Windows. Typically, it will be the Primary drive. Select that and click Next.
The installation will continue. First, you’ll see a screen like the one below for several minutes. Then your computer will restart, and you’ll see a black screen with a blue Windows icon. It will go through several stages not requiring any input from you.
Eventually, you’ll see the blue install screen with a rotating circle and the words Just a moment… You’re almost there. This will take several minutes and go through some more text.
Now, you’ll be at the Windows set up stage. Continue through this to get Windows set up and you’re ready to go.
Reinstall Windows from Your Install Media, from Inside of Windows
This method is a last resort. The Reset this PC
method is easier and quicker. That might not be an option for you, so let’s go
over how-to re-install Windows from inside of your current Windows
installation. The one upside to this method is that you should not have to
enter your Windows product key for it to work.
Insert your Windows installation media. Navigate to it in File Explorer and open it. Then look for your Windows installation media. Open it and look for the setup application and double-click on it.
The User Account Control (UAC) window will open asking if you want to all this app to make changes to this device. Click Yes.
A small window will open showing the Windows logo and will proceed to say that it is preparing. It will count percentage of readiness.
Next, the Windows 10 Setup window will open. It reads Install Windows 10 and that it will go online to get updates. If you wanted, you could click on Change how Windows Setup downloads updates. For our purposes, click on the Next button.
It may quickly go through a few screens, like Getting updates, Restarting Windows 10 Setup, Checking your PC, We’re getting a few things ready, and then stop on the Applicable notices and license terms screen. Feel free to read it and click on Accept.
It may quickly go through a few more screens such as Choose what to keep, Making sure you’re ready to install, and then it will stay on Getting updates for several minutes counting the percentage done. This can take a while.
It will then start Making sure your PC has enough space, and then arrive at the Ready to install screen. It may say that it will Keep personal files and apps. Just click on Change what to keep under that.
There will be three choices: Keep personal files and apps, Keep personal files only, and Nothing. If you want a clean wipe, click on Nothing then click Next.
It will then quickly go through some of the screens like before, and then you’ll see the big blue Installing Windows 10 screen. It warns that your PC will restart several times and that it will take a while. After some time, your computer will restart.
You’ll see your login screen and the message Getting Windows ready. Don’t turn off your computer. That will go on for several minutes. Your screen may go black. Be patient.
Eventually, you’ll get to a full blue screen reading Installing Windows 0% Don’t turn off your PC. This will take a while. Your PC will restart several times. Yes, it does take a while. Our test run took well over an hour.
Finally, the computer will restart, and you should be at your login window again. Log in and proceed to set up Windows.
Welcome to Your Fresh Windows Install
Those are the three ways that you can install Windows in a way that completely wipes out everything on your computer. This is a new start. Just remember, if you wanted to access any of your old files you better have them backed up to a cloud service or on an external hard drive. Enjoy your fresh install of Windows.
