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How to format hard disk during installation of Windows 10?

Anonymous
2020-04-05T03:18:18+00:00

Hi! Recently my hard disk was broken and I can't boot it to Windows 10. It would load and it will get stuck on the loading screen and then show a BSOD. I want to make a clean installation but I also want to format my hard disk too. Does the installation let me format it so that I can reinstall Windows 10?

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-04-05T03:48:03+00:00

    Hi Enterwebs⁣,

    I'm Paul, a Microsoft Community Member. I hope I can help you with your concern.

    Option 1.

    Yes, during Installation there will a page where you will be asked "which type of installation do you want" you should choose "Custom" from there you can format the partition where you will install the OS.

    Option 2.

    If you want to clean up the whole disk, you can try the Diskpart command.

    1. From inside Windows Setup, press Shift+F10 to open a command prompt window.
    2. Type diskpart and enter.

    3..Type list disk .(look for your disk number, check the size of the disk)

    1. Type select disk <disk number>. example: select disk0 (select the disk you want to format)
    2. Type clean.
    3. Type convert gpt.
    4. Close the command prompt window.
    5. Continue the Windows Setup installation.

    I hope this helps. Feel free to ask back any questions and keep me posted.

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-04-05T15:47:33+00:00

    Thanks! Also, since my other hard drive had Windows 10 installed, I don't really remember the key, and no, it was a hard drive replacement, I do not have the serial key with me. Is there a way to skip the activation?

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