@6:23 "I recommend: Pro". If you originally had the Windows 11 Home version, then if you intend on activating your re-install, choose "Home". If you had "Home", and then you choose "Pro", I am pretty sure that your installation will not get activated. The "Home" version and the "Pro" version will be two different activation keys. Also, they are priced differently. If people with the Home version were able to get a free upgrade to Pro, by re-installing Windows, it would be noted by hosts on tech channels / forums. Since I never tried the above, I cannot say with 100% certainty that going from Home to Pro will prevent activation. But I am believe I am correct, based on my explanation, above. You can always purchase an upgrade key for the Pro version. But do so only if you will be using a feature that is unavailable in the Home version. To upgrade for the purpose of getting additional features that you do not use is a waste of money for the upgrade key. The main four Pro features that are disabled in the Home version are: -- Remote Desktop server. -- BitLocker server. -- Sandbox. -- Group Policy editor. There are probably other features. Note that the client version of the above features will work on the Home version. For example, only the Pro version (or Enterprise version) can create a BitLocker encrypted partition. But if you mount a BitLocker encrypted partition on a system running Home, you will be prompted for the password, and once entered, it will work. But the Home version cannot create the encrypted partition.
You really do have a great way of explaining things. It's such a great resource that a gentleman with your expertise and teaching skill posts these videos. Great work. Excellent. Thank you.
Great video. This makes the process very clear for a Mac user fixing a friends Windows computer. How about a video on the make an image backup process. Thanks.
Thank you so much your instructions were great and aswered all but one of my questions on how to re-install windows again. But at least I can now go ahead and do the re-install with confidence as I have completed all the backups required.
How to reinstall win 11 in laptop, I already download the necessary file from the laptop manufacture website, even use win 11 iso file from microsoft, but it doesnt seems to work, the installation seems stop to initialize. But the ssd is normal and I can detecting it using external case on different computer.
Interesting comments about activation keys. Am I correct in believing my hard drive could die but I could install a new physical drive, install Windows 10 from the iso and Win10 would automatically activate based on my recorded hardware configuration data *whether or not* I used a Microsoft Account to set up the original machine and despite it being a win7-win10 upgrade? It's of interest to me as, like I assume many users, my Windows key label became illegible long ago!
Windows 10 started using digital activation, so once installed on a machine it should be able to be reinstalled on that same machine without further activation.
@@askleonotenboom hello again XD, i have a question, how much space does win 11 actually take up? i have 459gb of space and a single game thats around 150gb I also dont have any other major apps yet my storage is still full (still havent formated). Edit: how long does it usually take to reformat a full 459gb?
Thanks for the video! Wouldn't you know. I just did a clean install of Win11 Pro. Started yesterday morning and as I am watching this video I am in the process downloading all the Steam and Rockstar programs. My computer would not update from Win10 Pro. Yup a two day+ job. I did copy all of my Document, Pictures, Downloads and Music folders to a separate hard drive, as well as a full image backup using EaseUS ToDo. And I keep a lot of important and other files on separate drives (SSD) in my computer. I have the C: drive just for the OS, Users, and Programs. The games I like are also on their own SSD Drive. I missed one .txt file I had on my desktop, I restored that one from the image backup!
I think you explain just enough concepts so that the average computer user will learn new things and still be able to follow along. Well done, thanks for your help.
I have a laptop it has windows 11 on it and linuxmint which I put on myself works great is there anyway to keep linuxmint on it and reformat and reinstall windows 11 which will not even boot up ? When I start it it tries to boot into windows 11 which is unfixable then I boot into ubutu and my linuxmint starts up so sorry very hard for me to explain
My files were corrupted and a lot of my game downloads were giving me corrupt files and would either crash or not load at all. Im just going to reinstall windows 11.. do you think that is a good option for my issue? Ive tried everything 😪
Great way of explaining how to make a clean install of Windows Leo. But there will maybe be a problem in the future when you go up to 24H2. Microsoft is maybe adding a block to download and install your favorite programs. .exe programs not downloaded from Microsoft Store will maybe in time be blocked. I saw a video from Britec about this issue. Maybe the right way in the future is to make a "In place Upgrade" (in time) to have the chance to still use the programs you have installed. Or make a usb to drive those programs portebal. I have a handful of programs I'm using. Programs like Aomei Backupper Free, Libre Office and Revo Uninstaller may not be downloaded from the browser anymore when 24H2 is released. Hope Microsoft not blocking these programs.
If hard disk had been previously encrypted by malware and Windows will not permit reinstallation, can diskpart - clean all be used to prepare the disk for reinstallation of Windows 11?
Yes, absolutely, but you should *ALWAYS* make sure that you have selected the correct partition to "clean." The first command you should perform after loading *DISKPART* is: *LIST DISK* which will list the partitions by name and/or disk number. Be careful to choose the correct disk number. This is very important, especially in the case where there may already be separate partitions for data. Disk numbering commences with *"DISK 0,"* continuing until the maximum number of pre-existing partitions are all listed.
@@Christopher.E.Souter Many thanks for taking the time to answer. I am in the process of helping someone whose computer was maliciously encrypted. Apparently, the hacker used BitLocker to encrypt the drive. Naturally when I attempted to reinstall Windows 11 it was unsuccessful. Based on your response, I'm optimistic that running Diskpart, then Clean All, will remove the encryption to the point where I can reinstall the OS. Thanks again.
My phone number has been reassigned and I hope and PRAY the person who has my original phone number isn't in my gmail. I posted to gmail help and it was of NO USE. Gmail no longer has live humans who care. Just bots. Leo, please tell me if there is anything I can do? TY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@6:23 "I recommend: Pro".
If you originally had the Windows 11 Home version, then if you intend on activating your re-install, choose "Home".
If you had "Home", and then you choose "Pro", I am pretty sure that your installation will not get activated.
The "Home" version and the "Pro" version will be two different activation keys. Also, they are priced differently. If people with the Home version were able to get a free upgrade to Pro, by re-installing Windows, it would be noted by hosts on tech channels / forums.
Since I never tried the above, I cannot say with 100% certainty that going from Home to Pro will prevent activation. But I am believe I am correct, based on my explanation, above.
You can always purchase an upgrade key for the Pro version. But do so only if you will be using a feature that is unavailable in the Home version. To upgrade for the purpose of getting additional features that you do not use is a waste of money for the upgrade key.
The main four Pro features that are disabled in the Home version are:
-- Remote Desktop server.
-- BitLocker server.
-- Sandbox.
-- Group Policy editor.
There are probably other features.
Note that the client version of the above features will work on the Home version.
For example, only the Pro version (or Enterprise version) can create a BitLocker encrypted partition. But if you mount a BitLocker encrypted partition on a system running Home, you will be prompted for the password, and once entered, it will work. But the Home version cannot create the encrypted partition.
You really do have a great way of explaining things. It's such a great resource that a gentleman with your expertise and teaching skill posts these videos. Great work. Excellent. Thank you.
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Great video. This makes the process very clear for a Mac user fixing a friends Windows computer. How about a video on the make an image backup process. Thanks.
Leo has several image backup videos. One way I access them is by searching in RUclips using "askleo image backup".
Awesome video! Love the way you explain things and are thorough yet concise enough that the video doesn’t drag on
I would do a step 6 : Backup image of your new clean setup.
Thank you so much your instructions were great and aswered all but one of my questions on how to re-install windows again. But at least I can now go ahead and do the re-install with confidence as I have completed all the backups required.
How to reinstall win 11 in laptop, I already download the necessary file from the laptop manufacture website, even use win 11 iso file from microsoft, but it doesnt seems to work, the installation seems stop to initialize. But the ssd is normal and I can detecting it using external case on different computer.
Interesting comments about activation keys. Am I correct in believing my hard drive could die but I could install a new physical drive, install Windows 10 from the iso and Win10 would automatically activate based on my recorded hardware configuration data *whether or not* I used a Microsoft Account to set up the original machine and despite it being a win7-win10 upgrade? It's of interest to me as, like I assume many users, my Windows key label became illegible long ago!
Windows 10 started using digital activation, so once installed on a machine it should be able to be reinstalled on that same machine without further activation.
are these the same steps for laptops?
Yes. A PC is a PC whether it's laptop or desktop.
@@askleonotenboom ok tysm!. another question, win 11 pro is a separate buy right?
@ianmigueltolentino730 If you have Windows 10 Pro it should still be a free upgrade.
@@askleonotenboom hello again XD, i have a question, how much space does win 11 actually take up? i have 459gb of space and a single game thats around 150gb I also dont have any other major apps yet my storage is still full (still havent formated).
Edit: how long does it usually take to reformat a full 459gb?
Thanks for the video! Wouldn't you know. I just did a clean install of Win11 Pro. Started yesterday morning and as I am watching this video I am in the process downloading all the Steam and Rockstar programs. My computer would not update from Win10 Pro. Yup a two day+ job. I did copy all of my Document, Pictures, Downloads and Music folders to a separate hard drive, as well as a full image backup using EaseUS ToDo. And I keep a lot of important and other files on separate drives (SSD) in my computer. I have the C: drive just for the OS, Users, and Programs. The games I like are also on their own SSD Drive. I missed one .txt file I had on my desktop, I restored that one from the image backup!
I think you explain just enough concepts so that the average computer user will learn new things and still be able to follow along. Well done, thanks for your help.
I have a laptop it has windows 11 on it and linuxmint which I put on myself works great is there anyway to keep linuxmint on it and reformat and reinstall windows 11 which will not even boot up ? When I start it it tries to boot into windows 11 which is unfixable then I boot into ubutu and my linuxmint starts up so sorry very hard for me to explain
You should be able to, but be very careful on the reinstall to select the Windows partition only.
@@askleonotenboom Thank you for the quick reply
My files were corrupted and a lot of my game downloads were giving me corrupt files and would either crash or not load at all. Im just going to reinstall windows 11.. do you think that is a good option for my issue? Ive tried everything 😪
No way to know. It really depends on the cause of hte corruption in the first place. Could be so many things, not all of them Windows.
I would use this for all the people that ask but it unfortunately doesn't include how to build the install media.
Great way of explaining how to make a clean install of Windows Leo.
But there will maybe be a problem in the future when you go up to 24H2. Microsoft is maybe adding a block to download and install your favorite programs. .exe programs not downloaded from Microsoft Store will maybe in time be blocked.
I saw a video from Britec about this issue.
Maybe the right way in the future is to make a "In place Upgrade" (in time) to have the chance to still use the programs you have installed. Or make a usb to drive those programs portebal. I have a handful of programs I'm using. Programs like Aomei Backupper Free, Libre Office and Revo Uninstaller may not be downloaded from the browser anymore when 24H2 is released. Hope Microsoft not blocking these programs.
If hard disk had been previously encrypted by malware and Windows will not permit reinstallation, can diskpart - clean all be used to prepare the disk for reinstallation of Windows 11?
Yes, absolutely, but you should *ALWAYS* make sure that you have selected the correct partition to "clean."
The first command you should perform after loading *DISKPART* is: *LIST DISK* which will list the partitions by name and/or disk number. Be careful to choose the correct disk number. This is very important, especially in the case where there may already be separate partitions for data.
Disk numbering commences with *"DISK 0,"* continuing until the maximum number of pre-existing partitions are all listed.
@@Christopher.E.Souter Many thanks for taking the time to answer. I am in the process of helping someone whose computer was maliciously encrypted. Apparently, the hacker used BitLocker to encrypt the drive. Naturally when I attempted to reinstall Windows 11 it was unsuccessful. Based on your response, I'm optimistic that running Diskpart, then Clean All, will remove the encryption to the point where I can reinstall the OS. Thanks again.
dose this work for winndows 10 also
yes
@@grahamclark4518 thanks just wondering only windows 10 working fine here you on 10 there or 11
Will this remove viruses?
Yes. (More precisely, all but the VERY RARE BIOS/UEFI malware.)
False do not just select Pro. Select the windows that you have or had installed on thr PC.
Step 0 - keep your data on a different drive or partition
Are you referring to only wipe the main windows drive like C then just leave the other drive letters alone?
9kay bur what if I said no to windows 11 everytime it popped up the checked my pc a day later and it had auto installed?
Am I the only one kinda seeing Jack Black here? :D
I can live with that.
My phone number has been reassigned and I hope and PRAY the person who has my original phone number isn't in my gmail. I posted to gmail help and it was of NO USE. Gmail no longer has live humans who care. Just bots. Leo, please tell me if there is anything I can do? TY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No anwsers here! says ask no &^*%%#@$