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I've been wondering how to clean install Windows 7 and 8.1 on our two computers, they are both made by Dell and I want what you would call a "clean install" I guess. Where its just the operating system, no pre-installed bloatware from Dell or their partners, like the PCs you'd buy from the Microsoft Store. But I'm not sure how to do it, any help would be appreciated.
One thing that stumps me is the partition, back in the day they used to ship the original operating system disk with your computer but now they just want you to make them on your own and like most computers now, if you do that its going to go back to factory condition with all of the bloatware you don't want. When you want a clean install, do you delete the manufacturer's partition, is it safe to remove Dell Backup and Recovery?
I'm not too savvy when it comes to this, I've made my own recovery media and reset my computer back to factory many times before but it leaves a lot to be desired. I'm sure its not hard to do, I just need a little guidance because so many articles contradict each other and Dell won't provide a true solution to what I'm looking for, only what they consider to be a fresh install.
One thing that stumps me is the partition, back in the day they used to ship the original operating system disk with your computer but now they just want you to make them on your own and like most computers now, if you do that its going to go back to factory condition with all of the bloatware you don't want. When you want a clean install, do you delete the manufacturer's partition, is it safe to remove Dell Backup and Recovery?
I'm not too savvy when it comes to this, I've made my own recovery media and reset my computer back to factory many times before but it leaves a lot to be desired. I'm sure its not hard to do, I just need a little guidance because so many articles contradict each other and Dell won't provide a true solution to what I'm looking for, only what they consider to be a fresh install.