Windows 10: Should You Upgrade or Clean Install?

There are two ways to install Windows 10, an upgrade and a clean install. Here's why you should really do a clean install if you can.
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[moshemaltz]

Can you please make a video about how to do a clean install when Windows 10 is out?

[Kaynos]

Upgrade also allow you to revert back to the previous window if something major is broken.

[slappysloth]

But I just upgraded to Windows Vista. Why are they releasing updates so fast?

[Strobenz]

For some reason I enjoy watching him speak haha

[cstout]

Thank you so much for making this video. I'm already backing up my files.

[PJBeans]

It would be awesome if we could have a checklist or something to choose which programs come along for the upgrade, and then everything else is wiped.

[xagorwow]

Got a new pc like a month ago, have about 100 games installed with 8mbits internet but i still want to get win 10, fuck me...

[GideonCyn]

oh man... i have like 200GB worth of games and 500GB worth of media, and about 20GB of other crap that i use... this is gonna take all day with backing up my shit.

[Kshitij.Chandel]

Thanks man for elaborating things n clearing doubts on my mind. U just earned a subscriber

[jamfinisher]

Upgrade vs clean install
Upgrade is easier and if u have a newer pc like mine and have many titans dont worry about clean install
And clean install for dem people with a potato

[majortom]

So I have to download GTA 5 all over again?

[YokimGaming]

I always do a clean install almost every third month

[AMABotelho]

I've installed upgrade/clean installs over 20 times this past summer for clients.

While the upgrade installs tend to appear just fine right after the upgrade install, I've noticed that those install tend to start breaking after a few days/weeks. It's worth just doing the clean install in the first place.

[DrProcrastinate]

WHen he ssaid that we are gonna have a hard time i instantly thought of the sky instructor from south park that says "You're gonna have a bad time"

[ironmanjakarta]

The best thing is to do the upgrade and see how it works. If it seems fine, keep it.

However if you experience major problems that are impossible to fix, do a clean install.

If the upgrade works, you've saves yourself a world of hurt that a clean install causes, namely having to reinstalling all your apps. If you have a lot, its a real pain and should be avoided at all cost.

[maJAY]

My upgrade was painless. Windows 10 automatically switched everything over and installed windows 10 drivers. It automatically deleted old files and actually freed up space on my SSD. All my steam games and settings stayed the same. Loving 10 so far!

[krai]

My iPhone was charging and Hey Siri turned on at 3:21 O_O

[HanSlowbro]

There's a really big misconception about clean install. When you perform a clean install, nothing is technically 'wiped out'. Everything, including your programs and documents, is moved to a folder named Windows.old". It's most probably located in the drive where the previous version of Windows was installed. You can recover your files and documents from there but the programs might not work. So you would have to install the programs.

[aboutsoundandvision]

Damn Joe never seen a serious video from you before, nice change of pace lol

[ArcticWlf]

Thanks. I was going to just upgrade, but now I'll do a clean install. I already have some files backed up, but I need to move more stuff to my other laptop before I install windows 10. Guess I know what I'm doing today