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This document provides instructions for installing and configuring Windows 10. It discusses checking prerequisites, performing a clean installation, upgrading from Windows 7, creating a dual boot system, using the recovery partition, practicing registry tweaks, and using disk management utilities. The key steps are to inspect system requirements, erase the drive and perform a fresh install of Windows 10, upgrade an existing Windows 7 system to get security updates and support, install a second OS in a dual boot configuration to access multiple systems, practice restoring the OS using the recovery partition, tweak the registry to customize Windows features, and manage storage devices using Disk Management.

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RECORD 08 Windows Installation Expt8

This document provides instructions for installing and configuring Windows 10. It discusses checking prerequisites, performing a clean installation, upgrading from Windows 7, creating a dual boot system, using the recovery partition, practicing registry tweaks, and using disk management utilities. The key steps are to inspect system requirements, erase the drive and perform a fresh install of Windows 10, upgrade an existing Windows 7 system to get security updates and support, install a second OS in a dual boot configuration to access multiple systems, practice restoring the OS using the recovery partition, tweak the registry to customize Windows features, and manage storage devices using Disk Management.

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Windows Installation

01 Windows installation inspect prerequisites for Windows 10 installation for a given computer
02 Perform clean installation.

03 Upgrade to windows 10

04 Create dual boot for a given system ,learn and rectify errors in dual boot
05 Practice on recovery partition.
06 Practice 10 registry tweaks
07 Practice disk management utilities

01 Windows installation inspect prerequisites for Windows 10 installation


for a given computer
1. Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster.
2. RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)
3. Free hard disk space: 16 GB.
4. Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver.
5. A Microsoft account and Internet access.

02 Perform clean installation.

clean installation of Windows 10 is the process of erasing


the hardware and setting up a new fresh copy of the
platform when a computer has a problem. For example, you
can resolve performance, memory, startup, shut down, and
apps issues using this method. Also, it's perhaps the best
approach to remove viruses and other types of malware, and
it can help to improve battery life.
To do a clean installation of Windows 10, use these steps:
1. Start the PC with Windows 10 USB media.
2. On prompt, press any key to boot from the USB flash drive.
3. On the "Windows Setup," click the Next button. ...
4. Click the Install now button.

03 Upgrade to windows 10
Windows 7 is no longer supported, so you better upgrade, sharpish... For those still using
Windows 7, the deadline to upgrade from it has passed; it's now an unsupported operating
system. So unless you want to leave your laptop or PC open to bugs, faults and cyber
attacks, you best upgrade it, sharpish.
OR in windows7 there is no data security and in Windows10 data security is
available

Note
If your desktop is having windows7 Operating System then upgrade from win7 to
win10 select Upgrade then click on next

04 Create dual boot for a given system ,learn and rectify errors
dual boot

Repairing a Windows partition on a dual-boot PC


1. Start with a PC that has Windows installed on its hard drive.
2. Install a separate hard drive or prepare a separate partition that you'll use for
another Windows installation.
3. Install the new operating system on the hard drive or partition you configured
in the previous step. For example, if your PC has Windows 10, install Windows
11 onto the other hard drive or partition.
4. Reboot the PC. The boot menus should appear with both operating systems
listed.

05 Practice on recovery partition.


Recovery partition is a portion of your disk drive that is set aside by the manufacturer to hold
an image of your system before it was shipped from the factory. Recovery partition
contains the files of system backup image and files that guide system restoration.
06 Practice 10 registry tweaks

The Windows Registry is a hierarchical database that stores low-level settings for
the Microsoft Windows operating system and for applications that opt to use the registry.
The kernel, device drivers, services, Security Accounts Manager, and user interfaces can all
use the registry. The registry also allows access to counters for profiling system
performance.

8 Windows 10 Registry Tweaks to Improve & Unlock Features


Tweak refers to improve (a mechanism or system) by making fine adjustments to it.

1. Say Goodbye to the Lockscreen. ...


2. Lower Shutdown Times. ...
3. Beautify Windows With the Dark Theme. ...
4. Enable Verbose Mode. ...
5. Ditch Taskbar Thumbnails for Quickly Switching Windows. ...
6. Add Apps to the Desktop Context Menu. ...
7. Make Your Taskbar Clock Display Seconds.

07 Practice disk management utilities


To open Disk Management, right-click (or long-press) the Start button and select Disk
Management. If you need help freeing up space on your PC, see Disk cleanup in Windows
or Free up drive space in Windows.
Disk Management is a system utility in Windows that enables you to perform advanced
storage tasks. Here are some of the things Disk Management is good for: To setup a new
drive, see Initializing a new drive. To extend a volume into space that's not already part of a
volume on the same drive, see Extend a basic volume

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