![]() It moves Users, Program Files, Program Files (x86), ProgramData, and Windows over to Windows.old. The important things are the contents of those files themselves, rather than the shape of the cabinet in which you store them ) The complexities of Windows and the benefits of a clean installation go far beyond the creation of a partition-NTFS is just the substrate upon which Windows copies the data that really matters. So, while it doesn't "reformat the drive," it is still a clean installation. The result is that instead of erasing files, Windows Setup moves existing data into a folder called Windows.old, which you can then cherry pick and delete at your discretion. Since WIM is file-based instead of partition-based, it writes data directly into a file system instead of writing into blank space on a drive, meaning that you don't actually need to delete the partition before you can install Windows onto it. With the advent of Vista (yeah, this tech is ten years old D), Microsoft adopted a file-level imaging technology called WIM, the Windows IMage format. Traditional PC imaging was long a partition-based scheme, where you lay down an entire partition into blank space on a disk, and then resize it to fit the media. Tech Support - dedicated to solving problems and helping others out.Īndroid - Android Operating system and its peripherals discussions.Īpple - Apple devices, services discussions. Your Phone - dedicated to Microsoft's Your Phone Android/PC app and its news and discussions. Mobileīing - dedicated to Microsoft's Bing web search and its news and discussions. This subreddit is suitable for both Office warriors and newbies. Surface - dedicated to Surface powerful laptop/tablet and discussions around it and its peripherals.Įxcel - dedicated to Excel, powerful program of Office suite. Xbox One - dedicated to Xbox One console and its peripherals, news and discussions. Xbox Insiders - Official Xbox Insiders community Windows Redesign - a subreddit for design concepts and Windows mods Windows Insiders - dedicated to Windows Insider program, WI builds troubleshooting. ![]() Windows Mobile - dedicated to Windows Mobile OS and discussions about it. Windows 10 - biggest Windows related subreddit for all things related to Windows 10. Microsoft Teams - Office 365 Team communication service subreddit. Meme posts are only permitted on Mondays.Do not 'backseat moderate' - Report any rule breakers to moderators.Please remain respectful to users at all times.Do not post personal information (address, email, phone number, etc.).Blogspam, mobile links and URL shorteners (such as tinyurl or bit.ly) are not allowed.Do not post pirated content or promote it in any way. ![]() Comments or posts that are disrespectful or encourage harassment of others (including witch-hunts of any kind) are not allowed. Microsoft Community Chat Helpful resources ![]()
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