Should You Use Cloud Download or Local Reinstall on Windows

if you have a partitioned drive with the windows installed on one, will resetting remove all the files on both drives or just the one with the installed windows

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PFFF I need 15Gb of space but I don't have any GB of space lefts that's why I wanna reset. Bruh Microsoft moment

Im trying to sell my laptop, which option would be best to delete everything?

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Replacing the motherboard did disable mine. Troubleshooter was a headache, but with CD Keys prices I just bought a Windows 10 Pro one and upgraded from home version, then I did the free upgrade to 11 Pro.

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to enable firmware protection.. But now I can't enable memory integrity due to incompatible drivers.. Checked them... No suspicious drivers. Installed factory default keys to enable secure boot, it's enabled showing in windows device Security. Reply soon.

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I bought a new HP Laptop in July as a test bed. Local Reinstall failed annoyingly so was forced to use "HP Cloud Recovery Tool".

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Why not use Acronis or any other imaging software. That's the fastest method by far.

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Do you have to reactivate it again? I have a legal OEM licence on the machine. Won't the re-install wipe the drive?

i always wondered what the difference between the two was, now i know THANKS Brian hope your having a good day.

I had big problems with Win-11 i did a cloud re-install and all has been good since, thanks Brian

Cloud and local will reinstall all the drivers you’ve been using. So if you used some trash program like snappy driver installer and installed all the drivers from there and now you’re getting throttling. You’ll now be reinstalling all those drivers again on local and cloud reinstalls.

Will you need to product the windows key during either one of these restore operation?

To: Jim Brian, Britec09, I have been reinstalling both Windows 10 or 11 Pro to what was at one time a "Local Accont Setup" instead of a "Microsoft Account". Microsoft would install the wrong Account for the computer it was intended for. Reinstalling a Local Account instead Microsoft Account. Noticing my last Windows 10 Pro Local Reinstall went as far to remove English World", leaving only English European to use. Which I later changed back to my prefered English Region after reinstalling to Local Account.
Now, I am or rather will be upgrading to 11 Pro from 10 Pro and wanted to know if you had tried an Install or rather Cloud Upgrade to 11 from 10 and noticed if there were any Region choices while going thru the process. And would you share advice if you had tried this. I will be running a clean install and not saving anything

Whenever possible I choose Cloud Download so I get the latest version versus Local Reinstall that will just use the existing version on my PC.

I always create a "Fresh" USB Thumb Drive to install with a clean install. Between problems with the Internet and the Cloud, it is the safer bet.

I agree. Cloud all the way

Think it's time I do this. Windows update says there are updates/security fixes missing, but won't let me get them. Tried all the DISM commands and SFC and none worked. Maybe doing this will fix it so I can get Windows updates again. Using Windows 10 BTW.

I always worry that the cloud has my personal information. Thanks your the best.

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Cloud download is preferable to local download since they keep your system up to date with the most recent Windows updates. As a result, the files are not harmed by this procedure.

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