Many Times ItS The F12 Key
An upgrade installation will replace your older version of Windows such as Windows 7 or Windows 8 with Windows 10 and keep all of your files, programs, installed printers, and other settings intact. It’s still a good idea to back up your important files before doing an upgrade installation because there is always the chance that something can go wrong and you will end up with corrupt version of Windows and then end up having to do a clean installation regardless.
Tip
I prefer clean installations of Windows compared to doing upgrades, because when you do an upgrade there is a chance you may keep any existing problems you might have had with your previous version of Windows.
How to Install Windows
Like I mentioned before, the process for installing Windows is pretty simple, and I will now go over the steps to perform a clean installation of Windows 10. You can perform an upgrade from within Windows or from booting to the Windows DVD, but for a clean installation you will want to boot from the Windows DVD to start the installation process. If your computer is not set to read from your CD\DVD drive first, then you will need to either go into the BIOS and change the boot order, or look for the key that needs to be pressed on startup that will let you choose the boot device. Some computers make it obvious while others don’t give you that information. Many times it’s the F12 key. For information on how to change your boot order, check out the link below.
