How-To: Reinstall Windows 10 (or 7, 8, and Vista) on your PC

Once your computer has booted up to the Personalization Screen (Windows 8 and Windows 10) or “Set Up Windows” screen (Windows Vista), you can create a user account and login to the desktop. Windows ...
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I installed Windows on a flash drive and it ran fine

Windows To Go is still an option, if you know where to look ...