Chapter 2. Installing, configuring, and deploying Windows 10

Before you start

Windows licensing and activation

How Windows 10 Setup works

Upgrading to Windows

Performing a clean install

Configuring a multi-boot system

Tweaking and tuning your Windows 10 installation

How do you get to Microsoft Windows 10? That depends on where you start.

On new devices that come with Windows 10 already installed, all you need to do is press the power button. On a PC that’s currently running Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, you have multiple options for upgrading. If you’re sitting in front of a PC that has no operating system installed, your only choice is to boot from installation media and perform a clean install.

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