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CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide

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NOTE Microsoft has shifted with the times. The primary way to install

Windows 10 is downloading an ISO image and writing that image to some

bootable media. With the Windows Media Creation Tool (a quick download

from Microsoft), you can easily make that bootable media a DVD or USB

flash drive.

Don’t feel like plugging something into the computer? No problem. You

can access Windows installation files over a network. See “Installing

Windows over a Network,” a little later in this chapter, for details.

Finally, many system builders add a small, hidden partition to the primary

hard drive containing an image of the factory-fresh version of Windows. In

the event of a corrupted or very messy instance of Windows, you can reboot,

access this recovery partition, and reinstall Windows. Chapter 16,

“Troubleshooting Operating Systems,” covers recovery partitions and other

forms of restoration in some detail.

EXAM TIP The CompTIA A+ 220-1002 exam objectives offer “internal

hard drive (partition)” as a viable boot method for installing Windows. My

best guess is that they mean the hidden recovery partition.

Types of Installation

You can install Windows in several ways. A clean installation of an OS

involves installing it onto an empty hard drive or completely replacing an

existing installation. An upgrade installation means installing an OS on top

of an earlier installed version, thus inheriting all previous hardware and

software settings. You can combine versions of Windows by creating a

multiboot installation. Let’s look at all the options.

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