Formatting a hard drive along with the install of a new OS is the best option. The vast majority of operating system installations provide a "format" option as part of the installation process.

Linux users are no doubt familiar with the ability to boot an entire Linux distro off a flash drive and use it directly that way, not having to install it on the hard drive of the computer. This is ...

Windows installer is slow, reboot-heavy, ad-filled and forces online accounts and privacy toggles. Linux installs fast, ...

Did you know that the Microsoft Store allows you to pick a drive for installation when you choose to download large games or apps from it? Sure, most of us are aware that we can install all Windows ...

Update: Before you try all of this, you may want to try using WinToFlash, a utility designed to create a bootable Windows flash drive for Windows XP/Vista/7/Server. If this works for you, you can skip ...

So, I have two SSDs, the C drive being the main Windows install drive, and the D drive being the games directory (and temporary downloads) drive. I want to do a fresh re-install of Windows on my C ...

You can use external hard drives to back up critical business data or add additional storage to a workstation. However, because external storage devices can cost hundreds of dollars, you can reduce ...

You can install Windows 10 by downloading a copy of the installation files onto a USB flash drive. Your USB flash drive will need to be 8GB or larger, and preferably ...