Reinstalling the system: Is it necessary to format the C drive?

Reinstalling the System: Do You Really Need to Format the C Drive?

This might seem like a simple question. Do you have the answer?

Have you ever wondered what the difference is between formatting and not formatting the C drive before reinstalling the system?

In this article, I will test several system installation tools in a PE environment and analyze the results they produce.

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WinNTSetup

As a veteran and well-established Windows installer, WinNTSetup is the first tool we’ll test.