\u00a9 2020 wikiHow, Inc. All rights reserved. The easiest way to do that is to install Windows 10 first on your new drive and reattach your old one. This image is not<\/b> licensed under the Creative Commons license applied to text content and some other images posted to the wikiHow website. This image is not<\/b> licensed under the Creative Commons license applied to text content and some other images posted to the wikiHow website. You can reformat a PC with Windows 7 by reinstalling Windows 7, or you might choose to format the hard drive without reinstalling your operating system. This is the closest thing to a true factory reset for Windows 7. This image is not<\/b> licensed under the Creative Commons license applied to text content and some other images posted to the wikiHow website. This image is not<\/b> licensed under the Creative Commons license applied to text content and some other images posted to the wikiHow website. This will erase everything on the computer and restore only the files that come with a new Windows 7 installation. wikiHow, Inc. is the copyright holder of this image under U.S. and international copyright laws. This image may not be used by other entities without the express written consent of wikiHow, Inc.
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