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Messing around on my Desktop PC
I have a desktop with a 2 SSD drives and I would like to wipe them both clean before I reinstall windows 11
I have been lent a copy of partition assistant which has a wipe disk function on it .
Am I right in assuming that after using this software to wipe both SSDs clean I simply plug a USB Flash Drive in that has Win 11 installation media file on and this will install the OS ?
Obviously I have nothing on the PC that needs keeping so there no need to back anything up I assume?
Thank You for Reading.
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Just make sure your USB flash drive has the Windows 11 installation files on it. You can do this easily using the official Microsoft Media Creation Tool, which you can download from Microsoft’s website. It will create a bootable USB with Windows 11.
Using Partition Assistant's wipe disk function is a good way to securely erase everything on your SSDs. Since you have nothing important on them, this step is straightforward.
Follow the on-screen prompts. When you reach the partition selection step, you can delete any remaining partitions if needed, then select the unallocated space to install Windows. The installer will handle formatting and installing the OS onto the clean SSDs.
